Google’s John Mueller Confirms Core Updates Apply to Discover via @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller says it’s common for broad core algorithm updates to impact Discover in addition to web search results. The post Google’s John Mueller Confirms Core Updates Apply to…
Read More »Google: Sites Can Safely Display Pop-Ups On Temporary Basis via @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller says sites can display pop-ups without being affected by the mobile interstitials penalty, as long as the pop-ups are temporary. The post Google: Sites Can Safely Display…
Read More »Should you use Google’s updated Disavow Links tool?
30-second summary: In early November, Google made a UI update to its Disavow Links tool. The core functionality hasn’t changed, meaning that some SEO practitioners will continue to use it…
Read More »Google on How it Handles Sites With Too Many Ads via @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller weighs in on how sites with lots of ads are handled when it comes to ranking in search results. The post Google on How it Handles Sites…
Read More »Google: Structured Data Rarely Gives Us Unique Information via @MattGSouthern
Google gets all the information it needs about a page from the page itself, and rarely learns anything unique from structured data, says John Mueller The post Google: Structured Data…
Read More »Google Combines Hreflang Signals from HTML & Sitemaps via @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller discusses how hreflang signals are handled when directives appear in a sitemap as well as on-page HTML. The post Google Combines Hreflang Signals from HTML & Sitemaps…
Read More »Google on 307/HSTS Redirects (HTTP to HTTPS) via @MattGSouthern
How Google handles 307/HSTS redirects is thoroughly explained in the latest ‘Ask Google Webmasters’ video with John Mueller. The post Google on 307/HSTS Redirects (HTTP to HTTPS) via @MattGSouthern appeared…
Read More »Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP?
30-second summary: The biggest Google update of the year is called the Page Experience update. Core Web Vitals are part of that update, and they are definitely ranking factors to…
Read More »Google Lightning Talks: HTTPS Explained via @MattGSouthern
In the latest Google Lightning Talks video, John Mueller provides an introduction to HTTPS and goes over the basics of site migrations. The post Google Lightning Talks: HTTPS Explained via…
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