# Site verification

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**Who can use this feature?**

* This feature is available for Pro and Enterprise plan users.
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### What is ownership verification?

Ownership verification means proving to Search Console that you own a specific website. A verified owner has the [highest degree of permissions](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7687615#owner_type) in Search Console.

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<summary><strong>Why do I need to verify ownership?</strong></summary>

Site owners in Search Console have access to sensitive Google Search information about a site. Site owners can also perform actions that can affect a site's presence and behavior on Google Search and other Google services. Because of this, we want to make sure that only a real site owner is granted owner permissions on Search Console.

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Avada SEO Suite helps you to verify your store's ownership on popular web management tools such as Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Pinterest, Yandex Webmaster Tools, Baidu Webmaster Tools, Alexa Certify Javascript, and Norton Safe Web.

1. In "Site verification" tab in menu, select which web management tool you want to verify your ownership
2. Fill in suitable `meta tag`
3. Click **Save** to start verifying your site

### Google Search Console

1. Sign in your [Google search console](https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome)

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2. Select HTML tag -> Click **Copy** meta tag
3. Get back to Avada SEO Suite and paste meta tag
4. Click Save
5. Get back to Google search console and click **Verify**

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### Bing Webmaster Tools <a href="#bing-webmaster-tools" id="bing-webmaster-tools"></a>

1. Sign in [Bing Webmaster tool](https://www.bing.com/webmasters/about)
2. In "Add a site", fill in your website URL -> click **Add**
3. Copy `meta tag`
4. Get back to Avada SEO Suite and paste `meta tag` -> Click **Save**
5. Get back to Bing Webmaster tool and click **Verify**

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### Pinterest

1. Go to [Pinterest Claim your website](https://help.pinterest.com/en/business/article/claim-your-website) to sign in or register for a Pinterest account
2. Click on **Setting** -> Go to **Claim**
3. Fill in your website link and click **Claim**

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4. Select **Add HTML tag**
5. Copy the meta tag

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6. Get back to Avada SEO Suite and Paste it

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7. Click **Save**
8. Get back to Pinterest -> click **Next** and wait for your page to be verified.

### Yandex Webmaster Tools <a href="#yandex-webmaster-tools" id="yandex-webmaster-tools"></a>

1. Go to [Yandex ](https://passport.yandex.com/passport?mode=auth\&retpath=https%3A%2F%2Fwebmaster.yandex.com%2Fsites%2Fadd%2F)
2. Sign in or register for an account
3. Click **Setting** -> add your Site Address -> click **Add**
4. Copy the meta tag and paste it into Avada SEO Suite -> click **Save**
5. Click **Verify now** to verify your page

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### Baidu

1. To register for a Baidu account for foreigners, please click [here](https://passport.baidu.com/v2/?login)
2. To get the verification, please follow the steps here. Please note that you should choose the HTML Tag Verification method.&#x20;
3. Copy the meta tag and paste it into the Baidu Webmaster Tools field of SEO Suite&#x20;
4. Click **Save**
5. Click to verify your page.

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### Alexa Certify Javascript <a href="#alexa-certify-javascript" id="alexa-certify-javascript"></a>

1. Go to [Alexa](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo) and sign in
2. Follow [this guide](https://www.bloggerspice.com/2015/02/claim-and-verify-your-Blogger-site-in-Alexa-for-traffic-rank.html) to get your meta tag&#x20;
3. Copy and paste in to Avada SEO Suite
4. Click **Save**

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### Norton Safe web

1. Go to [Norton Submission Portal](https://safeweb.norton.com/submit_dispute)
2. Click My profile -> Site dispute -> Add site
3. Enter your site's URL and click **Submit**
4. Copy the meta tag and paste it into the Avada SEO Suite
5. Click **Save**

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