Verifying your network for Google Webmaster Tools does not work
Verifying your network for Google Webmaster Tools does not work as described.
After verification Google returns:
Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
Last attempt Jan 23, 2008: We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header.
We've detected that your server returns a status of 200 (found successfully) for pages that don't exist.
We've detected that your server returns a status of 200 (found successfully) for pages that don't exist. We can't verify sites with this configuration because it would enable anyone to verify ownership of your site. You can try our meta tag verification method or change your server's configuration.
This configuration presents a security risk for site verification and therefore, we can't verify your site. If your web server is configured to return a status of 200 (found) in the header of 404 (not found) pages, and we enabled you to verify your site with this configuration, others would be able to take advantage of this and verify your site as well. To ensure that no one can take advantage of this configuration to view statistics to sites they don't own, we only verify sites that return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages.
If your server is configured to return something other than a 404 for non-existent pages, try our meta tag verification method or change your server's configuration.
You can change your web server configuration to return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages and still provide a custom error page (see Apache information and IIS information). Note that we do a HEAD request (and not a GET request) when we check for this. Once your web server is configured correctly, try to verify the site again and we'll recheck your configuration.
Any advice how to fix it?
After verification Google returns:
Verification status: NOT VERIFIED
Last attempt Jan 23, 2008: We've detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header.
We've detected that your server returns a status of 200 (found successfully) for pages that don't exist.
We've detected that your server returns a status of 200 (found successfully) for pages that don't exist. We can't verify sites with this configuration because it would enable anyone to verify ownership of your site. You can try our meta tag verification method or change your server's configuration.
This configuration presents a security risk for site verification and therefore, we can't verify your site. If your web server is configured to return a status of 200 (found) in the header of 404 (not found) pages, and we enabled you to verify your site with this configuration, others would be able to take advantage of this and verify your site as well. To ensure that no one can take advantage of this configuration to view statistics to sites they don't own, we only verify sites that return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages.
If your server is configured to return something other than a 404 for non-existent pages, try our meta tag verification method or change your server's configuration.
You can change your web server configuration to return a status of 404 in the header of 404 pages and still provide a custom error page (see Apache information and IIS information). Note that we do a HEAD request (and not a GET request) when we check for this. Once your web server is configured correctly, try to verify the site again and we'll recheck your configuration.
Any advice how to fix it?
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Permalink Reply by Phil McCluskey on
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HI Oles,
Your network needs to be completely public in order for the verification to succeed. At the moment you are only permitting non-members to see the front page.
Thanks,
Phil -
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Permalink Reply by Todd on
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I got it to work by trying to verify with the meta-tag (but not actually adding anything) and then going back and trying with the html file again.
It seems that when you attempt with the meta tag method it might reset something. -
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Permalink Reply by cooksurfer on
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Forgive me for my english : I'm french.
I have the same problem. Where I put this meta tag (please tell me exactly : I'm not a developer ! )
Thanks. -
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