Adding a domain to Google Postmaster Tools

Introduction

This tutorial explains how to register a domain in Google Postmaster Tools.

Requirements

• An active Gmail account.
• Access to cPanel.

Steps to Follow

• Once logged into your Google account, go to the page https://postmaster.google.com/managedomains.
• On the displayed page, select the GET STARTED button.

• The next step involves adding the domain. After entering the domain, click on NEXT.

• The next step provides a TXT record that must be added to the DNS zone of the domain.

• Access the cPanel of the domain to add this entry:

  1.  Obtain the character string provided by Google on the Postmaster page. Example:

     "google-site-verification=SOH5GNDTB9NyBt6ug9P98rvKH_YZ_bP8FmbMtaLqfgQ"

  2. Open cPanel and navigate to the Zone Editor section.

  3. Select the desired domain and add the TXT record:

• After adding the record, access the Google Postmaster console and click the VERIFY button.
• If the verification is successful, you will receive a confirmation message. Select Done to finish.

For more information on interpreting reports, visit the support page Google.