Steps checked against Google's official Search Console help pages on October 9, 2026. Google sometimes changes button names and layouts, so the screens you see may look slightly different.
If you run a blog on Blogger (Blogspot), Google Search Console is the single most useful free tool you can set up. It shows which searches bring people to your posts, which pages Google has indexed, and any problems Google finds. The good news: Blogger blogs are among the easiest sites to add, because Google can verify them automatically.
Before you start
- Use the same Google account that manages your Blogger blog. This is what makes automatic verification work.
- Know your blog's exact address, for example
https://yourblog.blogspot.com/, includinghttps://.
Step 1: Open Search Console and add a property
- Go to Google Search Console and sign in.
- Open the property selector at the top left and choose + Add property.
Step 2: Choose "URL prefix" (not "Domain")
Search Console offers two property types:
- Domain: covers a whole domain and its subdomains, but must be verified through a DNS record. You can't edit DNS for a
blogspot.comaddress, so this isn't the option for most Blogger users. - URL prefix: covers only URLs that start with the exact address you enter. Choose this one and enter your full blog address, such as
https://yourblog.blogspot.com/.
Google notes that with a URL-prefix property, http and https count as different properties. Blogspot blogs use https, so enter the https address.
Step 3: Verification (usually automatic)
Google's help page says verification for sites on Google products such as Blogger "will happen automatically, if you are signed in with the same account" used to manage the site. In most cases you'll go straight to your new property.
If you're asked to verify manually, check you're signed in to the right Google account. Using a custom domain? Then you may need one of Google's standard methods, such as an HTML tag or a DNS record.
Step 4: Submit your sitemap
Blogger creates a sitemap for you automatically, so you don't need a plugin. On a Blogspot blog you'll typically find:
https://yourblog.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml: your postshttps://yourblog.blogspot.com/sitemap-pages.xml: your static pages (About, Contact and so on)
Open each address in your browser first to check it loads. Then, as Google's help explains:
- In Search Console, open Sitemaps from the left menu.
- Under Add a new sitemap, enter
sitemap.xmland click Submit. - Repeat with
sitemap-pages.xml. - Check the status says Success. If it doesn't, click the sitemap's row to see the error.
Google says the sitemap should be fetched immediately, but crawling the pages listed in it can take longer.
Step 5: Give it a few days
Google says data starts appearing within a few days of adding a property. Come back after a week and look at:
- Performance: the searches (queries) that show your posts, with clicks, impressions and average position.
- Pages (Indexing): which posts are indexed, and why some aren't.
- URL Inspection: paste a post URL to check its status or request indexing after a big update.
How to use Search Console to grow your blog
- Find "almost there" posts. Sort Performance by impressions. Posts with many impressions but few clicks may need a better title or description.
- Update instead of only writing new posts. Refresh posts already ranking on page 2 with better, up-to-date information.
- Learn what readers want. Search queries often suggest new topics you haven't covered.
For more free tools for this, see 7 Free AI Tools for Bloggers in 2026.
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