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Just like Google, Yandex is a search engine used mostly by Russian audiences. You are highly recommended to add your website to Yandex Webmaster Tools and verify it. It will also be a good decision to submit your sitemap. All these will help you optimize your website for the Yandex search engine and get more traffic.
1- Create a new account on the Yandex Webmaster Tools website.
Go to the Yandex website and click sign up to create a Yandex account.
2- Add your website
On the right of the page, click "Select site", then choose + from the drop-down menu to submit your website.
3- Enter the address of your Site
In the box under the site address section, type your website. Make sure to add HTTP or HTTPS.
4- Confirm you own the domain rights.
Now, you have to prove to Yandex that you own this site. There are many ways to verify your website. Let's discuss the most popular ones:
Adding a meta tag in the head section of your site is probably the most popular way to verify your domain.
Just copy the HTML code and go to your dashboard. Go to your theme HTML and paste the code after the <head> tag.
back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
Click on the “HTML file” tab.
Download the HTML verification file to your computer.
Go to your site’s root directory and upload the file.
Go back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
If If you are using WordPress, install the Yoast SEO plugin and verify your domain by following these steps:
Open your WordPress Dashboard.
go to SEO then Yoast SEO plugin setting.
Click General and scroll to the Webmaster Tools tab box.
Paste the meta tag code in the box. Notice that only the numbers can be pasted here.
Save the changes
Go back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
Whatever method you use to verify your domain, it will take up to 3 days for your domain to get verified so you can start to see reports.
Why use Yandex Webmaster Tools
It is important to add your website with Yandex Webmaster Tools as well as verify it for many reasons including:- Get reports about your website's performance in search engines
- Make sure that your website is compatible with mobiles.
- Find whether there are any problems and troubleshoot your website
- Manage Indexing issues and problems.
How to Verify Your Website with Yandex Webmaster Tools
Let's check how you can add your website to the Yandex Webmaster Tools and verify it.1- Create a new account on the Yandex Webmaster Tools website.
Go to the Yandex website and click sign up to create a Yandex account.
2- Add your website
On the right of the page, click "Select site", then choose + from the drop-down menu to submit your website.
3- Enter the address of your Site
In the box under the site address section, type your website. Make sure to add HTTP or HTTPS.
4- Confirm you own the domain rights.
Now, you have to prove to Yandex that you own this site. There are many ways to verify your website. Let's discuss the most popular ones:
Add Meta Tag in Head Section
Adding a meta tag in the head section of your site is probably the most popular way to verify your domain.
Just copy the HTML code and go to your dashboard. Go to your theme HTML and paste the code after the <head> tag.
back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
HTML File Upload
This is another easy way to verify your domain. Follow these simple steps:Click on the “HTML file” tab.
Download the HTML verification file to your computer.
Go to your site’s root directory and upload the file.
Go back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
Add Meta Tag in Head Section with Yoast SEO plugin (mainly for WordPress)
If If you are using WordPress, install the Yoast SEO plugin and verify your domain by following these steps:
Open your WordPress Dashboard.
go to SEO then Yoast SEO plugin setting.
Click General and scroll to the Webmaster Tools tab box.
Paste the meta tag code in the box. Notice that only the numbers can be pasted here.
Save the changes
Go back to the Webmaster Tools account and click on “Check”.
Whatever method you use to verify your domain, it will take up to 3 days for your domain to get verified so you can start to see reports.
