Bing Webmaster Tools
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Type of site | Webmaster portal |
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| Owner | Microsoft |
| URL | www |
| Launched | June 3, 2009 |
Bing Webmaster Tools (previously the Bing Webmaster Center) is a free service as part of Microsoft's Bing search engine which allows webmasters to add their websites to the Bing index crawler, see their site's performance in Bing (clicks, impressions) and a lot more. The service also offers tools for webmasters to troubleshoot the crawling and indexing of their website, submission of new URLs, Sitemap creation, submission and ping tools, website statistics, consolidation of content submission, and new content and community resources.[1]
Features
Bing Webmaster Tools provides many features that can be accessed by webmasters after they verify the ownership of their websites using methods such as MetaTag verification, adding CNAME record to DNS entry, XML verification and Domain Connect.[2]
It contains the following tools and features to support webmasters to access data and manage their websites on Bing:[3][4]
- Submit Urls allows webmasters to submit thousands of URLs present in their website for faster indexing. The number of URLs they can submit can be as much as 10,000 URLs per day.[5]
- Crawl issues allows webmasters to discover potential issues with their websites such as File Not Found (404) errors, blocked by REP, long dynamic URLs, and unsupported content-types.
- Backlink data allows webmasters to access data about their referring links. Part of this feature was acquired from Yahoo! Site Explorer.[6]
- Advanced filtering allows webmasters to quickly scope the results in their website reports to zoom into the data they need.
- Data download allows webmasters to access the first 1000 results in a CSV file to analyze the results.
- Keyword search tool allows webmasters to explore new keywords.
- Robots.txt validator allows webmasters to check if their robots.txt file meets the standard.
- Markup validator allows webmasters to check if their site meets W3C standards.
- Sitemaps allows webmasters to check if Bing is viewing their sitemap correctly.
- Outbound links allows webmasters to see the outbound links Bing sees.
- Web search: Bing allows users to search the web for websites, images, videos, and other types of content.
- Map search: Bing Maps allows users to search for and explore maps and satellite images of locations around the world.
- News search: Bing News allows users to search for and read news articles from a variety of sources.
- Shopping search: Bing Shopping allows users to search for and compare prices on products from online retailers.
- Travel search: Bing Travel allows users to search for and book flights, hotels, and other travel-related services.
- Video search: Bing Video allows users to search for and watch videos from a variety of sources.
- Image search: Bing Image Search allows users to search for and view images from the web.
- Health search: Bing Health allows users to search for health-related information and resources.
- Finance search: Bing Finance allows users to search for financial information and news, including stock quotes and financial reports.
- Weather search: Bing Weather allows users to search for and view weather forecasts for locations around the world.
- Personalized search: Bing allows users to customize their search experience by saving their search history and preferences, and providing personalized search results based on their past searches and interests.
- Voice search: Bing allows users to perform searches using their voice, making it easier to find information on the go.
- Search suggestions: Bing provides search suggestions as you type, to help users find relevant results faster.
- Search filters: Bing allows users to filter search results by date, type, and other criteria to help narrow down the results and find what they're looking for.
- Translation: Bing Translator allows users to translate text or web pages into different languages, making it easier to find and understand information from around the world.
- Knowledge graph: Bing's knowledge graph displays information about a wide range of topics, including people, places, and events, to help users find more context and background information about their search queries.
- Bing Rewards: Bing Rewards is a program that rewards users for using Bing, with points that can be redeemed for various rewards.
See also
References
- ^ Lincoln, John E. (2 July 2015). "The Ultimate Guide To Bing Webmaster Tools. Contributor John E Lincoln has put together this comprehensive guide to getting started with Bing Webmaster Tools". Search Engine Land.
- ^ "Bing Webmaster Tools simplifies site verification using Domain Connect". Bing Blogs. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Frye, Selena (9 November 2011). "Microsoft updates Bing Webmaster Tools. Microsoft Bing recently refreshed their Webmaster Tools after seeking feedback from the web master community. Have you tried them? Here are the major updates". TechRepublic.
- ^ Crum, Chris (22 August 2012). "Bing Webmaster Tools Changes Site Activity Calculations". WebProNews.
- ^ "Suchmaschinenoptimierung" (in German).
- ^ "Bing Revamps Their Webmaster Tools & Launches Partial Yahoo Site Explorer Replacement". Search Engine Land. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ Verify Your Site With Bing Webmaster Tools Rankmath