: Google Webmaster Tools - Change of Address Tool - Verifying Old Site Issue Ok, so I have site abc.com that I've moved over to xyz.com All my redirects are working fine and the last step of
Ok, so I have site abc.com that I've moved over to xyz.com
All my redirects are working fine and the last step of the move is to file a 'Change of Address' in Google Webmaster Tools.
The problem I'm having:
Google requires that all redirects be working from the old site to
the new site
They also require that the old site is verified, however, it can't be
verified simultaneously through almost all available methods when everything is being redirected.
For example, the meta google tag is present on the old site, but Google can't see it, because that page is getting redirected. Ditto for my google analytics, html file upload etc. I even added an exception to my redirect rules to not redirect the one google .html file, but then the 'redirection' check failed and still couldn't do the change of address.
This leaves only one option, namely, adding the TXT record to the DNS. My question, how are these options available when it's not possible to complete them and the redirection simultaneously? Am I just missing something? Can someone let me know? Thanks
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Google will verify a site that is redirecting properly. I just verified a domain name that redirects to my main domain name to test it. I used the "upload file" method:
example.com is my main domain name
example.com/google0123456789abcef.html has been uploaded to the site
example.net redirects to example.com
example.net/google0123456789abcef.html redirects to example.com/google0123456789abcef.html
Google Webmaster Tools allowed me to verify example.net because the verification file redirects appropriately. You should be able to verify your old domain as long as every page on the old domain is redirecting to the corresponding page on your new domain.
Not everyone's situations is the same. So the redirect validation happens after you have selected verification type. Also,there are two options available if you have a 301 set on your domain: TXT record or a www CNAME record.
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