Tiny REST API endpoint to manage custom <head> meta tags (e.g. Google Site Verification) programmatically.

Himanshu Parashar

Google Site Verification plugin using Meta Tag

Simply insert your google meta tag verification code using this helpful plugin.

decaroy

DecaRoy Site Helper is a minimal plugin that adds a single REST API 
endpoint to read, write, and delete a Google Site Verification meta tag 
that is then injected into the document <head> on every page.
The plugin is intended for sites managed programmatically by automation 
tools that need to verify domain ownership in Google Search Console 
without giving the automation tool FTP or filesystem access.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Single REST endpoint at <code>/wp-json/decaroy/v1/head-meta</code></li>
<li>GET — read current configuration</li>
<li>POST — set the Google Site Verification token (validated against 
Google’s expected format)</li>
<li>DELETE — remove the configured token</li>
<li>Token is rendered as <code>&lt;meta name="google-site-verification" ...&gt;</code> 
in the <head> via <code>wp_head</code> action</li>
<li>No tracking, no phone-home, no remote calls</li>
<li>No database tables, no cron jobs</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
When a token is set via POST, it is stored in a single WordPress option 
(<code>decaroy_gsc_verification_token</code>). On every page render, the plugin 
hooks into <code>wp_head</code> and emits a meta tag with the token. Google can 
then read that meta tag during the verification step, after which the 
domain becomes available to the verifying account in Search Console.
Authentication uses standard WordPress capabilities: the requesting 
user must have <code>manage_options</code> (typically administrators). Pair with 
WordPress Application Passwords for headless authentication.

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