ShopifyでGoogle Search Console(サーチコンソール)を設定する方法

How to Set Up Google Search Console for Shopify

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Note: This article covers setup instructions that depend specifically on Onamae.com's DNS panel, a domain registrar specific to the Japanese market. The information below will not be directly relevant if you are not selling in Japan or do not use this Japan-specific service.

This article introduces how to set up Google Search Console. We recommend setting up Search Console by referring to this article before launching your Shopify site.

* This article is written for those who have registered their domain through Onamae.com, but the setup method should be similar for other domain services, so please use it as a reference.

What is Google Search Console?

Google Search Console

Google Search Console is a free tool that lets you see your ranking for each keyword, along with the number of times your pages have been shown and the number of clicks they've received.

By using Search Console, you can check and analyze your website's indexing status, click counts, errors, search performance, and more, helping with your site's SEO efforts.

The blog article below introduces the basics of SEO and several SEO measures you can implement on Shopify. Please use it as a reference.

How to set up Google Search Console

Step 1. Create a new property and copy the TXT record

Go to Search Console and click "Add property"

Go to Search Console and click "Add property." Enter your domain in the pop-up that appears, then click "Continue."

Copy the value to be set in the TXT record.

Copy the value to be set in the TXT record.

Step 2. Add the TXT record at Onamae.com

Go to Onamae.com and click "DNS Settings / Forwarding Settings" in the left menu. Check the domain you want to set up and click "Next."

Go to Onamae.com and click "DNS Settings / Forwarding Settings" in the left menu. Check the domain you want to set up and click "Next."

Click "Configure" to the right of "Use DNS Record Settings"

Click "Configure" to the right of "Use DNS Record Settings"

Using the value you copied in the previous chapter, add a new TXT record.

Using the value you copied in step 1, add a new TXT record.

Click "Proceed to Confirmation Screen"

Click "Proceed to Confirmation Screen"

Step 3. Verify ownership

Click "Verify" in the pop-up displayed in step 1.

Click "Verify" in the pop-up displayed in step 1.

* It may take some time for the DNS records configured at Onamae.com to propagate. If an error is displayed, please wait a few hours and try again.

Once the message shown above is displayed, the setup is complete.

Once the message shown above is displayed, the setup is complete.

Recommended Search Console setting: Submit a sitemap

Submitting a sitemap to Search Console allows Google's crawlers to efficiently discover and index the pages on your website. If you want to increase your visibility in search results and drive more organic traffic, please be sure to submit a sitemap.

Sitemap URL for your Shopify site

Sitemap URL for your Shopify site
Sitemap URL for your Shopify site

The sitemap URL for your Shopify site is "https://yourdomain/sitemap.xml".

How to submit a sitemap in Search Console

Go to Search Console and click "Sitemaps" in the left menu.

Go to Search Console and click "Sitemaps" in the left menu. Enter the sitemap URL "https://yourdomain/sitemap.xml" and click "Submit."

Once the message shown above is displayed, the submission is complete.

Once the message shown above is displayed, the submission is complete.

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