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AMP Will Need to Match Canonical Pages from February 2018

AMP Will Need to Match Canonical Pages from February 2018

Posted by Paul Smith | November 20, 2017

Google continues its relentless efforts to enhance user experience by introducing new regulations at regular intervals. This time it has chosen to emphasise the need for content parity between accelerated mobile pages (AMP) and canonical pages, to make mobile search results more meaningful. Starting February 2018, the content featured on […]

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What Does Google’s Sitelink Search Box Do For Your Website?

What Does Google’s Sitelink Search Box Do For Your Website?

Posted by Paul Smith | March 2, 2017

You will have seen Google’s Sitelinks search box many times and if you are like us, you will have wondered how you would get one working on your site. When Google has been used to search and it returns the results, the site name is shown in the normal hyperlink, […]

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Google Launches ‘Perspective’ to Make the Comment Sections More Bearable

Google Launches ‘Perspective’ to Make the Comment Sections More Bearable

Posted by Paul Smith | February 24, 2017

It’s a sad fact of the internet that “reading below the line” into the comments section is often a frustrating experience. Whilst the ability to leave feedback on content can be great in many cases, seeing that feedback degenerate into a slanging match between commentators is all too common. We’ve […]

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Google’s Site Search Functionality to Cease by the end of 2017

Google’s Site Search Functionality to Cease by the end of 2017

Posted by Paul Smith | February 23, 2017

In a recent statement sent out to customers and partners, Google has confirmed their decision to discontinue support for Google Site Search. Originally introduced in 2008, Google Site Search allows users to power their internal search engine using Google’s search technology. As a paid product, Google charges customers based on […]

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Google Maps Adds a Feature For Creating and Sharing Lists Which Are Accessible Offline

Google Maps Adds a Feature For Creating and Sharing Lists Which Are Accessible Offline

Posted by Paul Smith | February 20, 2017

A valuable new feature is now available for users of Google Maps, allowing them to save the places they search to organised lists. Offered to beta users from last summer, the function adds a more social dimension to the popular app. The real beauty of this is the additional features […]

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Google Is Making It Easier to Share Real URLs When Viewing AMP Pages

Google Is Making It Easier to Share Real URLs When Viewing AMP Pages

Posted by Paul Smith | February 9, 2017

In December 2016, Google told of plans to make it easier for users viewing accelerated mobile pages to navigate back to a publisher’s website, instead of the Google-hosted AMP pages, and it looks like they have finally made good on their promise. AMP pages have previously been displayed after being […]

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Google Warning to Webmasters: Update Outdated WordPress Plugins

Google Warning to Webmasters: Update Outdated WordPress Plugins

Posted by Paul Smith | February 7, 2017

In an attempt to contact and inform site owners, Google has sent out official reminders, warning of the use of outdated WordPress plugins. If you remember back in 2014, the Slider Revolution plugin was attacked and exploited, leaving over 100,000 WordPress websites infected. Part of the reason this happened was […]

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Site Hacked? Google Provides Advice for Site Owners & Webmasters

Site Hacked? Google Provides Advice for Site Owners & Webmasters

Posted by Paul Smith | February 1, 2017

Having a site that you’ve invested precious time into hacked can be a nightmare, especially if you have customer information saved in a database. Fortunately, Google has announced that it will be releasing new content to help the owners of hacked websites. The aid comes in the form of a […]

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AMP Showing 70% of the Time in Google News on Mobiles in the US

AMP Showing 70% of the Time in Google News on Mobiles in the US

Posted by Paul Smith | February 1, 2017

According to a new report courtesy of RankRanger, AMP results in Google’s News section has more than doubled in the last few days for mobile users in the United States. On January 25, 2017, RankRanger reported that AMP content was responsible for just 30 percent of mobile Google News results. […]

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