Help with Google Varification file

**SilverHD** · 29 Mar 2014, 07:58 PM

Hello:

I was working with my Google Webmaster Tools and I needed to varify ownership. I downloaded the varification file and placed it here:

/includes/templates/my_template/common/html_header.php

When I attempted to confirm a successful upload by visiting http://www.petluxuryboutique.com/goo...82623c047.html

It says "Page Not Found and takes to mo my xml map. I don't know what I did wrong. Did I upload it to the wrong file???

Help is appreciated,

Thank you,

Silver

**Design75** · 29 Mar 2014, 08:03 PM

You need to place the file in the root of the shop

**SilverHD** · 29 Mar 2014, 08:09 PM

Thank you but I'm not sure where that is. Could you tell me the file path?

Silver

**picaflor-azul** · 29 Mar 2014, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by SilverHD

Thank you but I'm not sure where that is. Could you tell me the file path?

Silver

It is the same directory that holds your zen cart files, so you will see the folders for cache, editors, email, includes, logs, etc.

Thanks,

Anne

**SilverHD** · 29 Mar 2014, 08:17 PM

Hi Anne:

I'm still not sure where this is. I have looked via FTP and I don't even see anything marked "public_html" or www. Should I be accessing this through the CPanel? I guess I still don't really know what I am looking for??

Silver

**Design75** · 29 Mar 2014, 08:40 PM

in the root of the shop you should see files like index.php , and folders like includes, images, YOUR_ADMIN

**SilverHD** · 29 Mar 2014, 09:08 PM

Yes, does this file go into index-html? Or do I need to do this through the CPanel?

Silver

**SilverHD** · 29 Mar 2014, 09:49 PM

I was finally able to get the Google verification code into the root of my website but it still would not verify. I kept getting "Page Not Found" as I stated previously. I did find a way to make this effort successful for anyone who has this problem in the future.

On the same page for the varification, Google has a tab called Alternate. If you click on that it will give you several choices to verify. I chose "meta-tag." Again, Google gives you a meta-tag with their code. You need to go here:

/includes/templates/your_template/common/html_header.php

You need to place the tag within the <head> here <head/> and that should do it. When you have done that, the next step is to click verify within the Webmaster tools page you are on, and hopefully, it will say that you have sucessfully verified your site!

Thanks to all who helped. I appreciate it!

Have a Great Weekend,

Silver

**mc12345678** · 30 Mar 2014, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by SilverHD

I was finally able to get the Google verification code into the root of my website but it still would not verify. I kept getting "Page Not Found" as I stated previously. I did find a way to make this effort successful for anyone who has this problem in the future.

On the same page for the varification, Google has a tab called Alternate. If you click on that it will give you several choices to verify. I chose "meta-tag." Again, Google gives you a meta-tag with their code. You need to go here:

/includes/templates/your_template/common/html_header.php

You need to place the tag within the <head> here <head/> and that should do it. When you have done that, the next step is to click verify within the Webmaster tools page you are on, and hopefully, it will say that you have sucessfully verified your site!

Thanks to all who helped. I appreciate it!

Have a Great Weekend,

Silver

Problem with this method is that if you change templates you will also have to transfer that verification code.

Like to point out that you obviously know how to get to:
/includes/templates/your_template/common/html_header.php

The root of your store is when you move backwards (up, left, whatever) to just /

It is also (by ftp) the location identified in your includes/configure.php associated with DIR_FS_ type defines.

There are a number of ways as the store owner to determine/identify this "location" let alone from all of the suggestions provided by others above.

**SilverHD** · 30 Mar 2014, 05:18 PM

mc12345678:

Hey, how are you! Just wanted you to know that I tried placing the varification code here / , which is public-html, as you suggested above and Google didn't recognize it. So you can also place it at the includes/configure.php file? What is funny is that a long time ago, in the FrontPage days, the root was your index page!

Thanks again,

Silver

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