Google Search Console Verification Guide

To improve crawling and indexing of your AI Safety Norway website, you should verify ownership in Google Search Console.

Steps to Verify Your Website

  1. Go to Google Search Console
  2. Click "Add Property" and enter your domain: aisafety.no
  3. Choose one of these verification methods:

HTML File Verification (Recommended)

  1. Download the HTML verification file from Google
  2. Add it to your repository
  3. Update .eleventy.js to include this line:
    eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy("googleXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.html");// Replace with your file name
  4. Commit and deploy the changes

HTML Tag Verification (Alternative)

  1. Get the meta tag provided by Google (looks like <meta name="google-site-verification" content="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX">)
  2. Add it to _includes/base.njk in the <head> section
  3. Commit and deploy the changes

After Verification

Once verified, submit your sitemaps:

  1. Go to "Sitemaps" in Google Search Console
  2. Add these URLs:

Other Search Engines

For Bing Webmaster Tools, follow similar steps at Bing Webmaster Tools