chrisdegrote

Topic: Verification error with google

Dear all I've got another issue this time by verifying my site with google. I've made a html document with the name given by google and uploaded it to my root folder.
Google gives me the following error.

We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header.

Well in this case I've got two questions?

One did somebody else encounterd this problem too (please tell me what to change)
Two Google offers also a solution with meta description. But I've got not a clue where to place that. (config,index,header?)

Thanks

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hobo

Re: Verification error with google

To verify your site simply open a new BLANK notepad file and click save as, when prompted to enter file name, enter the file name provided by Google. Upload this file to the root folder of your site,then click "verify" in your Google account.

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chrisdegrote

Re: Verification error with google

just did your solution but it doen't work. I've did the same thing with dreamweaver.

still the same error

Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header.

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Chronos

Re: Verification error with google

Google is simply saying that although the test succeeded, it also noticed that whatever (non-existing) page it requests, a page is displayed anyway (jobberbase simply shows an error page). Hence it isn't sure that the test-page was really made or simply the default page.

Thankfully, Google (webmaster tools) gives you another option, in the form of a metatag. Select it at the verification method. Simply add the given metatag in the "_templates/header.tpl" file, under the following piece of code:

Code:
<meta name="author" content="Filip Cherecheş-Toşa (http://www.filipcte.ro)" />

The webmaster tools metatag will look something like (yours will be slightly different!):

Code:
<meta name="verify-v1" content="TEQp8e8MF7xiygy1fWBNT9cK4sCMMHAoO8ViuBB9IPU=" />

Last edited by Chronos (2009-05-06 11:29:08)

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chrisdegrote

Re: Verification error with google

Thanks again for your response. It works and I've verified my site.

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zllauh

Re: Verification error with google

Works great smile

Thank you mate smile