Webmaster level: intermediateIn recent years, our free Webmaster Tools product has provided roughly 100,000 backlinks when you click the "Download more sample links" button. Until now, we've selected those links primarily by lexicographical order. That meant that for some sites, you didn't get as complete...
View manual webspam actions in Webmaster Tools
Webmaster level: AllWe strive to keep spam out of our users’ search results. This includes both improving our webspam algorithms as well as taking manual action for violations of our quality guidelines. Many webmasters want to see if their sites are affected by a manual webspam action, so today we’re...
Easier navigation without GPS
Webmaster level: AllToday we’re unveiling a shiny new navigation in Webmaster Tools. The update will make the features you already use easier to find, as well as unveil some exciting additions.Navigation reflects how search worksWe’ve organized the Webmaster Tools features in groups that match the stages...
Verify your site in Webmaster Tools using Google Tag Manager
Webmaster level: IntermediateIf you use Google Tag Manager to add and update your site tags, now you can quickly and easily verify ownership of your site in Webmaster Tools using the container snippet code.Here’s how it’s done:1. On the Webmaster Tools home page, click Manage site for the site you’d...
Easier management of website verifications
Webmaster level: AllTo help webmasters manage the verified owners for their websites in Webmaster Tools, we’ve recently introduced three new features:Verification details view: You can now see the methods used to verify an owner for your site. In the Manage owners page for your site, you can now find...
Make the most of Search Queries in Webmaster Tools
Level: Beginner to Intermediate If you’re intrigued by the Search Queries feature in Webmaster Tools but aren’t sure how to make it actionable, we have a video that we hope will help! Maile shares her approach to Search Queries in Webmaster ToolsThis video explains the vocabulary of Search Queries,...
Discover your links
Update on October 15, 2008: For more recent news on links, visit Links Week on our Webmaster Central Blog. We're discussing internal links, outbound links, and inbound links.You asked, and we listened: We've extended our support for querying links to your site to much beyond the link: operator you might...
About badware warnings
Some of you have asked about the warnings we show searchers when they click on search results leading to sites that distribute malicious software. As a webmaster, you may be concerned about the possibility of your site being flagged. We want to assure you that we take your concerns very seriously, and...
The Year in Review
Welcome to 2007! The webmaster central team is very excited about our plans for this year, but we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on 2006. We had a great year building communication with you, the webmaster community, and creating tools based on your feedback. Many on the team were able to come...
Better understanding of your site
SES Chicago was wonderful. Meeting so many of you made the trip absolutely perfect. It was as special as if (Chicago local) Oprah had joined us!While hanging out at the Google booth, I was often asked about how to take advantage of our webmaster tools. For example, here's one tip on Common Words.Common...
