Countries with Slow Internet Can Affect Core Web Vitals Scores
Google’s John Mueller discusses Core Web Vitals calculations for sites with users from slow Internet countries
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Google Research Paper Reveals a Shortcoming in Search
New research highlights a little known area of information retrieval that Google hasn’t quite succeeded in.
Wix and WordPress Tensions Rise
WordPress and Wix exchange accusations and negative attack ads. Wix publishes open letter to Matt Mullenweg
Vulnerabilities in 17+ Elementor Add-on Plugins for WordPress
Millions of WordPress sites affected by vulnerabilities in Elementor add-on plugins
Google Updates Cumulative Layout Shift Scoring
Cumulative Layout Shift scoring was updated by Google to make it more accurate and fair
Bug in How Google Detects Soft 404s May Be Causing Traffic Losses
A recent update to how Google detects soft 404s is resulting in innocent websites losing their rankings
How Often Will Core Web Vitals Ranking Factor Be Calculated?
Will the Core Web Vitals ranking factor be updated on a real-time basis or will it be rarely updated?
Google Discover Now Excludes 5 Kinds of Content
Google Discover is excluding Satire and four other types of content. There is a report of non-satire content being excluded
Clubhouse “Leak” Might Be a Simple Data Scrape
The Clubhouse “data leak” has the hallmarks of a scraper bot downloading public information, appears to not be a hack.
Facebook Adding Context Labels to Pages Seen in News Feeds
Facebook will begin testing labels applied to articles in USA member feeds in order to provide more context and avoid confusion
Wix Negative Ads Against WordPress Generate Backlash
Wix negative attack ads against WordPress met with disapproval in search marketing community
Jetpack Boost – A Web Vitals WordPress Plugin
WordPress plugin repository offering a pre-release version of Core Web Vitals optimization plugin by Automattic. Final version coming soon
How Long it Takes to Re-rank a Site with Fixed Quality Issues
Google’s John Mueller answers how long it takes to re-rank a site with quality issues that were fixed
Google: How to Increase Offline Sales for Local Businesses
Latest trends and research by Google show how to gain more earnings for local based businesses
WordPress Ultimate Addons for Elementor Vulnerability Affects +1 Million
Two Brainstorm Force addon plugins for Elementor were discovered to have vulnerabilities affecting over a million websites.
Google Says There’s No Limit on Title Tag Length
Google’s Gary Illyes says that industry standards on title tag lengths are externally created and not Google recommendations.
Facebook for WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Targets +500,000 Sites
Two exploits affecting the popular Facebook for WordPress plugin can lead to a total site takeover and malicious backdoors
Wix and Google Announce GMB Integration
Expanded partnership with Google integrates Google My Business. Makes Wix a stronger presence in local search
Google: Zero Click Claims Are Misleading
Google offers convincing evidence that claims surrounding “zero click” searches are erroneous
Research: Trillions of Site Visits Uncover SEO Insights
Analysis of trillions of actual site visits yields insights into user behavior shifts that may impact SEO