WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Attempts at google site verification fails http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Attempts at google site verification fails en Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 pcrumm on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-988843 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:35:53 +0000 pcrumm 988843@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If your blog appears as properly verified, then there's nothing further you'll need to do to use Google Webmaster Tools.

]]> hleahtor on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-987181 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:34:22 +0000 hleahtor 987181@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Oddly, when I go to the Google Webmaster Tools page, the two blogs I wanted to verify are shown there. That’s nice, except I’m not sure how that was accomplished. Nothing would verify when I followed instructions and reposed ONLY the content portion of the meta tag ('dBw5CvburAxi537Rp9qi5uG2174Vb6JwH>), but when I reposted the entire thing (<meta name='google-site-verification' content='dBw5CvburAxi537Rp9qi5uG2174Vb6JwH>), the verification was accepted. Now what?

]]> pcrumm on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-986938 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:02:42 +0000 pcrumm 986938@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey there,

Can you please post the code that Google gave you here so I can make sure everything's setup properly?

Best,
P.

]]> timethief on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-986905 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:38:53 +0000 timethief 986905@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi there,
I flagged this thread for Staff attention. Please be patient while waiting for a response.

]]> hleahtor on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-986902 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:34:53 +0000 hleahtor 986902@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

Please use only the instructions specifically for free hosted WordPress.com blogs found here > webmaster tools http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/

I did that; it wouldn't verify....I'm sure the answer is somnething quite simple, but I can't see it.....frustrating....

thanx for the post, though.....
8-)

]]> timethief on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-985230 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:33:32 +0000 timethief 985230@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

I "copy/pasted" what they gave me. How do I overcome this?

Please use only the instructions specifically for free hosted WordPress.com blogs found here > webmaster tools http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/

]]> hleahtor on "Attempts at google site verification fails" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/attempts-at-google-site-verification-fails#post-984883 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:02:59 +0000 hleahtor 984883@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I copy the content value of the meta tag as instructed but when I try to verify, google says the verification failed because the meta tag information is not configured properly. I "copy/pasted" what they gave me. How do I overcome this?
Blog url: http://mcrayons.wordpress.com/

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