[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"cms-page:\u002Fblog\u002Fguide-to-bing-webmaster-tools":3},{"date":4,"date_gmt":4,"content":5,"sticky":7,"format":8,"categories":9,"collections":11,"coauthors":12,"class_list":14,"acf":23,"head_links":359,"breadcrumbs":360,"reading_minutes":172,"category":368,"head":370},"2026-03-04T08:12:00",{"rendered":6},"\n\u003Cp>Bing Webmaster Tools is Bing’s equivalent to Google Search Console. It offers a wide variety of functionalities, allowing the user to analyse organic traffic rom Bing by keyword and page, explore and control how Bingbot is crawling your site, and plenty more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bing may not have the largest market share, but its influence is growing all the time – making it worth looking into as part of your SEO strategy. In our experience, a good proportion of your organic traffic may still be coming from this search engine, particularly if you’re in a B2B vertical. What’s more, we’ve seen cases of clients experiencing much higher conversion rates via Bing traffic than with Google.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, getting to grips with Bing Webmaster Tools is a brilliant idea. Notably, the platform has undergone several recent updates to amplify its Search Performance report. Now, website owners and SEO professionals can benefit from expanded performance metrics, providing in-depth insights into how their sites perform on Bing’s search engine and chatbot, Copilot. The addition of crawl requests, crawl errors, and indexed pages further enhances the user experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What’s more, in October 2024, Bing responded to user feedback by increasing the time range covered by its Search Performance feature up to 16 months, bringing it in line with Google Search Console. At the same time, it rolled out Recommendations – a new feature offering tailored suggestions to help you optimise your site’s organic visibility in Bing. As a site owner, you’ll now receive actionable insights about issues such as pages with insufficient content or identical title tags, empowering you to make data-driven decisions and plan your strategy. The rollout of exciting new features like these makes now a great time to get into using the platform. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2025\u002F01\u002Fimage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31551\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u003Cem>Recommendations in Bing Webmaster Tools (\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblogs.bing.com\u002Fwebmaster\u002FOctober-2024\u002FIntroducing-Recommendations-Bing-Webmaster-Tools-Next-Evolution-in-Analytics-and-SEO\">Source: blogs.bing.com\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’ll explore each and every feature of Bing Webmaster Tools in this comprehensive, up-to-date guide, from adding a website and submitting sitemaps right through to analysing performance and backlinks. If there’s a feature that interests you in particular, then use the links below to find what you’re after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#23b09b;color: white;font-family: 'Red Hat Display'; id=\" updated-post\"=\"\">\u003Cstrong>NOTE: This post has been updated for 2026 👍 \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-of-contents\">\u003Cul>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#adding-a-website-to-bing-webmaster-tools\">Adding a website to Bing Webmaster Tools\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#bing-webmaster-tools-verification\">Bing Webmaster Tools verification\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h4\">\u003Ca href=\"#dns-auto-verification\">DNS Auto Verification\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h4\">\u003Ca href=\"#xml-file-authentication\">XML file authentication\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h4\">\u003Ca href=\"#meta-tag-authentication\">Meta tag authentication\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h4\">\u003Ca href=\"#add-cname-record-to-dns\">Add CNAME record to DNS\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#home\">Home\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#search-performance\">Search Performance\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#keyword-and-page-level-analysis\">Keyword- and page-level analysis\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#new-additions-to-search-performance\">New additions to Search Performance\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#url-inspection\">URL Inspection\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#site-explorer\">Site Explorer\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#sitemaps\">Sitemaps\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#submitting-a-sitemap-to-bing\">Submitting a sitemap to Bing\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#url-submission\">URL Submission\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#seo\">SEO\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#backlinks\">Backlinks\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#keyword-research\">Keyword Research\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#seo-reports\">SEO Reports\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#site-scan\">Site Scan\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#configuration\">Configuration\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#crawl-control\">Crawl Control\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#block-urls\">Block URLs\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#tools-enhancements\">Tools & Enhancements\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#robots-txt-tester\">Robots.txt Tester\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#verify-bingbot\">Verify Bingbot\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#security-privacy\">Security & Privacy\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h3\">\u003Ca href=\"#copyright-removal-notices\">Copyright Removal Notices\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#user-management\">User Management\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli class=\"heading-h2\">\u003Ca href=\"#microsoft-clarity\">Microsoft Clarity\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adding-a-website-to-bing-webmaster-tools\">\u003Cstrong>Adding a website to Bing Webmaster Tools\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Once you’ve \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Fhomepage\">opened an account\u003C\u002Fa>, the first step in your Bing Webmaster Tools journey is to add a website. You’ll be prompted to do this once you sign in. If your site is already set up in Google Search Console, Bing offers a useful import functionality that allows you to bypass the need for verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Alternatively, you can add your site manually and verify