: Webmaster Tools word count Is there a way to somehow verify that the Googlebot finds the headings and the content, for example by word count? I'm asking this because I tried a program called

@BetL925

You don't need a tool for this, just type this command line on Google Search and see if your page shows up:

keyword site:example.com


As keyword, just choose a word which is only on your heading or page content. As example.com, choose your site to restrict the search to your site.

If all keywords of your <h1> heading are also in your page content, to be sure the tag is indexed by Google, type this command tool and see if your page shows up:

"your exact match <h1> tag text" site:example.com


Don't forget the quotation marks.

Moreover, through Webmaster Tools, you have a specific tool to see how Googlebot sees your page. Find the sub menu "Fetch as Google" (under "Crawl" menu), explore your page URL and see the result through Googlebot. If your page has no issues, you will see your headings and page content.

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@BetL925

In order to ensure that Google has crawled and indexed your content, you can just do a search with the keyword you'd like to be indexed. E.g., you've a heading as follows:

<h1>The h1 heading on my site</h1>


Try to search with Google the 'The <h1> heading on my site' phrase. If the SERP will contain the keyword and a link to your website's page - it's OK, Google has indexed the heading and content of the page.

P.S.: Another way to crawl your website and check the headings (as an alternative to Screaming Frog), you can try the Site Visualizer website crawler.

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