Verifying your site on Pinterest. Sounds like an overly-complicated, code heavy process and who really needs that, right? Well Pinterest site verification has many amazing benefits and doesn’t have to be hard at all! Adding your account to Pinterest gives you access to valuable business features. For example, you gain access to deeper analytics both on Pinterest and through Tailwind and your website logo will be on all Pins from your site, prompting users to visit your page.
There are three main ways to go through website verification:
- Update the meta tag on your site;
- Upload an HTML file; or
- Add verification through a host.
The best part? Verifying your website doesn’t take a professional developer – anyone can do it! Don’t worry, we’ll be here to hold your hand along the way.
Verify Website by Updating Meta Tag
Step 1. Go to your Pinterest profile and click on the edit button
Step 2. Click on the “Confirm Website” button
Step 3. Copy the Code
Step 4. Add the code to your website’s <head>
So here’s where things might feel like they get complicated. But never fear – it’s easier than it sounds! In your website’s content management system (CMS), look for index.html where you can edit the code of your website. You’ll know you’ve found it when things look something like this:
Once you’ve found this area, add the code from Pinterest underneath <head> section:
Save those changes.
Step 5. Click “Finish” back on Pinterest
Upload To Website
Step 1. Edit your profile and open up the “Confirm Website” Dialog box.
Step 2. Click on “Download This File”
once the file is downloaded, DO NOT rename the file. This is very important!
Step 3. Upload the file to the root server
Common root servers are public_html, www, or wwwroot. This video will explain how to upload the file.
Step 4. Click “Finish” back on Pinterest
Verify Through Website Host
Pinterest website verification can be easily done through many hosts. Right now, there are 19 total hosts with instructions on how to verify your website on Pinterest. We are only going to go over a few of the most popular ones here – WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger.
WordPress
Step 1. Download the “Pinterest Verify” Plug-in
Step 2. Copy the “content” section of meta tag using the instructions above.
Step 3. Login to your WordPress dashboard.
Step 4. Go to Settings > “Pinterest Verify”
Step 5. Paste the content part of meta tag into “Pinterest site confirmation” and Save
Step 6. Click “Finish” back on Pinterest
Tumblr – Meta Tag
Step 1. Copy the meta data from Pinterest using the method above
Step 2. Sign in to your Tumblr page and go to your settings
Find your blog listed in the right rail.
Step 3. Scroll to “Edit Theme”
Step 4. Click on “Edit HTML”
Then paste meta data into <head> and save.
Step 6. Click “Finish” back on Pinterest
Blogger
Step 1. Copy the meta data from Pinterest using the method above
Step 2. Login to Blogger and go to “Template” then select “Edit HTML”
Step 3. Paste Meta Tag Into <head>
Step 4. Click “Finish” back on Pinterest
See? Pinterest Website Verification Isn’t Too Hard!
Now that you’ve verified your account, you can really get started on Pinterest.
