Tips for using Yandex Webmaster

Interface

How to change the interface theme

At the bottom of the menu, select and click:

• to choose the dark theme.

• to choose the light theme.

• to choose the system theme.

For eye comfort, the theme you choose will be applied to Yandex Search as well.

How to switch accounts

At the bottom of the side menu, click the avatar of the active account and select another one from the list. You can also log out or create a new account.

How to change the workspace size

At the top of the side menu, click to collapse it and expand the workspace.

Managing sites

How to pin a site

To easily find the sites you need most often, pin them:

1. Go to the My sites page.

2. Click next to a URL.

The pinned sites are displayed at the top of the list on this page and the list under Select site.

How to find a site

To quickly find a site, start typing its URL:

• In the host field on the My sites page.

• In the Select site field in the side menu.

How to delegate site management rights

To give the rights to manage your site to someone else, use rights delegation. You can view the list of users managing the site in Settings → Access rights.

Search for specific sections

To quickly navigate to any section in Yandex Webmaster, start typing its name in the search bar in the side menu and select the menu item you need.

Useful links

To open the list of useful links, click at the bottom of the side menu and select:

• Help to see the service's documentation.

• Support chat to contact Yandex Webmaster support with a question.

• Suggest improvement to share your feedback on the service.

• Chat to open a Telegram chat with other webmasters and Yandex employees.

• Telegram channel to stay up to date with the latest features and other Yandex Webmaster news.

In addition, you can read the news on the Yandex Webmaster blog: just click the Blog link in the bottom menu of any service page.

Notifications

To manage notifications, go to Notifications. There, you can:

• View only critical notifications.

• Filter notifications by site. To do this, select a site from the dropdown list.

• Select and delete multiple notifications.

To set up notifications for all the sites that you have access to in Yandex Webmaster or for each site individually, click Configure.

How to use Yandex Webmaster without selecting a site

Please note that if you don't select a site from the list, you'll be limited in your choice of available tools and their functionality:

• In Tools:

  • Robots.txt analysis.

  • Sitemap validator.

  • Server response check.

  • Remove pages from search results.

  • Audit pages for mobile compatibility.

  • XML validator.

  • Structured Data Validator.

  • Checking the NCC certificate.

• In Website optimization, Optimization advice is available.

• In Efficiency:

  • Traffic and product range analytics (β).

  • Select queries and analyze market (β).

• In Indexing, the Check page tool is available.

If a tool requires selecting a specific site, select it in the left menu.

To unlock access to all of the available features, add your site to Yandex Webmaster and verify your site management rights.