This day in search marketing history: February 1

Bing accused of copying Google's search results, plus: Microsoft tries to buy Yahoo, about this result, fake locksmith i…  Read more

Webinar: Kickstart your first-party data strategy by Cynthia Ramsaran

Achieve personalization and more without cookies right when your users log in. The post Webinar: Kickstart your first-pa…  Read more

OpenAI launches new tool to detect AI-generated text

This new web-based AI Text Classifier tool predicts how likely it is that text was written by a human or AI. The post Op…  Read more

Twitter announces the end of CoTweets

Twitter discontinues co-tweeting feature after it failed to meet expectations under Elon Musk's leadership. The post Twi…  Read more

LinkedIn now lets you add an SEO title and description

Publishing articles on LinkedIn? Now you can customize how your SEO title and description will appear in search engines.…  Read more

The Magic Of February (2023 Wallpapers Edition)

Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by artists a…  Read more

Internal linking for ecommerce: The ultimate guide

Learn nine best practices for internally linking pages on ecommerce websites, plus examples of ecommerce SEO done well.…  Read more

Meta advertising: 5 best practices for 2023

As Meta continues to lead the social media pack, advertisers must stay competitive on Facebook and Instagram. Here are f…  Read more

How B2B Sales Help Us Understand Our Role As UX Designers Better

Throughout a customer journey (particularly in B2B), there will be interactions that are primarily between two people ra…  Read more

This day in search marketing history: January 31

Google releases URL Inspection Tool API, plus: AdWords IF functions, Page Speed Update confusion, local paid inclusion a…  Read more

New updates for the GA4 search bar

The new updates allow additional views into accounts and properties. The post New updates for the GA4 search bar appeare…  Read more

Yandex scrapes Google and other SEO learnings from the source code leak

Yandex isn't Google, but there is a lot SEOs can learn about how a modern search engine is built from reviewing this cod…  Read more

Easy SVG Customization And Animation: A Practical Guide

Developers often feel discouraged from editing SVG markup and experimenting with SVG animations, thinking it’s a signifi…  Read more

How To Build Strong Customer Relationships For User Research

In this article, Rachel walks you through various ways that product teams can utilize to build relationships with custom…  Read more

Creating A High-Contrast Design System With CSS Custom Properties

Managing our colors can truly help people to access our content. In this article, Brecht de Ruyte takes a deep dive into…  Read more

Better ROI For Your Digital Products: Why Continuous Research Is Key

57% of product professionals say that product research has a positive effect on customer satisfaction. 42% agree that it…  Read more

Product Reviews And Ratings UX: A Designer’s Guide

How do we design effective reviews and ratings? With a distribution chart, decimal scores, tags, recommendation score an…  Read more

The Best 13 Tools & Resources for Designers and Agencies for 2023

There is a huge variety of free and premium web design tools and resources to choose from to help you create stunning we…  Read more

Copying Designs Doesn’t Work, And Here’s Why

Striking the right balance between inspiration and innovation might be hard. Let’s explore how to effectively get inspir…  Read more

Smashing Podcast Episode 55 With Tejas Kumar: Is Technology Making Us Redundant?

In this episode, we ask whether technology is making us redundant; will we all soon be replaced with AI? Vitaly Friedman…  Read more

ChatGPT Doesn’t Get Writer’s Block. Discuss.

How long have I been staring at a blank screen, this accusing white box, struggling to compose the first sentence of a p…  Read more

Level Up Your CSS Skills With The :has() Selector

The CSS relational selector :has() offers what was previously impossible without JavaScript. Let’s explore some magical…  Read more

The Key To Good Component Design Is Selfishness

In this article, Daniel Yuschick demonstrates that building selfish components is the key approach to avoiding different…  Read more

Is ChatGPT A World Changing Technology? (And Will We All Become “Centaurs”?)

Watching the hype cycle build around OpenAI’s ChatGPT, I can’t help but wonder when the first New York Times or Atlantic…  Read more

How To Design Better UX With Introverted Design

In this article, Pratik Joglekar explores the typical traits of introverts and uses them to make parallels and categoriz…  Read more

Figma Auto Layout Masterclass: An Online Workshop To Support Ukraine 🇺🇦

Get better at your craft and support the people in Ukraine — that’s the idea behind our Figma Auto Layout Masterclass wi…  Read more

Code Documentation, Streamlined

Writing code documentation can be overwhelming when there’s no smooth process in place. Streamlining best practices and…  Read more

Optimizing The Image Element LCP

Largest Contentful Paint (or LCP) is a major web performance KPI which is still a new concept for many web developers si…  Read more

TikTok Promises to Fix TikTok With…What Exactly?

