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Topic summary

A user needs to locate their Google site verification HTML tag for a Shopify theme that was previously verified.

Solution provided:

  • Navigate to Google Search Console and select the website
  • Access Settings → Ownership verification section
  • The original HTML meta tag will be displayed there
  • Copy the meta tag and paste it into the <head> section of Shopify’s theme.liquid file

The issue appears resolved with step-by-step instructions for retrieving the verification tag from Google Search Console.

Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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i need to submit google site verification in my theme but it has already been verified

where to i find the html tag again

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If your site has already been verified with google, but you need to retrieve the HTMl verification tag again then here is how you can find it.

  1. Go to Google Search Console.
  2. Select your website from the list.
  3. Click on settings in the left sidebar.
  4. Under ‘Ownership verification’ just click on it.
  5. You will see the verication method listed there. If HTML tag was used, you will see the meta tag there again like this:
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  • Now copy the meta tag and paste it in the tag in the Shopify theme.liquid.

Let me know if you need more help.

Thanks