Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, shared insights on diagnosing widespread crawling issues. This guidance was shared in response to a disruption reported by Adrian Schmidt on LinkedIn. Google’s crawler stopped accessing several of his domains at the same time. Despite the interruption, Schmidt noted that live tests via Search Console continued to function without error … Read more
This post was sponsored by DebugBear. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. From a user’s perspective, a slow website can be incredibly frustrating, creating a poor experience. But the impact of sluggish load times goes deeper than just user frustration. Poor page performance affects search rankings, overall site engagement, E-E-A-T, and … Read more
Headless CMSs are becoming more popular as companies want more flexible content management tools. These systems separate the content creation from how it’s displayed, giving more options for publishing content across different platforms. In this article, we’re reviewing ten top headless CMS options. We’re examining them based on the following criteria: How well they work … Read more
Google Chrome has officially ended support for the First Input Delay (FID) metric, marking a transition to prioritizing Interaction to Next Paint (INP). The announcement by Rick Viscomi, who oversees web performance developer relations for the Chrome team, confirms INP as the core metric for evaluating interaction responsiveness. Today’s the day: Chrome ends support for … Read more
Breadcrumbs are a navigational feature for your website, and they can greatly impact SEO and user experience. Many websites still don’t implement breadcrumbs, which is a huge mistake. Not only do breadcrumbs impact SEO, but they are also pretty easy to implement. Here’s what you need to know about breadcrumbs, how they impact SEO, and … Read more
Google has released an update to its Publisher Tag Ads Library, introducing a new feature to improve Interaction to Next Paint (INP) scores. The update focuses on yielding during out-of-viewport ad slot insertions when using Single Request Architecture (SRA). INP Improvement: Focus On Ad Loading Efficiency The new feature allows for more strategic ad loading, … Read more
Choosing the right website builder may depend on your goals. They have a variety of features, and some platforms excel in areas that others don’t. Not all builders will fit if you need advanced SEO or ecommerce capabilities. We compared 10 website builders based on price, data limits, core use cases, and whether they provide … Read more
Schema.org is a collection of vocabulary (or schemas) used to apply structured data markup to web pages and content. Correctly applying schema can improve SEO outcomes through rich snippets. Structured data markup is translated by platforms such as Google and Microsoft to provide enhanced rich results (or rich snippets) in search engine results pages or … Read more
This post was sponsored by JetOctopus. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. If you manage a large website with over 10,000 pages, you can likely appreciate the unique SEO challenges that come with such scale. Sure, the traditional tools and tactics — keyword optimization, link building, etc. — are important to … Read more
This post was sponsored by DebugBear. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Keeping your website fast is important for user experience and SEO. The Core Web Vitals initiative by Google provides a set of metrics to help you understand the performance of your website. The three Core Web Vitals metrics are: … Read more
Thankfully, there are plenty of steps you can take to protect your WordPress website. Easy WordPress Security Basics When setting up your WordPress site security, there are some basic things you can do to beef up your protection. Below, we will take a look at some of the first things you should do to help … Read more
Google has again delayed its plan to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome web browser. The latest postponement comes after ongoing challenges in reconciling feedback from industry stakeholders and regulators. The announcement was made in Google and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) joint quarterly report on the Privacy Sandbox initiative, scheduled for … Read more
Mozilla has implemented a performance upgrade to its Firefox web browser that could translate into faster website load times – welcome news for SEO professionals and their clients. The technical details involve moving certain tasks, specifically decompression of gzip and brotli content, away from the browser’s main processing thread. While this might sound complex, the … Read more
Ensuring your website reaches as broad an audience as possible isn’t just about amplifying your search visibility – it’s also about making sure your site can be used by everyone, irrespective of their disabilities. In this post, we’ll explore the relationship between web accessibility and SEO performance and explain some best practices for ensuring your … Read more
This post was sponsored by Wix. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. In the last 18 months, conversations about SEO have been dominated by artificial intelligence. New ways of working and new user journeys for search visitors have come to the forefront. In 2024, we can clearly see that there’s a … Read more
As Google starts restricting third-party cookies in Chrome, it’s offering a limited deprecation trial for sites proving functionality issues. Google is phasing out third-party cookie access in Chrome by 2024. Some third-party services can get temporary cookie access through a deprecation trial. Businesses should audit their site’s cookie usage before more users are impacted. Source … Read more
To tackle user privacy concerns, Google will test a new IP Protection feature during a phased rollout for Chrome users to safeguard their identities online. What Is IP Protection? Initially introduced as “Gnatcatcher,” IP protection proposes to mask users’ original IP addresses by routing their web traffic through privacy proxies. The goal is to limit … Read more
The latest update to WordPress, version 6.4, includes changes to how scripts are loaded on the front end that will improve page load times and performance for many sites. Script loading strategies are now incorporated into the core and bundled themes of WordPress, improving the performance of loading scripts with defer and async attributes. These … Read more
