Getting all pages indexed in Google can be a challenge for some site owners. But if Google isn’t indexing every page from your sitemap, is that a problem or is that just how Google handles it normally? The question came up in a recent Google Webmaster Office Hours, from a site owner who was wondering […]
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Google’s Mobile First Indexing Change: Everything SEOs Need to Know
Google has released more details on their upcoming Mobile First indexing change that will see the search engine rank the mobile versions of webpages. Currently, Google indexes the desktop version of a page, but will serve the mobile version for those who search from a mobile device. Many webmasters had plenty of questions about this […]
Password or Credit Card Fields on HTTP? Google Chrome Will Mark as Insecure in January 2017
Google has announced that Google Chrome will begin marking any page with a password or credit card field as insecure if the page is not on HTTPS. The change is scheduled to go live in January 2017, when Chrome version 56 launches. The biggest impact of this will likely be forums and other user generated […]
Google Adds New AMP Testing Tool
If you are still working on getting your pages AMP ready, the AMP related reporting in Google Search Console can be a bit frustrating since the error reporting is quite delayed. And while the structured data testing tool can help show errors, it isn’t as intuitive for AMP, especially for those with little experience with […]
Google Clarifies Use of Disavow Files With Penguin Devaluing Links
There has been plenty of debate over the past couple of weeks over the disavow tool and whether site owners should be using it still, now that Penguin devalues spammy links. John Mueller tackled this question in the latest Webmaster Office Hours. And the verdict is if you (or someone hired/connected to the site) has […]
Google Alerting Site Owners About Pages With AMP Errors
If you have AMP errors on any of your webpages, and you do a query that triggers a page with those errors, Google is now showing a notification in the search results to alert site owners to the issue. Here is what it looks like: This error is only shown when you are logged into […]
Use Caution When Switching Between www & Non-www Preferred Domains
Usually when a site owner launches a website they pick and choose whether they want Google to index the www or the non-www version of the domain name, tell Google their preferred domain and then submit a sitemap or use fetch and submit for that variation. Sometimes when a site owner discovers that a site […]
Google AdWords Begins Restricting Keyword Planner Data for Non-Advertisers
Google AdWords has once again begun restricting access to the AdWords Keyword Planner tool for those who are not advertising. In June, Google AdWords turned off access to the Keyword Planner tool for those who did not have an active AdWords campaign running. However, they later backed away from this, and instead said it was […]
Google Confirms AdWords Keyword Planner Includes Organic Traffic
There has been some confusion over the last few days over Google’s AdWords Keyword Planner and whether or not it includes organic traffic or if it just includes searches where an AdWords ad was available to be served. Glenn Gabe asked AdWords about whether these estimates were based on ads or all searches, and he […]
Google Analytics Expands Hacked Site Alerts for Webmasters
Google has now expanded their hacked site alerts to Google Analytics, meaning site owners who might not check their site regularly and who are not signed up for Google Search Console will still get alerts for the site being hacked when they login to Google Analytics. Last year Google added alerts in Analytics for sites that […]