How To Verify Your Website Or Blog On Pinterest: For Self-Hosted WordPress

There was a time I was not savvy about things like “CSS”, “html code”, or WordPress. Heck, I still struggle with all three but I have learned quite a bit after using WordPress.org for 2+ years. Since I know the mere mention of “cpanel” sends some bloggers running, I’m going to help you out by showing you {step by step} how to verify your website on Pinterest.

• Log into your Pinterest account and in the drop down box, select “settings”. Scroll down to the area where it says Verify Website.

• Click on Verify Website then select “Download the HTML verification file” and save it to your computer. 

• Now, log into your web host’s {e.g., Hostgator, BlueHost, Liquid Web} cpanel. You can find your cpanel at http://yourdomain.com/cpanel.
• Once you log in, you should see something similar to the picture below. 

• Click on File Manager. Make sure Web Root is selected and click Go.

• After you select Go, your File Manager should open and look similar to the picture below. 

• Select upload, and then remember that Pinterest file you saved to your computer? You need to upload that.

• Exit out of your cpanel.
• Wait approximately 15 minutes and return to your Pinterest account settings. 
• Select “Check here to complete the process.”

• Look for that magic red check by your website name. If it doesn’t appear right away, check it again in another 30 minutes.

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Kimberly is a Multiple Sclerosis fighter, one of the many faces of MS. Before her diagnosis, she worked as a mental health therapist. Kimberly has two Master's degrees {in counseling and clinical psychology} and frequently finds herself psychoanalyzing people on Facebook and Twitter ;). Lover of books, animals, coffee, vintage items and tv. Mom to a college-aged daughter and five fur kids, wife to a feisty southerner, and saved by One.

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