: Should add my naked AND www domain as separate sites in Webmaster Tools Just a quick question: In Google Webmaster tools I have my site set to set to www. and the naked domain. Do I need

@Welton855

Yes, we recommend adding both versions: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.de/2008/10/wheres-my-data.html
One of the main reasons for that is that it makes it possible to check the data for the "non-canonical" version. For example, if you choose to index the www-version, and others have linked to the non-www version (naked domain), then having both versions verified would allow you to see those links directly.

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@Megan663

While it is not necessarily needed to add both the www and non-www versions of your domain for webmaster tools to work; it's a best practice to add them both and then set you're preferred domain (www or non-www) under Configuration > Settings.

It's also a good idea to use the canonical tag in your site to bolster you're preferred domain settings.

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