Today let’s think out loud about TikTok, perhaps the most vexing and fascinating expression of Big Tech power since Goog…  Read more

5 Web Design Trends You Need to Be Aware of in 2023

The beginning of a new year is typically a time when we plan to find ways to make life a little better. The same applies…  Read more

Top Front-End Tools Of 2022

Useful front-end tools for CSS and JavaScript developers that were most popular last year and will help you speed up you…  Read more

9 Essential WordPress Plugins for 2023

One description of a WordPress plugin could be “a software addon that packs a punch”. That doesn’t necessarily apply to…  Read more

Designing for Accessibility: Best Practices for Closed Captioning and Subtitles UX

Captioning can be much more than text. Design patterns for better UX of subtitles, captions, video players, transcripts…  Read more

Making Your Collaboration Problems Go Away By Sharing Components

Recently UXPin has extended its powerful Merge technology by adding npm integration, allowing designers to sync React co…  Read more

Out, Damn Internet.

I’ve an ambitious goal for 2023: Write more out loud. I write (by hand) every day in a journal, but that’s more of a per…  Read more

Understanding Authentication In Websites: A Banking Analogy

This article is Eric Burel’s attempt at making the implementation of authentication less obscure. You’ll learn about tok…  Read more

Neeva Combines AI and Search – Now Comes The Hard Part

The Very Hardest Thing What’s the hardest thing you could do as a tech-driven startup? I’ve been asked that question a f…  Read more

Is the Most Creative Act a Human Can Engage in the Formation of a Good Question?

Today I’d like to ponder something Kevin Kelly – a fellow co-founding editor of Wired – said to me roughly 30 years ago.…  Read more

A Guide To Getting Data Visualization Right

In this article, Sara Dholakia presents a guide on how to choose just the right type of data visualization, with guideli…  Read more

Bing, Google, and Conversational Search – Is OpenAI an Arms Merchant, Or a Microsoft Ally?

Just last week I predicted that Google would leverage ChatGPT to create a conversational interface to its search busines…  Read more

Top 10+ WordPress Themes To Check Out in 2023

In its role of an online presence for your business, your website needs to represent your brand with nothing short of pe…  Read more

The Next First Day

Today is the first workday of the new year. For most of us, that means the slow roll of the holidays is over. Today we a…  Read more

The State Of Usability In 2023 🎊

That’s how people behave on the web in 2023. Some observations from real usability testing on what people do and what th…  Read more

Opening The Doors To 2023 (January Wallpapers Edition)

Let’s start into the new year with a little inspiration boost: wallpapers created with love by the community for the com…  Read more

Fluid Typography: Predicting A Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In

In this article, Ruslan Yevych will show you an easy way how to predict the appearance of a problem known as WCAG Failur…  Read more

Predictions ’23 – The Summary

I’ve used the image above for many years, mainly because I love how surprised the guy looks as he gazes into the crystal…  Read more

Predictions ’23: Crypto, Tesla, IPOs, and Trump Takes a Bow

My first two long form prediction posts focused on big topics – artificial intelligence and digital advertising. This on…  Read more

A Guide To Command-Line Data Manipulation

No more random scripts in Python and JavaScript to transform CSV or JSON data. In this article, Alvin Bryan shows you ho…  Read more

Deploying CSS Logical Properties On Web Apps

You may have already heard of CSS logical properties or RTL adaptations but are still deciding whether to deploy them wi…  Read more

Useful Accessibility And Usability Examples To Help Improve Your Designs

In this article, Thomas Bohm shares strategies and methods to tackle some common graphic communication problems and give…  Read more

Taking The Stress Out Of Design System Management

In this article, Masha goes over five tips that make it easier to manage a design system while increasing its effectiven…  Read more

Boosting Productivity For Designers With Efficient Tools

In this article, Ashish Bogawat shares some of his favorite ways how to boost productivity and do things faster, better,…  Read more

How To Prioritize User Security When Collecting Offline Data

Concerns over online privacy and security are nothing new. In this article, Suzanne Scacca explores how the right CSV im…  Read more

Understanding Privacy: Protect Your Users, Protect Yourself

All of us want to create inclusive, safe, and privacy-aware digital experiences, but where to begin? Our brand new Smash…  Read more

Accessible Front-End Patterns For Responsive Tables (Part 2)

There is no universal solution for making every kind of table responsive and usable on smaller screens, so we have to re…  Read more

The Future Of Design: Human-Powered Or AI-Driven?

