Goals Google Search Console
1. Ensuring the Website is Indexed by Google
GSC informs:
- Which pages have been indexed by Google
- Which pageshave not been indexed
đź“Ś Example:
- “Crawled but not indexed” → often happens in Odoo
- “Discovered but not indexed” → Google knows but hasn't processed it yet
👉 This is important because:
Your websitewill not appear in SERPif it hasn't been indexed
2. Monitoring Performance in Google Search
GSC provides real data:
- Which keywords bring traffic
- Ranking position in Google
- Number of clicks & impressions
đź“Š Example insight:
- Keyword appears but CTR is low → needs title/meta optimization
- Ranking on page 2 → can be pushed to page 1
3. Helping Google Crawl Your Website
With GSC you can:
- Submit sitemap.xml
- Request manual indexing
👉 This speeds up:
- New website appearing on Google
- Page updates being read faster
4. Validate Website Ownership
GSC ensures:
You are the actual owner of the domain
đź“Ś This is important for:
- SEO control
- Integration of other Google tools
6. Data-Driven SEO Optimization
No more guessing, but using data:
- Keywords that perform vs those that don't
- Which pages are weak
- Which queries can be developed
How to upload Google verification file (HTML) in Odoo via Controller (Custom Module)
1. Create a custom module
For example: google_verification
2. Add a controller
from odoo import http
from odoo.http import request
class GoogleVerification(http.Controller):
@http.route('/google1234567890abcdef.html', type='http', auth='public', website=True)
def google_verification(self, **kwargs):
return request.make_response(
"google-site-verification: google1234567890abcdef.html",
headers=[('Content-Type', 'text/html')]
)
đź“Ś Replace:
- google1234567890abcdef.html → according to the file from Google
- string content → must match exactly with the file content
3. Install the module
./odoo-bin -u google_verification -d your_db
4. Test
Access:
https://yourdomain.com/google1234567890abcdef.html
If plain text appears → ready for verification
Update HTML Tag Odoo Website
This method involves copying the meta tag provided by Google and pasting it into your Odoo website. To verify your site ownership using the HTML tag, follow these instructions:
1. Open the HTML tag section.
2. Copy the HTML tag into notepad.
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="kf6CHmS1ODiiIqzwkj2h-cRD87NmS4M1O0UKQfkbmyQ" />
3. On your Odoo website, click Edit in the top right corner, open the Theme tab, scroll down to the Advanced section, then click <head> and </body> next to Code Injection. Paste the copied tag into the first column (<head>), then click Save.
4. Go back to GSC (Google Search Console) and click Verify.
Link from Odoo can be found here.https://www.odoo.com/documentation/19.0/id/applications/websites/website/configuration/google_search_console.html