Facebook & Instagram Shops Integrate With Shopify
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Matt G. Southern, Senior News Writer, has been with Search Engine Journal since 2013. With a bachelor’s degree in communications, Matt specializes in gathering details, checking facts, and making complex subjects easy to understand. In addition to writing articles, Matt oversees strategy development for SEJ’s news department.
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Google Adds 12 New Types of Manual Action Penalties
Google has 12 new types of manual action penalties which involve violations of Google News and Google Discover policies.
Google: Removing Blog Comments May Impact Search Rankings
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that removing all comments from a website may adversely impact search rankings.
Google’s John Mueller Explains Inconsistent Discover Traffic
Google’s John Mueller offers insight into why traffic from Google Discover is likely to be inconsistent from one day to another.
Google: Patents Are Not Always Used in Search
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners to be mindful that not everything the company patents is used in search results.
Google Taking Action Against Sites With Inaccurate Pricing
Google will soon start to take action against sites that show a different price at checkout than the one provided through Google Merchant Center.
Instagram Adds ‘Recently Deleted’ Folder For Removed Content
Instagram is adding a ‘Recently Deleted’ folder which gives users an opportunity to review their removed content before permanently deleting it.
Google Analytics Stops Collecting Data From YouTube Channels
Google Analytics will no longer gather new data from YouTube channel pages after deprecating the connection between the two services.
Google Updates Shopping Search Results With “Black—owned” Label
Google is beginning Black History Month with an update to shopping search results that makes it easier to find and support Black-owned businesses.
Google Search Console Updates Discover Report With Chrome Data
Google is updating the Discover report in Search Console to include data from the Chrome mobile browser.
Google Adds More Info About Domains in Search Results
Google is surfacing more information about domains in search results, helping searchers learn about sources without conducting multiple queries.
Google: All Core Web Vitals May Need to Be Met For Ranking Boost
All three Core Web Vitals benchmarks must be met to qualify for the ranking signal boost rolling out this May, says Google’s John Mueller.
Google: Duplicate Content is Not a Negative Ranking Factor
Google’s John Mueller clarifies a misconception about duplicate content, saying it’s not a negative search ranking factor.
Google: Embedded Videos Have Same SEO Value as Uploaded Content
Google’s John Mueller says there’s no difference, when it comes to SEO, between embedded videos and videos natively uploaded to a website.
Top Threats to WordPress Sites Identified in New Report
WordPress sites are increasingly being infected with malware from pirated themes and plugins, as per a new report on WordPress security.
Google’s John Mueller on Cleaning Up Hacked Pages
Google’s John Mueller shares SEO best practices to follow when cleaning up, and recovering from, site hacks.
YouTube Introduces Clips For Live Streams
YouTube is testing a new feature called Clips which allows users to make short, shareable videos out of creators’ live streams.
DuckDuckGo App Updated With More Privacy Protections
DuckDuckGo is updating its mobile apps and desktop extensions to meet the standards of a new effort called Global Privacy Control (GPC).
Google Maps Search Trends For January 2021
Google is sharing insights about trending searches on Google Maps, a rare set of search data which may assist local marketers.
Google Search Console Sending Messages With Errors
Google is advising site owners a message that was recently sent via Search Console may contain errors due to a known bug.
Google’s John Mueller Confirms Core Updates Apply to Discover
Google’s John Mueller says it’s common for broad core algorithm updates to impact Discover in addition to web search results.
Google: Same Content in Different Formats is Not Duplicate
Google’s John Mueller says identical content published in different formats, such as a video and a blog post, is not considered duplicate content.
Google: Sites Can Safely Display Pop-Ups On Temporary Basis
Google’s John Mueller says sites can display pop-ups without being affected by the mobile interstitials penalty, as long as the pop-ups are temporary.
How To Control Who Can See Or Comment On Your LinkedIn Posts
LinkedIn is giving users the ability to control who can see and comment on individual posts, allowing content to be shared with select audiences.
YouTube Counts Views For Shorts Like Regular Videos
YouTube provides insight into how views for its new Shorts video format are counted, and explains whether it impacts channel metrics like average view time.
Google Redesigns Mobile Search Results
Google is updating the design of mobile search results with a modern experience that makes it easier for people to find what they’re looking for.
Not Happy With Your YouTube URL? Here’s How You Can Change It
Learn how you can select a custom YouTube URL for the first time, and how to change a custom YouTube URL that’s currently in place.
Google Uses Faster Storage For High Demand Pages
Google’s Gary Illyes reveals the search index uses a tiered system where the most popular content is indexed on faster, more expensive storage.
Google’s John Mueller Clears Confusion About Mobile-First Index
Google’s John Mueller addresses a few technical aspects of mobile-first indexing that continue to confuse site owners.
DuckDuckGo Hits New Record: 100 Million Searches Per Day
DuckDuckGo celebrates a milestone as it reaches 100 million searches in a single day.