WordPress Releases 6.02 Security Vulnerability Update
WordPress released a security and maintenance update to address three vulnerabilities.
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Google Shares Insights into Indexing & Crawl Budget
Google’s Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt discuss why Google chooses to index some content and not others
Google Updates Education Q&A Structured Data Documentation
Google updated the Education Q&A structured data documentation with new guidelines and a new warning of manual actions for non-conforming websites.
Internet Archive Website Offline for Hours
Internet Archive website was temporarily offline due to network hardware failure
Google Updates Article Structured Data Guidelines
Three changes to Google’s Article structured data documentation relaxes Top Stories eligibility requirements
YouTube Adds New Podcasts Section
YouTube takes steps to make podcasts more readily available from a dedicated Explore page.
Off-Page SEO: An In-Depth Guide
Learn why off-page SEO is critical for website success with examples of strategies that show how to do it
Why You Should Use Boolean Search Operators For SEO
The Boolean search logic offers a powerful way to extract specific and helpful SEO information.
Coding For SEO: 10 Ways Coding Skills Can Improve SEO Efforts
Here are 10 ways that understanding code can help turn a good SEO into a great one.
WordPress Creator Mullenweg: Designing In Wix Is Faster
Matt Mullenweg criticized that it took a month to redesign two pages, saying it would take a day with Wix or Squarespace
Yoast SEO 19.5 Update Causes Fatal Errors
Yoast SEO Plugin update causes fatal errors on WordPress websites.
Wix Integrates Google URL Inspection API
Wix is integrating Search Console URL Inspection API, giving users an easy way to view site health in Google search.
Aftermath Of August 8 Google Outage
What was the impact of the Google outage on the search community? We look at aftermath, which includes ranking and indexing problems.
How Google Pros & Cons Update Impacts Product Review Sites
Update to structured data makes product review sites eligible for the new Pro & Con enhancement in Google Search.
WordPress Gutenberg 13.8 Offers Greater Editing Flexibility
WordPress released Gutenberg 13.8, offering welcome incremental improvements to design options and accessibility
17 SEO Best Practices For Better Ranking
Discover best practices for SEO, including some that may be new or challenge established ideas. Read advice straight from various CMS experts and more.
Vulnerability Found In WordPress Gutenberg Plugin?
The U.S. Government National Vulnerability Database published notice of a vulnerability in the WordPress Gutenberg Plugin.
Google Shares 6 Tips For Ecommerce Search Results
Google shares six ways you can make your ecommerce site stand out from competitors on search results pages.
Twitter Transparency Report Shows Dark Side Of Social Media
Twitter’s transparency report indicates that press freedoms are under pressure and most reasons for account suspension in decline except for child safety violations
Shopify Lays Off 10% Of Workforce
Shopify is laying off 10% of workforce due to anticipated shopping trends that failed to materialize
Difference Between Search Console CWV Report & PageSpeed Insights
Google’s John Mueller explains why Search Console CWV report never matches data from PageSpeed Insights
Drupal Warns of Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
Drupal published a security advisory warning of multiple critical vulnerabilities
Free Google AI Image Analysis Tool For Image Recognition
See what happens when you upload images to Google’s Vision image classification tool to see how an algorithm identifies what it’s about.
WordPress Releases Gutenberg 13.7 – Focused on Workflow and Better UI
Gutenberg 13.7 offers more design options and improvements to the user interface that should make the editing experience feel more natural
Google Clarifies Title Tag Guidance
Google’s update to their documentation on how to control title tags in the search results makes the guidelines clearer
Will Linking To HTTP Pages Impact SEO?
HTTPS is a ranking factor. So is there a negative impact to SEO from linking to insecure HTTP webpages?
Any Risk In Deleting A Disavow File?
Google’s John Mueller discusses how Google avoids counting random links against a website.
14 Must-Know Tips For Crawling Millions Of Webpages
Audit enterprise-level websites with these tips that will save you time in crawling millions of web pages.
Google Clarifies Course Structured Data Requirements
Google fixed the Course structured data guidelines by adding an important requirement that was previously missing.
TikTok Responds To Allegations Of Unsecured User Data
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew denied allegations that China-based employees have access to sensitive user data. Google and Apple continue to offer TikTok.