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Thread: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

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    Exclamation Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Hi All,

    I recently got a doubt regarding the removal of the meta tag which I had used for my website's verification in GOOGLE and YAHOO.

    My doubt is, can we remove the meta tag once the website is authenticated in the above stated search engines?

    All suggestions are highly appreciated.

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    No, you can't. The search engines periodically recheck the verification, and will disable the account until the verification is put back. For Google, I believe this is done every few weeks. Not sure about Yahoo.

    You should have the option to upload a text file with a certain name or text to your site instead of using the meta tag. That may be a better method to use.
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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    I'd recommend you leave the verification tag in place as well, and for the the same reasons Wige mentioned.

    In addition, while the file upload sounds like a good idea, I've had verifications fail several times, apparently due to server timeouts. I put the meta tag back in place, reverify and all is well.

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Leave it, even after you do the file upload. You never know when it may make a difference, especially when the SE's do not publish or follow rules. They change things up to prevent them from being "worked", so just "collect" all the verification files and tags you can!
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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Quote Originally Posted by wige View Post
    You should have the option to upload a text file with a certain name or text to your site instead of using the meta tag. That may be a better method to use.
    That is not a .txt file. That should be .html.

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Quote Originally Posted by Webnauts View Post
    That is not a .txt file. That should be .html.
    I think that Wige meant that the contents are purely text; the file name is that text.html.

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Quote Originally Posted by deepsand View Post
    I think that Wige meant that the contents are purely text; the file name is that text.html.
    It is an empty file ending with .html

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Quote Originally Posted by Webnauts View Post
    It is an empty file ending with .html
    The one I have is precisely as I described.

    The file name is [code altered for security purposes] "google1cde9f3499f29a62.html", with content "google1cde9f3499f29a62".

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Hi,

    I think one can't remove verification code from the site because Google periodically used to check that code and if it is found missing from site then it may be not consider ....so its not a good idea to remove....but instead of uploading an .html file its better to have place the code on site directly.

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    Re: Can we remove the verification Meta Tag, after the website's verification?

    Quote Originally Posted by wige View Post
    No, you can't. The search engines periodically recheck the verification, and will disable the account until the verification is put back. For Google, I believe this is done every few weeks. Not sure about Yahoo.

    You should have the option to upload a text file with a certain name or text to your site instead of using the meta tag. That may be a better method to use.
    Yaa i am quiet agree , that you should not have remove the code, why you want to remove the code?

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