ownership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FWelcome-Screen-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46996\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Existing users can add an extra site using the ‘+ Add a site’ icon at the bottom of the drop-down domain list to the left of the home screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FAdd-site-icon-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46997\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bing-webmaster-tools-verification\">Bing Webmaster Tools verification\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When adding a website manually, you’ll need to go through the Bing Webmaster Tools verification process. There are four methods for verifying your site:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>DNS Auto Verification\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>XML File authentication\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Meta tag authentication\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Add CNAME record to DNS\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dns-auto-verification\">DNS Auto Verification\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the quickest and easiest method, we’d always recommend choosing DNS Auto Verification. If your domain provider supports this, you’ll be given the option to ‘Sign in to verify’ via the interface pictured below. Simply sign in using your domain provider login and you’re good to go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FVerification-options-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46998\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"xml-file-authentication\">XML file authentication\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To verify using your XML file, download the BingSiteAuth.xml file and upload it to the root directory of your site via the file manager in your CMS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FXML-File-authentication-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46999\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meta-tag-authentication\">Meta tag authentication\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For the meta tag authentication option, copy and paste the meta tag provided into the HTML for your home page – it should go in the <head> section, before the first <body> section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FMeta-Tag-authentication-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47000\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-cname-record-to-dns\">Add CNAME record to DNS\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To get set up using this method, copy the series of letters and numbers provided (your CNAME record). Sign in to your domain provider and paste the CNAME record into the relevant field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FAdd-CNAME-record-to-DNS-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47001\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"home\">\u003Cstrong>Home\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Once your site is verified, you can visit the Home page by clicking on your site in the top-left drop-down menu. This page gives you a top-level overview of your site’s performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FHome-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47002\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>The left-hand navigation includes all of the features at your disposal in Bing Webmaster Tools. We’ll run through each of these in detail below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FNavigation-menu-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47003\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"search-performance\">\u003Cstrong>Search Performance\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For the bread and butter of your SEO work in Bing Webmaster Tools, you’ll be looking at the Search Performance tab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSearch-Performance-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47004\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>The top half of this page provides you with a graph of recent performance set to three months by default. You can alter the timeframe using the drop-down menu at the top right of the screen, with options to view data from a custom timeframe or the last:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>7 days\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>30 days\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>3 months\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>6 months\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The purple line (clicks) represents the number of users who clicked through from Bing’s organic search results to your site; the blue line (impressions) highlights how many users were shown your site in these same results. As with Google Search Console, you also have the option to display the average click-through rate and average position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keyword-and-page-level-analysis\">Keyword- and page-level analysis\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The bottom half of the interface segments this data by keyword or page – a really useful for monitoring the effects of your on- and off-page optimisation efforts. Within the keywords tab, you can click into an individual keyword to see a list of ‘served pages’ (the URLs from your site which appear in Bing’s organic search results for that keyword).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FKeyword-served-pages-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47005\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-additions-to-search-performance\">New additions to Search Performance\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A recent addition to Bing Webmaster Tools has seen it branch off from Google Search Console: you can now view crawl requests, crawl errors, and indexed pages within the Search Performance report itself. This new feature is particularly handy for larger sites that are looking to increase the crawlability and indexability of their content. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2026, Bing Webmaster Tools added its \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Fhelp\u002F9f8e7d6c\">AI Performance Report\u003C\u002Fa>, marking the platform out as the first major player to separate AI citations from traditional search. