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A WordPress plugin that enables users to scrape other sites and publish their content contains a critical vulnerability
Google engineer’s testimony gives an overview of how quality scoring works and reveals a hidden Chrome-based popularity signal.
Google’s Search Relations team shares which HTTP status codes matter most for SEO. Learn how redirects, 1xx codes, and network errors impact your site’s performance.
Why relying on referral traffic may create an SEO weakness that can undermine long-term growth.
Google clarifies that links in AI Overviews all share a single position in Search Console reports.
Google launches a generative AI certification with free training, focusing on Google’s tools. Is this credential worth adding to your resume?
Google’s AI Overviews link back to Google 43% of the time, furthering its walled garden effect, according to new data.
U.S. Copyright Office report identifies copyright risks at every step of generative AI training and deployment
Google’s updated image SEO best practices recommend using consistent URLs for images across your site to preserve crawl budget.
Google’s John Mueller explains that Hreflang tags act as suggestions, not directives. Learn how canonical tags impact international SEO and what adjustments your strategy needs.
Experienced SEOs report trouble getting hired. Is AI screening to blame?
Google’s AI-powered security now blocks 20x more scams in search results, Chrome, and Android.
10Web announced a new API that enables developers, agencies, and SaaS tool providers to offer AI website building capabilities to their customers
New AI systems are less accurate than older versions, with error rates up to 79%. Learn why this happens and how to protect your brand.
Google pushed back against news reports of shrinking Search demand, pointing to “overall” search query growth and feature adoption
Apple is exploring AI search engines like ChatGPT for Safari, signaling a shift from Google’s $20B deal. How will this reshape search competition?
ChatGPT leads the AI search market with an 80% share, while traditional search engine use reportedly declines.
A WordPress bug is causing fatal errors on WooCommerce sites, resulting in widespread outages.
Google introduces AI Max for Search, expanding query reach, adaptive creative, and better controls to boost performance while maintaining transparency for advertisers.
A study analyzing Google vs ChatGPT traffic finds Google keeps users on its site longer, but sends the most traffic overall.
Google has expanded its Quality Rater Guidelines to help identify more deceptive SEO tactics and misleading web content
Google’s “before:” and “after:” operators let you filter by date, but they’re still in beta
Google’s Martin Splitt shares key JavaScript rendering insights. He discusses AI crawlers, SSR vs. CSR, and the impact of structured data.
Reddit expanded its global reach in Q1 2025, with logged-in and logged-out user activity growing sharply in both the U.S. and international markets
Study reveals 33% of Google users stayed with Bing after trying it for two weeks. Is Google’s dominance driven by quality, or default settings?
Search visibility is shifting as AI Overviews replace organic listings across a growing number of industries.
Google Lighthouse audits are changing. Learn which tests are merging, disappearing, and how to prepare your SEO workflows before these changes take effect.
Google announced a new series of multi-day events called Deep Dive for in-depth coverage of the technical and marketing sides of SEO
Google AI Mode is now available to all US users in Google Labs, offers new visual cards, shopping integration, and more.
You can’t add EEAT to a site, but you can create the conditions that lead to the signals Google equates with it
