Problem with setting "www" for my domains in Google Webmaster Tools

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    I have problems trying to set the setting for my website to Display URLs as www.mydomain.com

    Under Settings - Preferred domain in Google Webmaster Tools: It keep stating "Part of the process of setting a preferred domain is to verify that you own http://mydomains.com/. Please verify http://mydomains.com/."

    I have no problems doing the setting for "www" for my first 2 websites, but recently i started to have problems doing this settings for my new 4 websites...is there anything wrong with google webmaster tools or is it there is a change of new settings by google? Kindly help me. Thanks.
     
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  2. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    Have you verified the domain like all other domains normally have to be verified first?
     
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  3. Swanton84

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    Hi, yes I've already verified all my domains successfully... so what to u think is the problem and do u have any solutions? Thanks.
     
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    Are you using a blog? wordpress?
    Change the name to without www first then submit the Google verifying code.
    Once verified change to www. Hope this will help
     
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    I am using a website builder to construct my website.

    So you mean I need to submit a sitemap without www to google webmaster tools and then verify the code again by uploading the verification code to my server again? But i do not understand by "Once verified change to www"...you mean change where? I do not get it. Need you to further elaborate more explicitly...thanks...

    And will submitting the sitemap again affect my google indexing and pagerank?

    Thanks.
     
    Swanton84, Sep 12, 2009 IP
  6. SirGeorge

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    Not to worry, set up a 301 redirect to transparently connect http:domain.com to http://www.mydomain.com.

    I have described how to do this in detail in this blog entry (for Apache servers)

    http://webdesign-ri.com/web_site_design_and_SEO_blog/web-site-management/using-an-apache-server-for-canonical-redirects/

    Hope this helps.

    George.
     
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    Thanks for the help. For your info, I have already created a .htaccess file to redirect the "without www" url to "with www" url. But inside google webmaster tools, they still do not recognize my settings...how come? Or this is not a problem since i already created a .htaccess file in my server?
     
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    In Google webmaster tools you may have to set up two sites one as http://www.domain.com and http://domain.com because they are each considered different sites.
    George
     
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    Just add your domain once more from the dashboard in webmaster tools without www and it will be verified itself since you have verified using www
     
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    Delete this domain, then add and verify once again. I have the same problem and it helped me.
     
    brownman, Sep 16, 2009 IP