WHAT IS GOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE
Google Search Console is a free web service from Google. It helps website owners and administrators monitor and optimize the presence of their website in Google's search results. A very useful source of information for website owners, understanding how their site is doing within Google's search index as well as opportunities to make it better, is one of the key features and functionalities of Google Search Console.
Website Verification: You start by verifying ownership of your website. You add a verification code or tag to either the HTML or DNS settings on your website. This assures Google that you are an owner or an authorized agent.
Performance Tracking: It gives you data on how your website is
Google search results. Here you'll see critical metrics, such as impressions, the number of times your site appeared in the search results; clicks, the number of times a user clicked on your website; average position in the search results, and the click-through rates, or CTR. This all gives you the ability to see how visible your website is and whether or not there is engagement.
Index Coverage Report: The report contains information regarding the indexing status of your
It lists all pages of the website in Google's search index. It reports any problems that might be stopping specific pages from being indexed or reducing their appearance in search results. You can discover and fix indexing errors, check the status of submitted sitemaps, and view any manual actions that Google has taken against your site.
URL Inspection Tool: This gives you the ability to see any URL on your site and how Google crawls and indexes them. You're able to see the status of live indexing, fetching the page as Googlebot to see how Google might view your content, or look for problems that would be causing a given issue within crawling and indexing your pages.
Sitemaps Submission: You can submit sitemaps for your site to Google Search
Console, which makes it easier for search engines to find and index your pages. Sitemaps give a structured view of your website's content and help search engines understand the organization and hierarchy of your site.
Mobile Usability: Google Search Console gives you insights into the mobile-
Friendliness of your website: This determines whether the mobile usability has an impact on the experience for the users. This can be used to improve your website on mobile devices so that users will find it easier to browse on mobile.
Security Issues: Google Search Console will notify you if it detects security issues on your site, like malware or content that's been hacked. You will then be able to find and rectify vulnerabilities in the security of your site, which in turn builds up trust with users.
Rich result and improvement: Google Search Console maintains on the record the state of your site in the rich search result, including structured data and featured snippets and AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages). So, it enables tracking their performance and tracking opportunities that may appear concerning optimizing the content for proper visibility.
