Google: You Can Disavow Entire TLDs Like .XYZ With Domain Directive via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller shared the Disavow File Domain Directive which disavows entire Top Level Domains (TLDs) but cautioned about using it. The post Google: You Can Disavow Entire TLDs Like…
Read More »Recap of the February 2026 SEO Update by Yoast
The February 2026 SEO Update by Yoast is part of our monthly webinar series covering the latest developments in search and AI. In each session, we review the most important…
Read More »Google Shows How To Check Passage Indexing via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller offered a simple solution to the question of whether a passage is indexed and is ready to rank. The post Google Shows How To Check Passage Indexing…
Read More »Google’s Mueller Calls Markdown-For-Bots Idea ‘A Stupid Idea’ via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google Search Advocate John Mueller is pushing back on the idea of serving Markdown files to LLM crawlers. The post Google’s Mueller Calls Markdown-For-Bots Idea ‘A Stupid Idea’ appeared first…
Read More »Google On Phantom Noindex Errors In Search Console via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller acknowledges phantom noindex errors in Search Console reflect hidden indexing signals surfaced during Googlebot access. The post Google On Phantom Noindex Errors In Search Console appeared first…
Read More »Google’s Mueller Says Sites In A ‘Bad State’ May Need To Start Over via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller says sites with low-quality AI content should rethink their purpose rather than manually rewrite pages. Starting fresh may be faster than recovering. The post Google’s Mueller Says…
Read More »Google Reminds SEOs How The URL Removals Tool Works via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller explained the nuances of the URL Removals Tool, particularly for dealing with hacked pages The post Google Reminds SEOs How The URL Removals Tool Works appeared first…
Read More »Google Says GSC Sitemap Uploads Don’t Guarantee Immediate Crawls via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller explained how Search Console handles sitemap uploads and said there’s no guarantees about URL crawling timeline The post Google Says GSC Sitemap Uploads Don’t Guarantee Immediate Crawls…
Read More »Google Answers Question About Core Web Vitals “Poisoning” via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller offered his opinion about a reported Core Web Vitals poisoning attack The post Google Answers Question About Core Web Vitals “Poisoning” appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Read More »Googlebot Crawl Slump? Mueller Points To Server Errors via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A Reddit thread about a sharp crawl drop prompted guidance from Google’s John Mueller. Here’s how to diagnose the cause. The post Googlebot Crawl Slump? Mueller Points To Server Errors…
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