A couple of months ago, I documented how some Googlers have been removing some of their old posts (tweets) from X (Twitter). John Mueller from Google didn’t really comment on why back then (I asked) but yesterday he finally explained why he keeps removing his old Tweets (Posts) from the platform. John Mueller explained on … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about a commonly used robots meta tag and what would happen if it was missing. Mueller’s answer, while it makes sense and is documented, may still come as a surprise to many publishers and SEOs. Robots Meta Tag The HTML meta element communicates metadata. Metadata is machine … Read more
Google has documented how it Google handles sites with a high proportion of non-consensual explicit imagery. Google updated its spam policies and the Google ranking systems guide with links to this help document explaining the topic. This is what changed: Before it wrote: If we process a high volume of personal information removals involving a … Read more
Google has provided insight into how its algorithms handle recipe website content, responding to a question on X (formerly Twitter) about whether the company prioritizes simpler, more streamlined recipes over those with additional commentary. The Recipe Debate Recipe formatting has become a contentious topic in recent years, as some sites have been accused of adding … Read more
Users over the weekend were bewildered by Google Search Console failure to index webpages and the accompanying cryptic message, Failure: hostload exceeded. Many publishers checked with their web hosts then reported that the problem was not at the web host. It was assumed that the problem was on Google’s side. Google’s John Mueller helped to … Read more
Imagine this scenario: You’ve meticulously fine-tuned your website’s SEO strategy, leaving no stone unturned. From website design to user experience and from metadata to high-quality content, you have covered everything in your quest to rank higher. Yet, when you search for your prized creation on Google, it’s nowhere to be found, lost among a sea … Read more
Bing has quietly rolled out the new sitemap index coverage report in Bing Webmaster Tools and today posted a how-to on that reporting tool. I believe the new sitemap index coverage report began rolling out in late June 2023 and pushed it to everyone a few weeks ago but Bing has never formally announced the … Read more
Google Ads has clarified its new “limited by bid strategy” indicator. Digital marketing expert Anthony Higman first noticed the pop-up on an enhanced manual CPC campaign. He shared a screenshot of the notification on X (formerly known as Twitter) and claimed there no further explanation had been provided: After the screenshot raised concerns in the … Read more
Gary Illyes from Google posted how serving a 304 HTTP server status code can “backfire spectacularly,” even though the 304 can be a super useful signal for search engines. Gary Illyes wrote on LinkedIn, “HTTP 304 (not modified) is super useful to signal crawlers that the content they’re accessing hasn’t changed since it was last … Read more
Google’s Search Relations team, consisting of experts Martin Splitt, John Mueller, and Gary Illyes, share insights into why a website’s homepage may not be indexed on their latest episode of the ‘Search Off The Record’ podcast. The discussion revolved around technical and non-technical issues that could prevent a website’s homepage from appearing in Google’s search … Read more
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