Google’s Indexing API Docs No Longer Explain How To Get Approval via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google removed the Indexing API approval form and steps from its docs. Default quotas are listed, but the pages don’t say how to request more. The post Google’s Indexing API…
Read More »Google’s Universal Cart Is Live: How Carts Get To Your Store via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Universal Cart is rolling out across Search and the Gemini app, with checkout inside the cart or a one-way handoff to the store’s own site. The post Google’s Universal Cart…
Read More »Your ChatGPT traffic may be hiding in Direct
If your ChatGPT referrals dropped last week, check the articles those visitors used to land on. Some may now be getting more Direct traffic because links from ChatGPT are opening…
Read More »ChatGPT Traffic Drop Appears To Be A Tracking Problem via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
ChatGPT-attributed traffic fell sharply in several analytics datasets this month, and analysts tie the drop to ChatGPT links that open without tracking tags. The post ChatGPT Traffic Drop Appears To…
Read More »Google updates Merchant Center product image quality guidelines
Google has updated its product image quality guidelines in Merchant Center. Previously, products with poor images could be blocked from showing on Google. Under the update, poor image quality alone…
Read More »All In One SEO WordPress Plugin Vulnerable To Two Exploits via @sejournal, @martinibuster
AIOSEO WordPress Plugin has two medium-severity security flaws that enable unauthenticated attackers to compromise affected websites. The post All In One SEO WordPress Plugin Vulnerable To Two Exploits appeared first…
Read More »YouTube To Test Ask YouTube Inside The Shorts Player via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
YouTube is planning a limited, English-only test of Ask YouTube on select Shorts and says the watch-page feature will soon reach Shorts and live streams. The post YouTube To Test…
Read More »Bing tests larger CTA button on sponsored ads
Bing is testing a larger CTA button on sponsored ads. I spotted this while searching for something on Bing. The CTA button on the ads is usually smaller, but today…
Read More »Google Explains How To Use HTML Sitemaps For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google explains why HTML sitemaps may still be useful even though the XML standard has largely replaced it. The post Google Explains How To Use HTML Sitemaps For SEO appeared…
Read More »Google tests new design for ads at bottom of AI Mode responses
Google appears to be testing a new design for the ads that show up at the bottom of AI Mode responses. Until now, those ads sat on a grey background….
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