Category: Technical Readiness
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Is your site technically ready for AdSense review?
Check that your public website loads, AdSense can verify it, and required account setup steps are complete before requesting review.
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ads.txt for AdSense: what it does and how to verify it
Learn what ads.txt does, where Google says to place it, how to copy your own publisher line, and how to check its status.
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Check redirects, HTTPS, canonical domains, and public access
Verify that the submitted website resolves consistently across HTTPS, www and non-www versions, and public pages without redirect loops.
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Robots.txt, sitemaps, and crawler access: verify without blocking important pages
Review robots.txt, sitemap, and page access carefully so important public content is reachable to users and search crawlers.
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Make sure WordPress staging and maintenance settings are not blocking public access
Confirm that maintenance mode, password protection, or staging settings do not hide the production site from visitors and reviewers.
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How to verify ad code without confusing it with approval status
Check that AdSense code is installed on the correct site while keeping technical setup separate from Google’s content and policy review.
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Check whether the submitted domain matches the live canonical site
Check www, non-www, HTTPS, redirects, and account site entry so verification and review refer to the intended live domain.
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Check whether important pages require login or cookies to load
Open key pages in a logged-out session to detect login gates, broken consent flows, or access restrictions that hide content.
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Verify sitemap and canonical URLs after a site migration
After a migration, confirm sitemaps and canonical links use live URLs and no longer point to staging or redirected pages.
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Verify ads.txt content at the root without overwriting other sellers
Confirm the root ads.txt URL serves your own publisher record and preserve valid entries for other authorized ad partners.