Introduction
Although websites on Newsifier are automatically picked up by Google News, signing up for Google Publisher Center can improve your site’s visibility and performance. In this small how-to, we'll walk you through the steps to sign up for Google Publisher Center and provide the necessary information for setup.
Getting Started
Access Google Publisher Center
Head over to the Google Publisher Center and sign in using your Google account.
Add Your Publication
Once logged in, find and click on the Add Publication button in the sidebar.
Enter the following details:
Publication Name: The name of your website (e.g., NewsToday).
Primary Website Property: The full URL of your website (e.g.,https://www.newstoday.com).
Location: The main location or country where your website is based.
Click Add Publication to continue.
Setting Up Your Publication
Fill in Your Publication Settings
Once you’ve created the property, let’s move to Publication settings to add more information.
Choose the Primary Language of your website (e.g., English).
Verify Your Website by clicking on the Verify in Search Console button. If you face any issues with verification, feel free to reach out to our support team.
Under Contacts, add [email protected] as the contact for technical issues.
Add Your Logos
Next, move to the Visual Styles section to add your logos:
Square Logo: Must be PNG or JPG with a minimum size of 512x512px (recommended size is 1024x1024px).
Rectangular Logo: Should have a max ratio of 10:1, with a minimum width of 200px and height of 20px (recommended width is 400px).
After uploading your logos, click Save at the top right of your screen.
Setting Up Google News
Configure Google News
Once your publication is saved, click on the Google News section on the right side of the page.
Click Edit and fill in the following details:
Publication Category: Select the category that best represents your website’s content.
Distribution: Choose the countries where you want your articles to be visible (for most clients, selecting Worldwide is best).
Google Properties: Select Allow all properties so your content can appear across Google services.
Click Next to proceed.
Content Settings
To let Google News know what you want to publish, you need to add a new section and specify an RSS/XML feed.
Click + New Section and select Feed.
In the pop-up, enter the following details:
Section Title: Choose a title (e.g., "News").
RSS/Atom Feed URL: Enter your website's feed URL (e.g., https://yourdomain.com/sitemap/news.xml).
View Access: Choose Anyone.
Click Add to save this section.
Review and Publish
You will now be shown the tab Review and Publish. On the right side, you will see a preview without articles inside it. We’re almost done.
Final Steps
You’ll now see a preview of your articles on the right-hand side of the screen. If everything looks good, click Review and fill in the required details for the main person responsible for publishing the news.
After saving the information, refresh the page after a few minutes if needed, and click Publish when the button becomes available.
Review Process
Google will start reviewing your submission, and it typically takes between 2-4 weeks. You will receive a notification once the review is complete.
Sharing Your Property with Newsifier
As the last thing to do is share the property with Newsifier by going to the user permission section here and adding a user ([email protected]) with owner rights. After that, click on Save.