Yoast WordPress Plugin Update Causes Fatal Errors
Yoast WordPress plugin published an apology for a failed update that resulted in serious website problems for publishers
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I recently presented at Pubcon Vegas in October and March 2024, and over the past 20 years have presented at search conferences across the United States: Pubcon, SMX, Affiliate Summit & SES (Search Engine Strategies) and have served as a Head Judge at the U.S. Search Awards .
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How to Rank Seasonal Ecommerce Products
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about the difficulties of ranking seasonal products, mentioning how they suspected that structured data might be the reason. John...
Why Search Console Query Reports Are Inconsistent
Google’s John Mueller explains why Search Console query data is inconsistent between the different reports
Rank Math WordPress Plugin Duplicate Sitemap Bug
WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math bug generates duplicate sitemaps
Yoast WordPress SEO Bug Creates Duplicate Sitemaps
Yoast confirmed a bug that causes WordPress to generate duplicate sitemaps and is said to be working on a fix
How Google Ranks Pages With Abbreviations
Google’s John Mueller answers how Google’s algorithm handles abbreviations
500 Response on Robots.txt Fetch Can Impact Rich Results
500 response to a robots.txt fetch causes loss of rich results and while a bug in search console fails to diagnose the issue
Google Search Results and Synonyms
Google’s John Mueller discusses synonyms and search results and explains how context of the whole query is important
How To Set Up IndexNow Using Rank Math WordPress SEO Plugin
Set up IndexNow on a WordPress site by using the Rank Math SEO Plugin in 3 easy steps
Cloudflare Announces Free Web Application Firewall
Cloudflare announces a free Firewall that blocks many common exploits
Are Internal Links In Header and Footer Treated Differently?
Does Google treat internal links differently based on location on a page? Are header and footer internal links less important?
WordPress Releases a New Performance Plugin
WordPress announced an official plugin that helps speed up websites. Publishers can test the new beta features and offer feedback
WordPress Stored XSS Vulnerability – Update Now
Stored XSS Vulnerability discovered in WordPress can lead to full site takeover by hackers
How Page Experience Ranking Factors Actually Work
Google’s John Mueller shows how page experience ranking signals can help a site rank better and why Google might ease off on using it
Internal Linking is Super Critical For SEO
Google’s John Mueller affirms the importance of internal linking for SEO and recommends a strategic approach
Upwork Suspends Operations In Russia
Upwork suspends operations in Russia and Belarus and donates over a million dollars for Ukrainian relief efforts.
Google Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
In a sign of the critical importance of cybersecurity for all businesses, Google Cloud announces acquisition of cybersecurity firm Mandiant
3 Ways Spammers Hide Links & Text on Webpages & How To Stop Them
Website security not an SEO issue? Think otherwise. Here are three sneaky ways spammers add hidden links to your website.
Yandex Warns Debt May Affect Ability To Continue Operating
Yandex issued a statement warning that debt may cause material adverse effect on ability to keep operating
Twitter Transparency Report Discloses Impact on Member Accounts
Twitter’s transparency report shows that their proactive approach to moderation is responsible for vast majority of account suspensions
Facebook Report Reveals Most Popular Posts and Pages
Facebook report reveals what kind of content gets over a hundred million views – And it’s not what you think
Are Brand Mentions Important to Google’s Algorithm?
Google’s John Mueller answers if brand mentions are important to Google’s algorithm
Advisories To Increase Website Security After Russian Attack
Fight back against increased cyber attacks with these free tools and resources
5 HTTP Security Headers You Need To Know For SEO
Are security headers a part of your SEO audits? Here’s why they should be, alongside the top security headers you need to know.
Nine WordPress Plugins Expose Over 1.3 Million Sites To Exploits
Nine WordPress plugins, including popular ad management, malware firewall and database managers were found to have vulnerabilities affecting over 1.3 million websites
Poll Implies Most SEOs Don’t Disavow Spammy Links
Twitter poll seems to indicate that most SEOs choose to ignore spammy links rather than disavow them
Is Author Expertise Important To Google’s Algorithm?
Google’s John Mueller answers the question of whether author expertise is important to Google’s algorithm
WordPress Backup Plugin Vulnerability Impacted 3+ Million Installations
UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin vulnerability potentially compromised over 3 million installations
Google: No SEO Bonus For Keyword-Based Domains
John Mueller says keyword-based domains are limiting and provide no SEO bonus. He then offered ideas for the best domains
Critical Vulnerability Strikes Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce
Critical Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability rated 9.8 on a scale of 1 – 10 is actively being exploited by hackers