{"id":82395,"date":"2026-02-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/seo-search-engine-optimization\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:26:39","password":"","slug":"seo-search-engine-optimization","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/seo\/seo-search-engine-optimization\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO (Search Engine Optimization)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you&#8217;ll find information about the <strong>SEO reports<\/strong> we provide in ChurchTools. You&#8217;ll also learn how to <strong>verify<\/strong> your ownership of your website with Google and other <strong>search engines<\/strong> to gain access to additional reports. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn how the ChurchTools Website helps you optimize your website&#8217;s search engine rankings, visit &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/first-steps-website\/how-does-churchtools-support-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Does ChurchTools Support SEO?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEO Reports<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <em>&#8220;More&#8221;<\/em> in the admin area of your ChurchTools Website, you can generate <em>SEO reports<\/em> (1) using the ChurchTools Website Builder. 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To do this, you\u2019ll receive a unique <em>verification code<\/em> from Google Search Console or Bing Webmaster Tools, which you can enter in the settings of your ChurchTools Website.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your account has been successfully verified, you&#8217;ll gain access to <strong>important reports<\/strong> \u2014such as search visibility, search terms, and technical notes\u2014and will be able to further optimize your website in a targeted manner.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can enter your verification codes in the <em>Settings<\/em> (1) of your website, under the <em>SEO<\/em> tab (2).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Website Settings for SEO\" class=\"wp-image-48942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45.png 974w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CleanShot-2026-02-23-at-12.19.45-360x206.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/website-en\/\" data-type=\"doc_category\" data-id=\"343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/first-steps-website\/how-does-churchtools-support-seo\/\" id=\"48835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How does ChurchTools support SEO?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/pages\/how-to-create-and-edit-a-page\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to create and edit a page?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here you&#8217;ll find information about the SEO reports we provide in ChurchTools. 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