How to Submit Blogger Sitemap to Search Console

Updated on: December 15, 2016

It was already discussed How to create account for your blog in Google Search Console. After creating your Google Search Console account you need to add your blog sitemap in it so that all of your blog posts can be indexed by google in search results for relevant queries. Moreover you can manage which post to show and which not in the results and more.

What is Sitemap?

According to Wikipedia The Sitemaps protocol allows a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for crawling. A Sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL: when it was last updated, how often it changes, and how important it is in relation to other URLs in the site. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently. Sitemaps are a URL inclusion protocol and complement robots.txt, a URL exclusion protocol.

How to add your blogger sitemap in search console

Many other tutorial website may suggest you to add sitemap using RSS URL which is messy, complex and of large size because before few years back blogger blogs doesn't have their sitemap xml file that's why many users use RSS/ATOM to serve as sitemap but recently blogger started providing sitemap xml file which is attached to each blogger blog. Moreover official blogger sitemap file is small in size, easy to understand and updated instantly with addition of new posts.
Step 1. Open your Search console account.
Step 2. Navigate to Crawl > Sitemaps > ADD/TEST SITEMAP.

Step 3. Add sitemap.xml and click submit.

UP!

Suggestion: In similar way you can submit your blog sitemap to Bing webmasters and others
Your blog posts will start getting indexed in google results soon. For any issues related to above Tutorial Please Comment Below. Stay Updated, Browse Howbloggerz ! :)

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How to Add Your Blog in Google Search Console

Updated on: December 15, 2016

Google Search Console (earlier known as Google Webmaster tools) is a collection of online professional web tools provided by google for free. GSC help you to manage your website for google search results. GSC include features like Search appearance, Search traffic analytic, error checking, website improvement suggestions and so more.

Step 1. Go-to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools and then login with your google account.
Step 2. Enter your blog address in the given area.

• For Custom domain users: http://www.example.com you can also use https instead of http if you have purchased SSL from your domain registrar.
• For Normal blogger users: http://www.example.blogspot.com you can also use https instead of http because blogger provide SSL for its sub-domains free of cost.

Note: If your are using https make sure https redirect is 'on' in Settings > Basic > HTTPS

Step 3. If you have used same google account to login in search console that was linked with blogger account then your blog will automatically get verified.

Step 4. Click on "Not now".

Note: If you didn't get verified as an owner of website then you can use alternative given methods.

Read: How to Add Sitemap in Google Search Console using Official sitemap URL.

Awesome!

Now you have successfully created your Search console account and have attached your blog with it. For any issues related to above Tutorial Please Comment Below. Stay Updated, Browse Howbloggerz ! :)

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