Content that appears in the first slot of the Top Stories section may be deduplicated from the main results if the Top Stories box appears before the main results. Google will deduplicate a link from its main web results if that same link appears in the first Top Stories slot, so long as the Top […]
Read MoreMicrosoft Bing has released a plugin for WordPress to let you easily integrate the IndexNow protocol on your WordPress site. Microsoft Bing has published a new WordPress plugin that makes it easy to integrate your WordPress blog and site with the IndexNow protocol. The plugin was released over the holidays and is available over here in the WordPress […]
Read MoreGoogle confirms changes to the local search algorithm recently rolled out, which it’s calling the November 2021 local search update. Google confirms an algorithm update began rolling out to local search results at the end of November and concluded on December 8. This update involved a “rebalancing” of ranking factors Google considers when generating local […]
Read MoreGoogle is developing a new responsiveness metric that could be a replacement for First Input Delay In a recent HTTPArchive Almanac article about CMS use worldwide, the author mentioned that all platforms score great on the First Input Delay (FID), a Core Web Vitals metric and that Google is working on a new metric, which […]
Read MoreGoogle’s John Mueller answers question about 65 character limit on title tags for SEO and if it’s ranking related Google’s John Mueller answered a question in a recent Google SEO Office-hours hangout about what the ideal length for a title tag is for SEO and ranking purposes. The person asking the question was concerned because […]
Read MoreGoogle’s John Mueller says fixing technical issues and disavowing random spam links won’t fix core update related ranking problems Google’s John Mueller answered a question in the SEO Office-hours hangout about recovering from a core algorithm update. His main point was to rule out random spammy backlinks or technical issues as reasons why a site […]
Read MoreGoogle’s Martin Splitt explains Google’s indexing process from discovery to ranking and where rendering fits into that queue How a website renders is a part of the indexing queue and like the other parts has an impact on SEO and ranking. Google’s Martin Splitt explained in a webinar hosted by Duda how rendering impacts SEO and what the […]
Read MoreMicrosoft has published a second release candidate for its upcoming .NET 6 software development platform. The “go live” release candidate, .NET 6 RC2, was published October 12. RC2 has been tested on, and is supported on, Visual Studio 2022 Preview 5. The new release candidate can be downloaded from dotnet.microsoft.com. A bulletin on RC2 cites planned .NET 6 capabilities […]
Read MoreMicrosoft launched 32 new business attributes you can add to your search ads on Bing. These attributes are called Marketing with Purpose Business Attributes and are in the categories of inclusion, environmental, community/social responsibility and accessibility. Microsoft said these attributes will “allow you to differentiate your brand from your competitors by highlighting unique attributes that showcase the […]
Read MoreFollowing Google’s recent page title update, the search engine will continue to use a website’s original titles to rank results. Google’s John Mueller confirms a webpage’s original title will still be used for ranking purposes even when it’s replaced in SERPs. This is stated during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on September 3, 2021. […]
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