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Validating your website
If you plan to use various Google or Bing interactive web services it is necessary
for your website to be validated to prove your ownership of the site. This ensures
that sensitive information is restricted to just Google (or Bing) and yourself.
Google validation
Google Webmaster tools such as AdSense and Analytics are available from
Google which let you provide advertising and tracking of your website. To use
these features you'll need to validate your site with Google in advance.
In WebPlus, two methods for validation are possible—by HTML download
(recommended) or Meta tag cut and paste.
To validate your site with Google:
1. From Edit>Site Properties..., select Search Engine>Google
Validation.
2. Click Visit the Google Webmaster Tools site.
3. From the Google page in your web browser, follow the Verify
ownership online instructions, and either download a generated
HTML verification file, or copy the meta tag (e.g., <meta
name="google-site-verification" content="NFGHRVfcdfDFBFVC").
4. Back in WebPlus, in the still open dialog, check Validate this site to
Google WebMaster Tools.
5. Enable either the Validate with a file... or Validate with a meta tag...
option, depending on the above validation method. For the former,
locate and select your downloaded HTML file, then click Open. For
the latter, click the Paste button to paste the meta tag.
6. Click OK.
7. Publish your site.
8. From the Google page in your web browser, click the Verify button to
confirm that the site has been verified by Google.
