{"id":1226,"date":"2006-05-06T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2006-05-05T18:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:25:29","slug":"verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Blogger to Google Search Console (Verify and Sitemap, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In May 2006, Google Sitemaps (the tool that became Search Console) added META tag verification, finally letting Blogger users prove they owned their blogs. I had already moved to WordPress by then, but it was great news for Blogspot bloggers. Here&#8217;s how to add <strong>Blogger to Google Search Console<\/strong> in 2026 and submit your sitemap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-64732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Add Blogger to Google Search Console\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger-google-search-console.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> In Google Search Console, click Add property and choose URL prefix with your full blog address (for example https:\/\/yourblog.blogspot.com\/). Pick the HTML tag method, copy the meta tag, paste it into Blogger&#8217;s Theme &gt; Edit HTML just after &lt;head&gt;, save, and click Verify. Then submit sitemap.xml under Sitemaps.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af0b52fbf080\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af0b52fbf080\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Step_1_Add_a_property\" >Step 1: Add a property<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Step_2_Verify_Blogger_in_Google_Search_Console_with_the_HTML_tag\" >Step 2: Verify Blogger in Google Search Console with the HTML tag<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Step_3_Submit_your_Blogger_sitemap\" >Step 3: Submit your Blogger sitemap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Step_4_Check_Blogger_settings\" >Step 4: Check Blogger settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#What_to_watch_in_Search_Console\" >What to watch in Search Console<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Why_does_Search_Console_say_verification_failed\" >Why does Search Console say verification failed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#How_long_until_my_Blogger_posts_appear_in_Google\" >How long until my Blogger posts appear in Google?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2006\/05\/verify-site-ownership-for-blogger-blogs-in-google-sitemaps\/#Do_I_need_to_resubmit_the_sitemap_after_each_post\" >Do I need to resubmit the sitemap after each post?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Add_a_property\"><\/span>Step 1: Add a property<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blogspot address:<\/strong> use a <strong>URL prefix<\/strong> property, since you can&#8217;t edit DNS for blogspot.com.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom domain:<\/strong> a <strong>Domain<\/strong> property verified by DNS TXT record covers http, https, www and subdomains. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2012\/12\/dns-txt-verify-all-subdomains-in-google-webmaster-tools\/\">how to verify with a DNS TXT record<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google explains each property type in its <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/34592\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">add a property guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Verify_Blogger_in_Google_Search_Console_with_the_HTML_tag\"><\/span>Step 2: Verify Blogger in Google Search Console with the HTML tag<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In Search Console, choose the <strong>HTML tag<\/strong> method and copy the meta tag.<\/li>\n<li>In Blogger, open <strong>Theme<\/strong>, click the arrow next to Customize and choose <strong>Edit HTML<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the tag right after the opening &lt;head&gt; tag and save.<\/li>\n<li>Back in Search Console, click <strong>Verify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you already use Google Analytics on the blog with the same Google account, the Google Analytics verification method may also work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Submit_your_Blogger_sitemap\"><\/span>Step 3: Submit your Blogger sitemap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Blogger creates a sitemap automatically. In Search Console go to <strong>Sitemaps<\/strong>, enter <code>sitemap.xml<\/code> and submit. Blogger also offers <code>sitemap-pages.xml<\/code> for static pages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Check_Blogger_settings\"><\/span>Step 4: Check Blogger settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Settings &gt; Privacy: make sure <strong>Visible to search engines<\/strong> is on.<\/li>\n<li>Settings &gt; Crawlers and indexing: leave custom robots.txt off unless you know what you&#8217;re doing.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on HTTPS redirect so Google indexes one version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_watch_in_Search_Console\"><\/span>What to watch in Search Console<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pages<\/strong> report for indexing problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance<\/strong> report for the searches that bring visitors.<\/li>\n<li>URL Inspection to test new posts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moving to your own domain later? Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2007\/01\/blogger-blogspot-blogs-can-switch-to-custom-domain-names\/\">how to set up a Blogger custom domain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_Search_Console_say_verification_failed\"><\/span>Why does Search Console say verification failed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The tag may be in the wrong place or a different URL version (http vs https, www vs non-www) was added. Check both.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_until_my_Blogger_posts_appear_in_Google\"><\/span>How long until my Blogger posts appear in Google?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Often a few days for new blogs; strong content and links help.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_to_resubmit_the_sitemap_after_each_post\"><\/span>Do I need to resubmit the sitemap after each post?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. Google rechecks it automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May 2006, Google Sitemaps (the tool that became Search Console) added META tag verification, finally letting Blogger users prove&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":64732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1226"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64737,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions\/64737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}