Question about Jekyll SEO Tag and Search Engine Visibility

[AlexMisra1]

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Hello everyone,

I am using the jekyll-seo-tag plugin for my Jekyll site and have a question regarding its functionality in relation to making my website appear on search engine results.

From what I understand, the plugin provides the necessary metadata for SEO. However, I am confused about whether filling in the content of the jekyll-seo-tag settings section in the _config.yml file is sufficient to make my site appear in search engine results, or if there are additional steps I need to take.

Specifically, do I need to manually submit my site to search engines like Google, Bing, etc., or perform other tasks to ensure that my website is indexed and appears in search results? Or does the jekyll-seo-tag plugin take care of everything needed to make my site discoverable on the web?

Additionally, I am curious about the webmaster_verifications section of the _config.yml file:

webmaster_verifications:
  google: # fill in your Google verification code
  bing: # fill in your Bing verification code
  alexa: # fill in your Alexa verification code
  yandex: # fill in your Yandex verification code
  baidu: # fill in your Baidu verification code
  facebook: # fill in your Facebook verification code

[kungfux]

The search engine's main goal is to discover your site so that it can return search results to its users. However, this can take time. If you're really popular, it will happen faster. But usually people prefer fast results. To do this, you need to tell the search engine that your site exists. When you do this, search engines usually collect and provide some useful information about your site.

Additionally, I am curious about the webmaster_verifications section of the _config.yml file

For this reason, they ask you to prove that you are the owner of this particular website. This is verified by placing verification codes that you link to.

Specifically, do I need to manually submit my site to search engines like Google, Bing, etc.

To get the verification code, you'll need to register with the search engine portal and follow their guidelines.