How to Verify & Claim your website in Google Merchant Center for Magento 2

Verify & Claim your website to get exclusive right to use your website in connection with your Google Merchant Center account.

If you don't know where the setting is to Verify & Claim your website in Google Merchant Center, check our Where to find the setting to Verify & Claim your website in Google Merchant Center account guide.

The best way to verify & claim your website in Google Merchant Center is to add an HTML tag to your website.Add HTML Tag - MC

After selecting the Add an HTML tag or upload an HTML file to your website option, you will see steps to add the HTML tag. Copy the HTML tag.Meta Tag - MC

The following steps will help you add the copied HTML tag to your Magento 2 store.

  1. Log in to your Magento 2 admin panel.
  2. In the left-hand menu, go to Admin Panel > Content > Configuration.Configuration - Magento
  3. Choose the Store View you want to paste the HTML tag to OR select Global to change it on every Store View and click Edit.Store View - Magento
  4. Go to the HTML Head > Scripts & Style Sheets section and paste the copied HTML tag as the first tag.Add MC Tag - Magento
  5. After pasting the HTML tag, don't forget to click Save Configuration.Save Configuration - Magento
  6. Now you want to Clear Magento 2 Cache. Go to Admin Panel > System > Cache Management.Cache Management - Magento
  7. Click Flush Magento Cache. Once the cache has been flushed you will see the success message.Flush Cache - Magento

Now, all that is left is to Verify & Claim your website in Google Merchant Center. Go back to Google Merchant Center and click Verify website.Verify Website - MC

Once verified, you will need to CLAIM URL.Claim URL - MC

You have now successfully verified & claimed your website in Google Merchant Center.Verified & Claimed - MC