Setting Up Google Search Console The difference is that a Domain property will track data about your entire site. That includes subdomains regardless of prefixes like “www,” “http://,” and “https://.” The URL prefix, on the other hand, is easier to verify and is the method I'll be using today.

A URL prefix is a set of characters or words that are added to the beginning of a URL to indicate a specific protocol or location. Examples of URL prefixes include "http://", "https://", "http://ftp://", "http://file://", "mailto:", and "tel:".

Tip: To find results from a specific website, put site: in front of a site or domain. For example, site:youtube.com . Or, to exclude a website from results, add a minus sign, like -site:youtube.com . Learn more about how to refine your web searches.

URL Prefix: The URL prefix is the part of a web address that comes before the main domain name. It typically includes the protocol or scheme used to access the web resource. The two most common URL prefixes are “http://” and “https://”.