What Is an .htaccess File? An .htaccess file is a website file used to configure certain aspects of your site. Like redirects, customized error pages, and more. All without having to edit the main server configuration files. It’s used on servers that run Apache, an open-source web server software. If your website runs on Nginx … Read more
Google might be having some weird bug with XML sitemap files that have hyphens within the final name. So if your sitemap file name is /sitemap-10.xml it will trigger a “couldn’t fetch” error, but using /sitemap10.xml with the same exact file will not trigger any errors. This error shows up in the Google Search Console … Read more
WordPress, with its user-friendly interface and extensive customization options, is a powerful platform for creating and managing websites. However, like any software, it can encounter occasional problems, and one common frustration is the “Upload: Failed to Write File to Disk” error. In this post, we’ll show you ways to fix the “Upload: Failed to Write … Read more
Uh oh. Of all the mistakes to make when moving your site from insecure HTTP to secure HTTPS, forgetting to upload your disavow file is one of the biggest. Why’s that, exactly? Well, if you forget to upload you’re disavowing file to the new HTTPS site, all those bad links you already disavowed will transfer … Read more
Google has updated the help document for file types indexable by Google to include Comma-Separated Values (.csv) in the list. I doubt Google was not bale to index those files before, and I wonder if this was just a documentation change but not a change in what Google was able to index? The help document … Read more
What Are Log Files? A log file is a document that contains information about every request made to your server. And details about how people and search engines interact with your site. Here’s what a log file looks like: As you can see, log files contain a wealth of information. So, it’s important to understand … Read more
When you search for something on Google, you’ll likely see a list of HTML webpages in the results. But Google can also help you find non-HTML files. Such as PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, Adobe files, and more. Let’s see how. How to Search Google by File Type Search Google by file type using the “filetype:” search … Read more
A 301 redirect using an .htaccess file is an HTTP status code that you create when you want to permanently redirect one URL to another. There are many reasons why you might want to implement a 301 redirect on your site. But how do you do it? And why should you do it the .htaccess … Read more
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There aren’t many topics in SEO as controversial as disavowing links. Ever since Google introduced the ability to disavow links, there has been a ton of confusion about how to use the disavow tool, what types of links should be disavowed, when to ignore the disavow tool altogether, and more. Then add third-party tools that … Read more
Blog / Technical SEO / The Ins and Outs of Robots.txt: Setup, Checking and Effective Tactics Have you ever wondered how websites control which areas are off-limits to search engines? The answer lies in a tiny yet influential file called ‘robots.txt’. You can use it to communicate with the search bots that crawl your website, but you must have a … Read more
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