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# How to Connect Your Website to Yandex Webmaster

Verify your website with Yandex Webmaster by pasting Yandex's verification code into Yoast SEO on your AgentFire site.

Yandex is the main search engine in Russia and a few nearby countries. If you want your site to show up there, verify it in Yandex Webmaster. It takes about five minutes.

You'll need a Yandex account. Signing up asks for a phone number to confirm you're a real person.

## Verify your site

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Add your site in Yandex Webmaster

Go to [webmaster.yandex.com](https://webmaster.yandex.com/), sign in or create an account, and click **Add site**. Enter your website address and continue.
{% endstep %}

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### Copy the meta tag code

Choose the **Meta tag** verification method. Copy only the code inside `content="..."`, without the quotes.

For example, from `<meta name="yandex-verification" content="1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b" />`, copy `1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b`.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Open Yoast SEO in your dashboard

Open the menu in the top left, then go to **General Content** > **Yoast SEO** > **General**.

![The dashboard menu open, with General selected under Yoast SEO](https://2039430885-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fq65vhH2v4k5rpDOha9Vm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f5f8363e2d9eb08cd171440cca0eb88a57764b5c%2Fyandex-1-menu.png?alt=media)
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{% step %}

### Paste the code and save

Click the **Webmaster Tools** tab, paste the code into **Yandex verification code**, and click **Save changes**.

![Yoast SEO Webmaster Tools tab with an example code in the Yandex verification code field](https://2039430885-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fq65vhH2v4k5rpDOha9Vm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-387c7d650ad09fb6a64017e96f78e2c30b23e175%2Fyandex-2-yoast-field.png?alt=media)
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{% step %}

### Check in Yandex

Go back to Yandex Webmaster and click **Check**.
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{% hint style="info" %}
If Yandex can't verify your site, email <support@agentfire.com> with the full meta tag from Yandex. We'll add it to your site for you.
{% endhint %}

## Submit your sitemap

Once your site is verified, give Yandex your sitemap so it can find all your pages. In Yandex Webmaster, go to **Indexing** > **Sitemap files**, enter the address below and click **Add**:

`https://yourwebsite.com/sitemap_index.xml`

Replace `yourwebsite.com` with your own domain.

## Common Questions

<details>

<summary>Do I need Yandex?</summary>

Only if you want visitors from Russia or nearby countries. Most clients only need Google, and Bing if they want it.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Can I verify Bing or Google the same way?</summary>

Yes. The same **Webmaster Tools** tab has fields for Bing and Google verification codes.

</details>