Google Search Console[1] is a beneficial tool provided by Google[5] that serves as a health checkup for your website[6]. It offers a variety of features to help you monitor your site’s performance and resolve any issues. You can submit a sitemap for Google to crawl and index your site, view statistics related to Googlebot’s access to your site, and receive notifications about indexing, spam, or other site problems. The console also lets you see which sites are linking to yours and helps you manage your robots.txt[3] files. Additionally, it links to other useful tools such as Bing Webmaster[4] Tools, Google Insights for Search, Google Analytics[2], Schema.org, and Google Tag Manager. The console also provides references for further learning and external links to relevant resources such as documentation for improving SEO and the official Google Webmaster Central Blog[7].
Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is a web service by Google which allows webmasters to check indexing status, search queries, crawling errors and optimize visibility of their websites.
Type of site | Webmaster tools |
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Owner | |
URL | search |
Commercial | yes |
Launched | 2006 |
Until 20 May 2015, the service was called Google Webmaster Tools. In January 2018, Google introduced a new version of the search console, with changes to the user interface. In September 2019, old Search Console reports, including the home and dashboard pages, were removed.