AdSense Approval Checklist 2026: 25 Things to Check Before Applying

By Ramón Martínez · Updated 24 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Go through this list before clicking "Request review". Every item that fails is one more reason for a rejection.

Content

• ☐ 20–30 original, useful posts on a coherent topic.
• ☐ Main articles longer than 600 words.
• ☐ No sample text ("Lorem ipsum", "Hello world!") or "coming soon" sections.
• ☐ Nothing copied from other sites; your own or licensed images.
• ☐ Author and date visible on every post.
• ☐ One H1 per page and well-ordered H2/H3 subheadings.

Trust pages

• ☐ Privacy policy mentioning Google's advertising cookies.
• ☐ Terms / legal notice.
• ☐ About page explaining who runs the site and why.
• ☐ Contact page with a form or email.
• ☐ All linked from the footer.

Navigation & technical

• ☐ Clear menu with the main sections.
• ☐ No broken or empty "#" links.
• ☐ HTTPS across the whole site.
• ☐ viewport tag and mobile-friendly design.
• ☐ No important page set to noindex.
• ☐ robots.txt doesn't block Googlebot or Mediapartners-Google.
• ☐ XML sitemap submitted in Google Search Console.
• ☐ Title (30–60 characters) and meta description on every page.

AdSense & privacy

• ☐ AdSense code in the <head> of every page.
• ☐ /ads.txt with your publisher ID (recommended).
• ☐ Google-certified consent message (CMP) if you get EEA, UK or Swiss visitors.
• ☐ No wording that encourages clicks on ads.
• ☐ No pop-ups covering the content.
• ☐ No prohibited content (adult, piracy, drugs, weapons, hacking).

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