The new AI advanced version of Google Search, aka Google SGE or Search Generative Experience, provides wicked smart AI answers to your queries. And if you ask it how to pass kidney stones quickly, Google will tell you to drink at least two quarts of urine every 24 hours. I was shocked to see this … Read more
WordPress announced the 6.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release update that patches a store cross site scripting vulnerability and fixes over a dozen bugs in the core and the block editor. The same vulnerability affects both the WordPress core and the Gutenberg plugin. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) An XSS vulnerability was discovered in WordPress that could … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about site structure, explaining why a hierarchical site structure is good for SEO and when it’s okay to use a flat site structure. Gary offers a good reason why a hierarchical site structure is a good choice and why the flat site structure is okay for simple websites. Flat … Read more
Are you concerned about syndicated content outranking your news content? Google reinforced its long-standing recommendation that publishers require syndication partners to noindex syndicated news content. The Twitter discussion began with data compiled by John Shehata, CEO of Newzdash. https://t.co/3tIbivNpDv Here is a complete data analysis of Content Syndication impact in Google Search for News publishers … Read more
Google has urged marketers to import their web and app conversions from Google Analytics 4 into Google Ads. Advertisers that have a linked Google Ads account may have already received a message advising of the new import conversions recommendation. If your GA4 account is eligible for the import, a card will likely appear at the … Read more
Google now says the canonical link element is not recommended for syndicated content; instead, block the syndicated content from being accessed to avoid duplication. Google posted this new piece of information in this help document over here. What’s new. Google posted this paragraph under the section “syndicated content:” “The canonical link element is not recommended … Read more
Google’s John Mueller is no longer recommending you verify all the variations of your domain with Google Search Console. Instead, he said, keep it simple and verify using domain verification. Why is he no longer recommending you verify all the property types, www, non-www, HTTP, https, etc? Because he said on Reddit, “in practice you’ll … Read more
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