How do I add Google Search Console to WordPress?

There are three main methods for WordPress:

Method 1: Yoast SEO Plugin

In Search Console, copy your HTML tag verification code. In WordPress, go to Yoast SEO > General > Webmaster Tools, paste only the value from the content="" attribute into the Google field, and save.

Method 2: Google Site Kit Plugin

Install Google's official Site Kit plugin from the WordPress plugin directory. It handles Search Console verification automatically when you connect your Google account.

Method 3: Manual HTML Tag

Use a plugin like Insert Headers and Footers to paste the full meta tag into the site header, or add it directly to your theme's header.php file before the </head> tag.

How AutoPSEO helps

Once your property is verified, connect it to AutoPSEO with the same Google account. AutoPSEO reads the property through Google’s Search Console API (read-only), keeps a 10-year history for stored properties and turns the raw rows into striking-distance, content-decay and CTR reports without any spreadsheet work.