Google Search lets each reader choose preferred sources. When a reader chooses your site, Google is more likely to show your content to that reader in Top Stories. In AI Mode and AI Overviews, Google can also mark your content with a "preferred" badge for that reader.
Many readers do not know about this setting. A button on your site tells them about it. Google gives each site a link that opens its source settings on that site. The reader clicks the link and confirms the choice.
This tool makes the link and the button for you. Type your domain. The tool shows a preview of the button. It also gives you the code in three formats: an HTML button, a Markdown link and the button from Google. Copy the format that suits your site and paste it on your pages.
The tool makes everything in your browser. It is free, and you do not need an account.
Get results in just a few simple steps
Type your domain or subdomain, for example example.com or news.example.com.
The tool checks the domain and makes your Google preferred sources link.
Choose the button text and a light or dark style.
Look at the preview. Click the button to test the link.
Copy the HTML button, the Markdown link or the Google button code.
Paste the code on your site, for example below each article or next to your social links.
Don't make these frequent errors
You use a folder address such as example.com/blog. Google accepts only a domain or a subdomain.
You do not test the link. Open it once and make sure that Google shows your site.
You put the Google button code in an email. Email apps block scripts, so use the HTML button or the plain link there.
You hide the button at the bottom of the footer. Put it near your articles, where readers see it.
You expect more traffic from all readers. The setting changes results only for the readers who choose your site.
It is a setting in Google Search. A reader chooses the sites that they want to see more often. Google is then more likely to show content from those sites to that reader in Top Stories.
The link is https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q= followed by your domain. For example.com, the link is https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=example.com. Google gives this format in its Search Central documentation.
No. Google accepts only domain-level and subdomain-level sites. A subdomain such as blog.example.com is accepted.
Google uses the domain without www in its own example. The tool removes www so that your link has the same format. It keeps all other subdomains.
No. Readers can choose your site in Google without the button. The button makes the setting easier to find.
Use the HTML button on most websites. Use the Markdown link in a blog post or a newsletter. Use the Google button if your site can load scripts and you want the button that Google designs.
Yes. The tool is free and you do not need an account. It makes the link and the code in your browser.
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