Google Adds New Structured Data Properties to Estimated Salary Dev Page
Google announced two optional jobs related structured data properties that will generate rich results.
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Google Analytics Shifts More Data Privacy Control to Marketers
Google Analytics announced new data privacy settings that gives additional data collection control to marketers.
Chrome 85 Will Set Website Referrer Headers if Missing
Chrome 85 will automatically decide referrer information sent for sites that do not set a referrer (referer) header.
Extra Structured Data Could Be Useful for SEO
Google’s John Mueller describes the benefits of using structured data that goes beyond Google Developer page recommendations.
Google Says Don’t Focus on “Link Juice” Focus on this Instead
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how to handle so-called internal “Link Juice.”
Google Chrome 85 Includes Tagged PDF Accessibility Upgrade
Chrome 85, scheduled for August 2020, will be able to save web pages as tagged PDFs for improved accessibility.
New Bing Webmaster Tools – Overview and Review
Bing officially rolls out new Webmaster Tools. Offers new SEO Tools that can help sites rank better. 5 things to know.
Google Comments on Idea It Uses Google Analytics for Ranking Purposes
Google’s John Mueller clarified several points about the hypothesis that Google uses Google Analytics data for ranking purposes.
Google Updates AMP Validation Tool to Support Web Story
Google announced an update to the AMP Validation Tool. It now will validate the Web Story format.
Why Google Search Console Reports 5XX Server Errors
What it means when Google Search Console reports receiving 5XX errors and what to do about it.
Hacking Attacks on Elasticsearch and MongoDB
Ongoing hacking attack has deleted all data from over 4000 unsecure databases. Threat is called the Meow Attack.
Google’s John Mueller Discusses Recent Changes to Search
Google’s John Mueller discusses quotidian updates to search and how to respond to them.
Google SERP Shows Amazon Ranked 9 out of 10 Spots. Danny Sullivan Says Google Not Broken
Google’s Danny Sullivan shown a SERP with Amazon ranking 9 out of 10 positions. Why does this happen?
Google’s Mueller on How to Successfully Implement Major Site Changes
Google’s John Mueller offers advice on how to make major changes on a website without negatively impacting search rankings.
WordPress 5.5 XML Sitemap Details
WordPress released more information about the new WordPress 5.5 XML Sitemap. How publishers generate sitemaps may be significantly different.
Spotted: Upgraded Google My Business Profile Program
Google is reported to be offering Upgraded Google My Business Profiles for $50/month. Program not officially announced.
New Google Mortgage Information Search
Google is rolling out a new mortgage information search. The new feature contains a calculator, videos, and step by step content.
Google Delays Mobile-first Index Rollout – 5 Reasons Why
Google is delaying mobile-first index rollout. Advised fixing these 5 issues to avoid ranking disruptions.
Does Google Struggle Ranking Original Content Publishers?
A Twitter discussion with Google’s Danny Sullivan highlights difficulty of ranking original content above those who rewrite the original work.
Google Updates Employer Aggregate Rating Structured Data Requirements
Google updated the Employer Aggregate Rating structured data requirements for Rich Results. Take advantage of this new required property.
Google Faces New Class Action Lawsuit for Privacy Violations
Lawsuit alleges that Google harvests private data via third party apps, violating privacy controls that are supposed to prevent it.
All in One SEO Pack Vulnerability – New Exploit
Researchers discovered a vulnerability in All in One SEO Pack. Exploit could allow a total takeover of a WordPress website.
Chrome 84 Handles 3rd Party Cookies Differently – How it Affects Publishers
Chrome 84 is rolling out with restrictive third party cookie handling. This is how to check if it affects your site.
Google Updates Recipe Structured Data Guidance
Google updated their structured data guidelines regarding marking up multiple items. Some changes are specific to recipe structured data.
Bug in Grow Social Pro by Mediavine WordPress Plugin
A major bug in Grow by Mediavine caused recipe bloggers to lose rich results features. Some sites lost rankings.
Why WP Rocket is Responsible for Some of Google SERPs Glitch
Google dropped images from recipe blog rich snippets again. Some say WP Rocket might have something to do with it.
Google Web.dev Introduces 1-Line Layouts
Google introduced 1-line layouts, screaming fast bare-bones web page layouts. They use astonishingly little code and don’t need media queries.
WordPress Bans Commercial Blog Links From Official Documentation
WordPress bans links to commercial sites from official documentation. But allows links to Stack Overflow. Some say that’s unfair.
Google Testing Thumbnail Images in Search Results
Google testing thumbnail images in the organic search results. This is why some sites don’t get them and what you should do.
Google Might Have to Give Algorithm Access to India
A draft proposal of anti-monopoly measures seeks access to Google’s “source code” and algorithms to ensure against anti-competitive bias.