While there are usually a couple of different ways that you can verify your website with various services, one that I like to use involves creating a DNS text record.
Your DNS records might be stored with the company where you purchased your domain but, if you set up Cloudflare, then they are probably there instead.
Our tutorial below will show you how to create a new DNS TXT record in your Cloudflare account.
Our guide continues below with additional information on how to create a text DNS record at Cloudflare, including pictures of these steps.
Often when you need to create a .txt record it’s because you need to verify they you own a website.
I have to do this a lot to verify a Google Search Console account or claim ownership of a website for Pinterest.
You’ve probably already got a handful of different DNS records that could be CNAME records for different subdomains, A records to map your IP address to your domain, or MX records if you have a custom email account set up.
But our focus in this guide is creating a new TXT record for your domain, specifically when you have your DNS records hosted with Cloudflare.
The steps in this article were performed in the desktop version of the Google Chrome Web browser but will work in most other desktop browsers as well.
Now that you know how to create a TXT DNS record with Cloudflare you will be able to do this whenever you wan tto use a TXT record to verify your ownership of the site.
Matt has been working with WordPress and creating content using this powerful content management system for years. While he has written about many other tech topics, WordPress is one of his favorites.
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