From 8b573a599c7e8c437002714dd91248fc210121ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FROWNINGdev <218313741+FROWNINGdev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:52:24 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] seo: Google Search Console ownership tag for the Pages site

---
 _config.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a75739b..bc111a0 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ defaults:
 # jekyll-sitemap publishes /sitemap.xml, the file search consoles take to
 # discover and recrawl the site. jekyll-seo-tag is named explicitly rather than
 # left to arrive as a dependency of the theme.
+# Ownership proof for Google Search Console; jekyll-seo-tag renders it as the
+# google-site-verification meta tag. Removing it unverifies the property.
+webmaster_verifications:
+  google: oIa9kh4gq9UEbkoSisvXaKhvzQsEkjzPncVDwkFtdD8
+
 plugins:
   - jekyll-seo-tag
   - jekyll-sitemap