Hi,

I ran into some troubles verifying Google Webmaster Tools with my website today, and while I managed to resolve them myself, I was wondering why certain things are implemented as they are.

I basically used the Analytics async controls as they were installed in the original skin, with the <portal:AnalyticsAsyncTopScript id="analyticsTop" runat="server" /> and <portal:AnalyticsAsyncBottomScript ID="analyticsBottom" runat="server" /> at the top and bottom of the body, as outlined in this article.

Even though the code generated by these controls is the same as the one given by Google Analytics, the ownership verification process of Google Webmaster Tools has some issues with this (Google Analytics itself worked fine). The support article indicates that the GA snippet should be added at the end of the header and not in the body or just before the body as it is setup in the skin. Besides the default position in the layout file, I tried placing the controls outside the body, inside it and even both in the header, but Webmaster tools failed to verify on all occasions. The analytics account code is correct and that is not the issue. I eventually managed to verify using two separate ways, the first being an html meta tag provided by GWT as well as by removing the analytics controls and replacing them with Google's snippet. I would prefer using the mojoPortal controls though.

I'm just curious if anyone else ran into this issue.

I noticed that pretty much everything in mojoPortal has a precise and deliberate purpose (which I like), so I was also wondering why the controls were not implemented as per Google's specifications, in the header (I know there must be a very good reason). Thank you.

Regards.