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"url-inspection\">\u003Cstrong>URL Inspection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Next up, you’ll find the new-and-improved URL Inspection tool (previously called Fetch as Bingbot). In this tab, you can dig a little deeper by investigating individual URLs. Any errors with crawling, indexing, or markup will show up here, as well as the option to request indexing if you’ve updated the page recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FURL-Inspection-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47006\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>By clicking on the Live URL tab then ‘View Tested page’, you can:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>See the HTML viewed by Bingbot and check that this matches up with the content you want to serve;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Find out what your page source and HTTP header look like to Bingbot;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Determine if a URL is being blocked in your robots.txt file.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bing Webmaster Tools also offers additional functionality compared to the equivalent Google Search Console feature by highlighting SEO issues with the URL in question. For example, it might highlight the fact that an image on the page is missing an alt attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"site-explorer\">\u003Cstrong>Site Explorer\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Previously known as Index Explorer, the new Site Explorer function is another example of Bing Webmaster Tools taking things one step further than Google Search Console. It allows you to view the structure of your site exactly as it is seen by Bingbot:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSite-Explorer-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47007\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here, you can select the subfolder or page you’re interested in using the Explorer panel to the left of the interface. Users are offered a wealth of information, including:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Crawl data\u003C\u002Fstrong> on the pages in the subfolder broken down by indexed, error, warning, and excluded page;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The number of \u003Cstrong>clicks\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>impressions\u003C\u002Fstrong> for the subfolder\u002Fpage in the last six months;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>How many \u003Cstrong>backlinks\u003C\u002Fstrong> are pointing towards the subfolder\u002Fpage;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The dates when the subfolder\u002Fpage was \u003Cstrong>last crawled\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>discovered\u003C\u002Fstrong> by Bingbot;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The \u003Cstrong>HTTP code\u003C\u002Fstrong> for the subfolder\u002Fpage;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The \u003Cstrong>document size\u003C\u002Fstrong> of the subfolder\u002Fpage.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With all of this data at your fingertips, Bing Webmaster Tool’s Site Explorer provides the ability to delve deep into different areas of your site and gain a comprehensive understanding of how they’re performing in search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sitemaps\">\u003Cstrong>Sitemaps\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All of your sitemaps are housed within this tab. The top of the page features counters for the number of known sitemaps, those with errors, those with warnings, and the total URLs on the site. In the table below, you’ll find a complete list of sitemaps with the ability to order by:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>URL;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The date a sitemap was last submitted;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The date it was last crawled;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Status;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Number of URLs discovered.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSitemaps-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47008\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"submitting-a-sitemap-to-bing\">Submitting a sitemap to Bing\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To submit a sitemap to Bing, visit the sitemaps page and click on the blue ‘Submit sitemap’ icon at the top right of the interface. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The accepted formats are XML, RSS 2.0, mRSS (Media RSS), Atom 0.3 & 1.0 and text files; this is another point of departure from Google Search Console, which only takes XML.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"url-submission\">\u003Cstrong>URL Submission\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Recently updated a piece of content or published a new landing page on your site? Use the URL Submission tab to request that the page is recrawled and indexed as a priority – simply click on one of the blue submit URLs icons at the top and bottom of the interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FURL-Submission-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47009\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unlike Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools allows you to submit a handful of URLs for indexing at once:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSubmit-URL-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47010\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By default, your site gets up to 10,000 URL submissions each day (this limit applies to the vast majority of sites). If you’re dealing with a high volume of page uploads or updates on a daily basis, it’s worth implementing Bing’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Furl-submission-api#APIs\">Submission API\u003C\u002Fa> to automate this process, part of its IndexNow protocol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bing encourages the use of IndexNow as it provides the freshness signals to Copilot that help the tool ground its answers in the latest available information. Most modern SEO plugins (like Yoast or RankMath) now use this to ping Bing the second you hit “Publish,” making manual URL submission less necessary than it used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seo\">\u003Cstrong>SEO\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now for the exciting part: the Bing Webmaster Tools SEO section, replete with useful tools to help you with your on- and off-page optimisation work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"backlinks\">Backlinks\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>First up is the Backlinks tool, which was updated last year to include a raft of new functionalities. In the main ‘All Links’ tab, you’ll find all of the backlinks directed towards pages on your site, with the option to view them by:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Domains;\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Pages (with source URL and target URL);\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Anchor text.