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Author Archive Pages And E-A-T
Google’s John Mueller answers what effect would no-indexing author archives have on E-A-T
Google Search Console Geotargeting Can Hurt Search Rankings
Utilizing Google Search Console’s international targeting feature, also known as “geotargeting,” can hurt search rankings if you’re trying to reach a wide audience.
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Google On How To Improve SEO Audits
Google’s Martin Splitt offers advice on how to improve SEO audits in a way that makes them more useful to web developers.
Google December Product Reviews Update Affects More Than English Language Sites?
Google’s John Mueller answers whether December 2021 Product Reviews Update affects more than just English languages websites
Track Santa With Google & NORAD Santa Tracker Apps
Track Santa’s location this Christmas Eve with the Google & NORAD Santa tracker apps, which are now live worldwide.
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Google Loses Top Domain Spot To TikTok
Google is no longer the world’s most popular domain after being dethroned by TikTok, according to rankings from web security company Cloudflare.
DuckDuckGo To Release Desktop Version Of Mobile App
DuckDuckGo is working on a desktop version of its mobile app, which offers a private browsing experience that’s said to be faster than Google Chrome.
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Updated WordPress Plugin Offers 100+ Free Templates
The makers of the popular Astra WordPress theme updated their Starter Templates Library Plugin with new development features and 100+ free templates
Google’s John Mueller on Brand Mentions
Google’s John Mueller explains Google’s position on using brand mentions for ranking purposes
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Google’s Mueller On Self-Hosted WordPress Versus Wix
Google’s John Mueller offered his opinion on moving a website from Wix to self-hosted WordPress and also discussed managed WordPress hosting
Why You Shouldn’t Rely On Google Discover Traffic
Google’s John Mueller explains why Google Discover traffic shouldn’t be relied on as the main source of traffic
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Programmatic Ad Exchange Trafficked Ads To Children & Violated Geolocation Preferences
OpenX Ad Exchange fined $2 million dollars by FTC for targeting ads to toddlers without parental consent and violating geolocation ad targeting preferences
Google Confirms Update To Local Search Results
Google confirms an algorithm update began rolling out to local search results at the end of November and concluded on December 8.
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2021 Analysis of Top Ecommerce Platforms
HTTPArchve analyzed 8.2 million websites to determine which ecommerce platform is the best. The data yielded some unexpected results
All In One SEO Vulnerability Affects +3 Million Sites
All In One SEO Plugin patched SQL Injection vulnerability that could expose privileged database information
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Adobe Announces Free Creative Cloud Express
Adobe released a free suite of tools with the core functions of Photoshop and other tools. Includes templates and a million stock photos
InMotion Hosting Server Failure
An InMotion Hosting server suffered a major hardware failure resulting in many websites going offline. Host is rushing to restore service
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Google Experiences Internal Issues During Indexing
Google acknowledges an internal issue with indexing that triggered redirect error notices from Search Console
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cPanel Plugin Contains Log4j Vulnerability
cPanel plugin contains the critically vulnerable log4j library affected by what is being called a catastrophic vulnerability
Google: You Don’t Need To Be An Authority To Rank
Not all websites need to be seen as authorities in order to rank well in search results, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller.
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Google Will Deindex Pages If Site Is Down For Several Days
Google will begin to deindex your pages from search results if your website experiences more than a couple of days of downtime.
Google Says No Penalty For Using Affiliate Links Without Markup
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says websites will not receive a manual penalty for using affiliate links without the recommended markup.
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Google Ads Allows Stock Photos For Image Extensions
Google Ads is relaxing its policy on the use of stock photos in image extensions, meaning you’re no longer required to source your own visuals.
Catastrophic Log4j Security Fail Threatens Enterprise Systems & Web Apps Worldwide
The vulnerability, listed as CVE-2021-44228 in Apache Log4j Security Vulnerabilities, enables remote attackers to take control of an affected system.
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WordPress Security Plugin Exposes +1 Million Websites
WPS Hide Login WordPress Plugin exposed the location of the hidden login page, defeating the purpose of the plugin
Amazon Alexa SEO Tools Is Closing
Search marketing community loses a powerful suite of SEO and online marketing tools. Alexa marketing tools retired
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Meta Introduces Professional Mode For Facebook Profiles
A new professional mode for Facebook profiles enables users to make money with features that were previously exclusive to Facebook Pages.
Google’s Guide To User Generated Content (UGC)
A new guide from Google goes over the acceptable ways to incorporate UGC on your website to ensure you’re following the company’s guidelines.
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Facebook AI Hunts & Removes Harmful Content
Facebook deployed a new AI technology that speeds up its ability to identify and remove harmful content
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