Google Mobile First Index – Zero Desktop Content March 2021
Google said March 2021 is the date for mobile first index. Desktop sites will be dropped and m-dot sites may experience bugs.
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New Research Suggests Historic 2020 Holiday Shopping Trends
New research suggests 2020 holiday shopping will be something to crow about, making SEO more important than ever.
Google Podcasts Manager – Why Podcasters Need This
Google announced a service that helps podcasters gain more listeners from Google and get listener analytics data.
Google Chat Incident Report Shows How Outages Can Happen
A Google Incident Report labeled “Confidential Not for publication” provides a rare peek into what can cause a system outage at Google.
Google YouTube Content Planning Guide Works for Web Pages
Google published a YouTube content strategy guide for politicians that’s useful for web and podcasting content too.
Google Indexing Bug Almost Fixed – New Update
Google offered an update on the ongoing indexing problems, stating that mobile indexing and canonicalization issues are almost fixed.
Google’s Mueller on Copying Top Ranked Sites
Google’s John Mueller downplayed “blindly” copying what a top ranked site does. Then he suggested an alternate approach.
DuckDuckGo Now Has Route Planning Features
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-first search engine, added a route planning feature to its map service. What it means for publishers and SEO.
Google Accused of Anti-Competitive Practices in Government Report
House subcommittee report accused Google of achieving market dominance through anti-competitive practices. Suggests changes to search results and more regulations.
WP Bakery WordPress Vulnerability Affects Millions of Sites
WP Bakery Page Builder WordPress plugin vulnerability affects over 4 million sites.
Google Warns of 6 Reasons They’ll Ban a Web Story
Google introduced guidelines that warn publishers of six mistakes to avoid to keep their web stories from being blocked.
WordPress 5.6 Due December 2020 is Scaled Back
WordPress 5.6 due December 2020 was scaled back. An important Gutenberg feature was removed because development fell behind.
Everything You Need to Know About Hidden Text & SEO
Hidden text, with the goal of manipulating Google’s algorithm, can get you penalized. But here are a few valid and Google-approved reasons to hide content.
Cloudflare Announces WordPress Caching – Free to $5/month
Cloudflare announced a new service that dramatically improves WordPress page speed. Cost ranges from free to $5.
Google Confirms Two Indexing Outages
Google confirmed two indexing outages affecting search results. One issue affects mobile indexing. The second one affects canonicalization.
Google Says Changing Web Layout Can Affect Rankings
Google cautioned that updating a web layout can affect rankings, even if URLs and content remain the same.
Google Explains Role of Time and Place in Featured Snippet Rankings
New article explains three things that Google uses for selecting web pages to rank for featured snippets.
How to Increase Sales to an Ecommerce Site
Are you making it easy for consumers to make decisions and check out? Here’s how to remove obstacles and increase sales on your ecommerce site.
Cloudflare Announces Free Web Analytics – Even for Non-Customers
Cloudflare announces a free privacy-first web analytics service. It’s free to all, including publishers who are not customers.
How Google Handles Naked Links
Google’s John Mueller answers how Google handles bare URL inbound links that do not have an anchor text.
Google On Link Algorithms and How Long for Links to Work
Google’s John Mueller discusses how often link algorithms update and how long it takes for a link to take effect.
Google Web Stories WordPress Plugin Officially Released
Google officially published the Web Stories WordPress Plugin. Easily create web stories and get more site visitors.
Ahrefs Webmaster Tools is Powerful… and it’s Free
Ahrefs launched the free Ahrefs Webmaster Tools. The toolset offers a generous amount of SEO data and sets an industry standard.
Google’s Mueller on Shared Hosting and Ranking Impact
Google’s Mueller disputed results of SEO study that found shared hosting negatively impacts rankings.
Why Cloudflare and Internet Archive Partnership Benefits Publishers
Cloudflare and the Internet Archive announced a partnership that will benefit web publishers.
Google Adds Support for Regional Video Structured Data
Google introduces support for the regionsAllowed structured data property for video. Gives International SEOs and publishers more control over rich results.
Is TikTok For Sale? New Oracle Deal Confirmed
TikTok reported to not be for sale. But Oracle confirmed an agreement to become a “trusted technology partner” to help TikTok stay in the U.S.
New Bing URL Inspection Tool
Bing announced a new URL inspection tool that diagnoses issues and provides suggestions for how to make a page rank better.
Google Unveils Fundo for Monetizing Video Events
Google announces a powerful way for small businesses and creators to monetize events
Bing Announces Enhanced Robots.txt Testing Tool
Bing announced an enhanced Robots.txt tester. New features improve testing and diagnosing of the robots.txt file.