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The top of the page is populated with counters for the total number of referring domains, referring pages, and unique anchor texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2024\u002F01\u002FyAX4vNVr-image.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&q=90\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26671\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One cool feature that really sets the Bing Webmaster Tools Backlinks feature apart is the ability to compare your site’s off-page performance with others. Head over to the ‘Similar sites’ tab and click the ‘Add a site to compare’ button at the top right. In this view, you’ll see a side-by-side comparison of the sites across top referring domains and top anchor texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSimilar-Sites-Backlinks-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47013\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keyword-research\">Keyword Research\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Bing Webmaster Tools Keyword Research interface is a useful innovation that allows you to search for queries and view trends data showing impressions by country:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FKeyword-Research-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47014\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>This tool also lets you segment by language and device (desktop\u002Fmobile) with the option to change the timeframe at the top right of the page. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Lower down, you’ll find a bunch of handy research tools that can help you to discover new search terms and expand on your content work, including related keywords, question keywords, and newly discovered terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seo-reports\">SEO Reports\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bing Webmaster Tools also takes a step in a different direction from Google Search Console with its SEO Reports. Particularly useful if you’re new to SEO, this section of the tool identifies issues with your on-page optimisation efforts – this includes common problems like the presence of multiple <h1> tags or lack of <img> alt attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSEO-Reports-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47015\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>To help you prioritise your workload and gauge the impact each change could have, the error types are broken down into low, moderate, and high severity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"site-scan\">Site Scan\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Building on the same principle as the SEO Reports but viewed at a page-by-page level, the Site Scan function gives you the option to carry out a full site audit. To kick things off, click on the blue ‘Start new scan’ icon at the top right of the interface and fill in the form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FSite-Scan-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47016\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>From here, you’ll be taken to a page that lists all of the SEO issues detected across your site:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FExample-Site-Scan-Bing-Webmaster-Tools-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47018\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>These are broken down into different types of issue such as errors (e.g. missing meta description), warnings (e.g. title tag too long), and notices (e.g. more than one h1 tag).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configuration\">\u003Cstrong>Configuration\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Configuration section of Bing Webmaster Tools offers you ways to control how Bingbot crawls your site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"crawl-control\">Crawl Control\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Incredibly useful if your site experiences significant peaks of traffic at certain times, the Crawl Control tab allows you to specify when you’d like Bingbot to crawl your site. If you know that most of your users browse the site during the afternoon, you can tell Bing to crawl your site fastest in the morning and at night to avoid overloading your servers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the screenshot below, you can see that Impression’s Crawl Control is set to slow down the crawling process during working hours when the site is at its busiest:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FCrawl-Control-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47019\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-urls\">Block URLs\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>URL parameters are used to differentiate between multiple versions of the same resource on a site. Ecommerce sites that allow you to filter by colour or style, for example, use a short section of text after a question mark in the URL to achieve this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u003Cem>https:\u002F\u002Fexample.com\u002Fmens_shoes?name=nikeu0026color=purple\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Search engines don’t differentiate based on these URL parameters, which can cause issues such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fkeyword-cannibalisation\u002F\">keyword cannibalisation\u003C\u002Fa> (check out Impression’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fan-essential-guide-to-url-parameters\u002F\">guide to URL parameters\u003C\u002Fa> to learn more about the problems that these can cause from an SEO perspective).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Bing Webmaster Tools, you can use the Block URLs function to prevent unwanted URL parameters from being indexed. This provides an immediate (but temporary) fix – you should also \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Fhelp\u002F?topicid=37c07477\">add a NOINDEX robots meta tag\u003C\u002Fa> to the affected pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tools-enhancements\">\u003Cstrong>Tools & Enhancements\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You’ll find technical features to check that your pages are crawlable and prevent malicious bots from crawling your site under Tools & Enhancements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"robots-txt-tester\">Robots.txt Tester\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the name suggests, this tool gives you an opportunity to test whether a URL on your site is blocked from indexation via your robots.txt file. The lower panel goes one step further by enabling you to edit your robots.txt file within Bing Webmaster Tools itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you find that any important pages are blocked, simply remove them and click proceed in the bottom right corner of