WordPress 5.5.1 Fixes Millions of Broken Sites
WordPress is publishing a maintenance release that fixes issues that broke millions of websites.
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Google Announces Home Activities Rich Results
Google announced a new Home Activities Rich Results. Currently triggered by fitness related queries on mobile.
AdSense Deleting Reporting Data – Will Show Last 3 Years
AdSense removed reporting data that is older than three years. This is how to download your data before it’s gone.
WordPress 5.5 Sitemap Bug Causes 404 Errors
WordPress sitemap bug discovered. Causes 404 errors in sitemap.
Why Users Call New Facebook Design a Nightmare
Facebook users express raw hatred for new layout. Described as an ugly, confusing nightmare.
Blindly Follow Google’s John Mueller?
SEO community offers candid feedback on advice given by Google’s John Mueller.
4 Reasons Why Sites May Lose Google Rankings
Google’s John Mueller gives a general answer about why sites may lose rankings.
How to Fix the WordPress 5.5 jQuery Problem
Updating to WordPress 5.5 is causing unexpected behaviors for some publishers. This is how to fix it.
Google Chrome 86 Dev Tools Update
Chrome 86 Dev Tools provides new debugging and auditing features.
Why Google Might Show Less FAQ Rich Results
John Mueller provides reasons why Google might decide to show less FAQ rich results in the search results
Three Ways a Pipe or Dash in Title Tag Makes a Difference
Three surprising ways that it makes a difference whether you use “|” or “-” in the title tag.
Google Chrome to Start Warning Users About Insecure Forms
Google Chrome 86 will show two warnings to users submitting insecure forms over the HTTPS protocol.
Why WordPress 5.5 is Breaking Sites
Two issues related to WordPress 5.5 are possibly affecting thousands of websites. This is how to fix them.
Facebook Announces Paid Online Events for Small Business Recovery
Facebook announces Paid Online Events, a way for businesses to monetize online events on Facebook.
Why Google Showed Capitalism in Search for Socialism and Racism
Google Search accused of political bias. Google explained why the results were shown, then removed them soon after.
Google: Heading Tags are a Strong Signal
Google’s John Mueller affirms that heading tags send a strong signal about the content.
Google Travel Updates How it Recommends Flights and Hotels
Google Travel Portal added features that changes how it recommends hotels and flights.
New Shopify Google Web Vitals App
A new Shopify Web Vitals app was announced. Shopify merchants can begin optimizing for fast web page speeds direct from their dashboard.
Hidden WordPress 5.5 Feature Blocks Rogue Plugins
New WordPress feature improves the security of WordPress Auto-updates by blocking compromised plugins from updating.
WordPress 5.5 – Easy Overview
WordPress 5.5 is out now. It’s a major update. This is what’s happening, in plain English.
Google Suffers Massive Indexing Glitch
Google suffered an indexing glitch that negatively impacted search quality. This was not an update.
Why Google Shows Black Doctors in a Search for White Ones
Google search results that seemingly go wrong provide clues about how it ranks webpages.
WordPress Suspends Astra Theme – Affects 1 Million Users
WordPress suspended the Astra theme for five weeks for violating prohibitions on affiliate links. Theme publishers denied that the theme added affiliate links.
Google’s Splitt: Meta Description Provides Content Summary
Google’s Martin Splitt tweeted that meta descriptions offer Google a summary of what’s important about a web page.
TikTok has 45 Days to Sell or Get Out of USA
Presidential executive order bans TikTok within 45 days. American marketers hope a deal with Microsoft will save an important source of traffic.
Google Explains Negative Reviews And Rankings
Google’s Mueller said that a large amount of negative reviews is something the algorithms might try to pick up on.
Divi WordPress Theme Vulnerability
Critical vulnerability discovered in Elegant Themes Divi and Extra Themes as well as in the Divi Builder WordPress plugin.
Google Adds New Structured Data Properties to Estimated Salary Dev Page
Google announced two optional jobs related structured data properties that will generate rich results.
Google Analytics Shifts More Data Privacy Control to Marketers
Google Analytics announced new data privacy settings that gives additional data collection control to marketers.
Chrome 85 Will Set Website Referrer Headers if Missing
Chrome 85 will automatically decide referrer information sent for sites that do not set a referrer (referer) header.