Title: Edit header.php for Google Webmaster Verification
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Edit header.php for Google Webmaster Verification

 *  Resolved [stuartleveltwo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartleveltwo/)
 * (@stuartleveltwo)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-headerphp-for-google-webmaster-verification/)
 * Hi all,
 * Suffice to say I am a novice when it comes to coding. What I want to do is add
   my Google Webmaster Tools verification meta tag to the header.php file. Not 100%
   sure if I can simply access the file through Editor and simply add the meta tag,
   or where to put it if I can. I know the Customizr theme is slightly different
   when it comes to these matters. Any help would be appreciated.
 * Side note: I’m hoping after doing this I can identify a problem with my site.
   I’m using SEO plugin by Yoast and have used it on all my pages. The problem I’m
   having is even if I can get the icon green, and I type the exact focus keyword(
   which is very specific to my site), my page is nowhere to be found on Google.
   Not entirely sure why. Any suggestions will again, be appreciated.

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 *  [ElectricFeet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/electricfeet/)
 * (@electricfeet)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-headerphp-for-google-webmaster-verification/#post-4497928)
 * If you have the Yoast SEO installed, go to the dashboard, clisk SEO (bottom left)
   and on _their_ dashboard, you can add it at the bottom.
 *  [enthusiasm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enthusiasm/)
 * (@enthusiasm)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-headerphp-for-google-webmaster-verification/#post-4497930)
 * related post [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-meta-tag-to-headerphp?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-meta-tag-to-headerphp?replies=3)
 *  Thread Starter [stuartleveltwo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartleveltwo/)
 * (@stuartleveltwo)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-headerphp-for-google-webmaster-verification/#post-4497973)
 * Thanks guys

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 * Last reply from: [stuartleveltwo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartleveltwo/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-headerphp-for-google-webmaster-verification/#post-4497973)
 * Status: resolved