the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FRobots.txt-Tester-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47020\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verify-bingbot\">Verify Bingbot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Search engine bots like Bingbot and Googlebot are helpful pieces of software that crawl content from across the web, helping to make it available to users everywhere. Unfortunately, the Internet is also full of malicious bots seeking to break into accounts and spam online forms with useless data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Verify Bingbot tool lets you check an IP address to make sure that it’s from Bing rather than a harmful source elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"security-privacy\">\u003Cstrong>Security & Privacy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"copyright-removal-notices\">Copyright Removal Notices\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This tool flags any URLs that have been flagged for copyright infringements. Bing will investigate this and prevent your content from being served in search results if it finds that your content infringes copyright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you find that any copyright allegations have been made against your site, you can submit a counter notice via this page to contest the claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"user-management\">\u003Cstrong>User Management\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The User Management page is relatively self-explanatory, allowing you to control who can access the account and their permission level. There are three levels to choose form:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Read Only\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Read\u002FWrite\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Administrator\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"microsoft-clarity\">\u003Cstrong>Microsoft Clarity\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Microsoft Clarity, the final feature in the Bing Webmaster Tools arsenal, marks a huge departure from Google Search Console’s offering. Made available to all users in October 2020, it’s a free-to-use analytics product that can enhance your \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fcro\u002F\">conversion rate optimisation (CRO)\u003C\u002Fa> efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Want to learn more about how users are engaging with the content on your site? Microsoft Clarity offers a free \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fuse-heatmapping-to-improve-ux\u002F\">heatmapping\u003C\u002Fa> functionality that allows you to track where users click and scroll, as well as how they move about on your site. This insight into the user journey highlights elements that are causing confusion or delays – use it to streamline your design and boost conversions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FMicrosoft-Clarity-Bing-Webmaster-Tools.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47021\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>The session playbacks feature offers individual session recordings to back up the aggregated data. With these recordings, you can look closely at user behaviour on your site as it unfolds in real-time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This post has provided a comprehensive guide to Bing Webmaster Tools, exploring all of the features it has to offer. If you’d like to learn more about how Impression can help your business with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fseo\u002F\">SEO\u003C\u002Fa>, don’t hesitate to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fget-in-touch\u002F\">get in touch\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,"standard",[10],1,[],[13],103,[15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22],"post-5907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seo",{"page_content_modules":24,"hero":168},[25,123],{"acf_fc_layout":26,"reduced":27,"top_overlap":-1,"bottom_underlap":-1,"disable_observer":27,"title":28,"content":6,"authors":29},"blog_post_content",true,"Guide to Bing Webmaster Tools for 2026",[30],{"id":31,"path":32,"display_name":33,"job_title":34,"description":35,"avatar_url":36,"acf":37},42,"\u002Fabout\u002Four-team\u002Fjonathan-theuring\u002F","Jonathan Theuring","Associate Director, SEO","I'm a Associate Director (SEO) at Impression, where I plan and execute effective strategies that deliver growth for my portfolio of clients.","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002F6bhGbuWP-Jonathan-Theuring.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=150&q=80&w=150&bg=CFE6F9",{"full_bio":38,"job_title":34,"specialist_service_links":39,"photo":68},"\u003Cp>Associate Director, SEO. Joined Impression in July 2019.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was an aspiring journalist as a school-leaver, completing an internship at Beijing-based magazine, The World of Chinese. From here, I went on to study English at Durham University and then a Marketing MSc at The University of Nottingham. I kept up my journalistic ambitions throughout this time, writing for several different student newspapers and online publications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was during my master’s degree that I became switched on to digital marketing and SEO in particular. Alongside my studies, I took a voluntary role supporting a local wedding and events company, then joined Impression part-time whilst writing my MSc dissertation in July 2019. I was employed by the agency on a full-time basis two months later, and went on to progress from my entry-level role up to my current position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Something that I’m really proud of:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fstrong>I will always be proud of having secured a role at Impression and getting promoted to where I am today. Outside of work, though, I’d say that winning a Faculty Academic Excellence Award on my MSc Marketing course is one of my proudest accomplishments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Outside of work:\u003Cbr \u002F>\n\u003C\u002Fstrong>I’ll often be found out with friends, playing games, or chilling at home with my partner and our cats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[40,58],{"page":41,"link_text":46},{"ID":42,"post_author":43,"post_date":44,"post_date_gmt":44,"post_content":45,"post_title":46,"post_excerpt":45,"post_status":47,"comment_status":48,"ping_status":48,"post_password":45,"post_name":49,"to_ping":45,"pinged":45,"post_modified":50,"post_modified_gmt":50,"post_content_filtered":45,"post_parent":51,"guid":52,"menu_order":53,"post_type":54,"post_mime_type":45,"comment_count":55,"filter":56,"url_path":57},113,"98","2020-12-16 14:38:35","","Content Strategy","publish","closed","content-strategy","2025-09-10 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