Google’s Mueller To Those Who Create Fake Personas: You’re Deluding Yourselves
Google’s John Mueller makes it clear that fake personas and LinkedIn profiles aren’t fooling anyone
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WordPress 6.3 Will Improve LCP SEO Performance
WordPress 6.3 helps publishers achieve better SEO with improvements to Largest Contentful Paint scores
Bluehost Unveils AI-Powered WordPress Platform
New platform makes it easy and fast to create an online presence with WordPress
Google On Fixing Discovered Currently Not Indexed
Google’s John Mueller answers whether removing non-indexed pages will help get other pages indexed
Why OpenAI Expansion Of GPT-4 API Means Apps Will Become More Powerful
OpenAI announcement means that more powerful AI-based applications and services are coming soon
Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Allows Full Site Takeover
WordPress vulnerability in plugin with 200,00+ active installations is actively exploited, allowing full site takeover with trivial effort to bypass security filters
LinkedIn Reveals AI Image Detection Research That Catches Fake Profiles
LinkedIn shares details of new AI image detector that successfully identifies fake profile images at a rate of 99.6%
Google Sues Rank And Rent Marketer
Google sues a member of a Rank and Rent Facebook Group for breach of contract for creating hundreds of fake Google business profiles
Google Is Forming A Policy On AI Content And E-E-A-T
Googlers offer feedback on Google’s policies on AI content at Search Central Live Tokyo 2023
Google Domains Agrees To Be Acquired By Squarespace
Google Domains has agreed to be acquired by Squarespace, including approximately 10 million domains
Vulnerability In WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Plugin Affects 900,000+ Websites
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin vulnerability allows hackers to steal sensitive customer information
Google Research: Is This Dataset Used For Google’s AI Search?
Google research paper shows how they created a dataset for training language models for open-ended dialogue
Google: Links From Non-English To English Language Sites Are Not Bad?
Google’s John Mueller offers feedback about links from non-English to English language websites
Researchers Warn That ChatGPT Can Be Used To Spread Malicious Code
Security researchers publish proof of concept of how ChatGPT can be used by hackers to spread malicious code
Bing AI Voice Chat Comes to Desktop
Microsoft announced that users can now interact with Bing AI Chat with voice on the desktop
Google Answers If Security Headers Offer Ranking Influence
Does a security header that enforces an HTTPS connection also provide a ranking influence?
Why Google’s Structured Data Validator Shows Errors While Official Schema Version Doesn’t
Google’s Martin Splitt explains why Google’s structured data validator is different from the Schema.org validator
WordPress Now Has An OpenAI Powered Content Generator – Free Access Available
WordPress now has an AI Assistant to help with writing content, titles, summaries and even spelling & grammar.
Website Development: In-Depth Guide For Beginners
Understanding web development is fundamental to improving online success.
New Ecommerce Exploit Affects WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento
Hackers exploiting ecommerce websites to steal credit card data using Magecart style exploit
Wix Changed How Websites Are Built And Why You Should Pay Attention
What is Wix Website builder and why you should be paying attention to how it’s changing the business of building websites
AI Domain Name Generator & AI Writer Announced by Web.com
Free AI Domain Name Generator uses OpenAI technology to brainstorm domain names – No need to sign up or register
Executive Director Of WordPress On 20 Years Of Innovation
Interview with Executive Director of WordPress on how the guiding principles of free, open source software is the secret to its continued success
AI Search Engine Neeva Acquired By Snowflake
Data cloud company Snowflake acquires AI technology company Neeva, a company founded by ex-Googlers
What Is Duda Website Platform And Is It A Good Fit For Agencies?
This is why SEO and web development agencies aspiring to service thousands of clients should consider Duda
Vulnerability in WordPress Google Analytics Plugin Hits +3 Million Websites
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin XSS vulnerability affects up to +3 million websites
Google Policy Agenda Reveals AI Regulation Wishlist
Google’s AI policy agenda suggests ways government regulation can find balance for innovation and economic progress
Google: SSL Certificate Does Not Boost SEO
Google’s John Mueller says that an SSL certificate won’t boost your SEO
WordPress Update 6.2.1 Causing Sites To Break
WordPress 6.2.1 security update causes shortcodes to break, taking down critical functionality
HomeAdvisor Penalized By FTC For Alleged False Claims About Leads
HomeAdvisor punished by United States agency for allegedly using misleading tactics to sell leads to home improvement companies