You can claim your website with Pinterest to get analytics about your site’s activity on the Pinterest platform. This guide will show you how to claim your domain on Pinterest using WordPress.com.
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While most site verification tools will ask you to add an “HTML tag” or “meta tag” to your site’s header, we’ve simplified the process by providing specific tools for adding the required tag to your website.
To access the site verification tools:
- Visit your site’s dashboard.
- Navigate to Tools → Marketing (or Jetpack → Settings if using WP-Admin).
- Select the Traffic tab.
- Scroll down to the “Site verification services” section.
In addition to the Pinterest verification steps described in this guide, you can verify your site with Bing, Google, Yandex, and Facebook.
You may use the following steps to verify your website’s domain with Pinterest:
- To get started, log in to your Pinterest account.
- Click the menu next to your profile image in the top right and click on Settings.
- Click the “Claimed accounts” option in the sidebar.
- Click the Claim button.
- Copy the HTML tag that looks something like the following example:
<meta name="p:domain_verify" content="12abcde34567fgh8i91234jk5678l9m0"/>
- In a new browser tab or window, open your WordPress.com account to view your dashboard.
- Open your WordPress.com dashboard in a new browser tab or window and navigate to Tools → Marketing (or Jetpack → Settings if you are using WP-Admin).
- Click on the Traffic tab.
- Scroll down to the “Site verification services” section, and paste the code you copied from Pinterest into the Pinterest section.
- Click the “Save Settings” button.
- Go back to the Pinterest verification page and click the “Next” button.
- Click the “Submit” button on the Submit for review window.