In this article, Keima Kai provides a brief history of AI in web design, explores its current implications for creativit…  Read more

It’s Here! “Understanding Privacy,” A New Smashing Book Is Shipping Now

“Understanding Privacy,” the new Smashing Book by Heather Burns, will help you create inclusive, safe and privacy-aware…  Read more

Advent Calendars For Web Designers And Developers (2022 Edition)

Are you ready for the countdown to Christmas? This year, the web community was once again busy creating tech advent cale…  Read more

Best AI Content Writer : We Asked 12 AI Writing Tools to Review Themselves Then Assessed Their Answers

As the owner of multiple content-based websites I’ve found it increasingly difficult to find competent and affordable wr…  Read more

Accessible Front-End Patterns For Responsive Tables (Part 1)

There is no universal solution for making every kind of table responsive and usable on smaller screens, so we have to re…  Read more

The Anatomy Of Themed Design System Components

The world of design systems can be overwhelming sometimes. There’s a lot to take in when you get into that space! In thi…  Read more

FabUnit: A Smart Way To Control And Synchronize Typo And Space

Today, we’ll take a look at the Sass function that does all the work for you — with no media queries, no breakpoints, an…  Read more

Endings And New Beginnings (December 2022 Desktop Wallpapers Edition)

December is almost here, so why not spread some holiday love across your devices? We’ve got some beautiful wallpapers to…  Read more

Document Object Model (DOM) Geometry: A Beginner’s Introduction And Guide

In this guide, Pearl Akpan analyzes the methods and properties that make user interface solutions such as infinite scrol…  Read more

26 Best 60s Fonts for Groovy Designs for 2023

Hoping to capture the spirit of the swinging sixties in your designs? Then check out these groovy 60s fonts! The sixties…  Read more

How To Make $80,000+ Per Month Online

Believe it or not there is a website online right now that has less than 40 pages of content, but somehow makes an estim…  Read more

24 Best Instagram Story Highlight Icons for 2023

Want to improve the look of your Instagram profile and make it more professional? Instagram Story Highlight Icons can he…  Read more

24 Best Sci-Fi Fonts for Futuristic Designs for 2023

Working on a futuristic, science fiction-themed design? Then you’ll love this collection of the best SciFi fonts—they’re…  Read more

Rocket.net Review of WordPress Hosting: We Use It (Here’s Why)

Debating using Rocket.net to host your WordPress site(s)? In our hands-on, honest Rocket.net review, we’ll help you deci…  Read more

40+ Best Fonts for Logo Design: Beautiful Typography Ideas to Inspire You (2023)

When it comes to creating a logo, the font you choose is just as important as the design. A well-chosen typeface can con…  Read more

26 Best Neon Fonts to Light Up Your Designs for 2023

There’s nothing quite as atmospheric as the fluorescent glow and buzz of neon signs. Neon calls to mind cozy diners, tre…  Read more

24 Best Microsoft Word Brochure Templates for 2023

Looking to create an awesome brochure for your business or project? You don’t need to use a fancy editing program like I…  Read more

20+ Best Pixel Perfect Fonts for 8-bit Designs for 2023

Pixel fonts are going through a kind of renaissance. Despite today’s high-resolution technology, artists and designers c…  Read more

New Google Ad Labeling

TechCrunch recently highlighted how Google is changing their ad labeling on mobile devices. A few big changes include: a…  Read more

Digital Products : What Are They? + How To Make Money Selling Information & Digital Goods

The post Digital Products : What Are They? + How To Make Money Selling Information & Digital Goods appeared first on Web…  Read more

E-Commerce : What Is It? + How To Source and Sell Products Online

The post E-Commerce : What Is It? + How To Source and Sell Products Online appeared first on WebMonkey.  Read more

Display Advertising : What Is It? + Which Services To Use & How To Get Started Making Money

The post Display Advertising : What Is It? + Which Services To Use & How To Get Started Making Money appeared first on W…  Read more

Affiliate Marketing : What Is It, Where Do You Start, and How Do You Make Money Doing It?

The post Affiliate Marketing : What Is It, Where Do You Start, and How Do You Make Money Doing It? appeared first on Web…  Read more

How To Sell a Website : Where To Sell It, When To Sell It, and What You’ll Need to Get Top Dollar

Let me guess. You started a niche blog, figured out how to make some money off it, and now you want out. You’re obviousl…  Read more

Social Media Marketing : How To Increase Your Followers, Create Compelling Content, and Build Trust

The post Social Media Marketing : How To Increase Your Followers, Create Compelling Content, and Build Trust appeared fi…  Read more

Outreach : How To Gain Recognition & Authority The Old-Fashioned Way

The post Outreach : How To Gain Recognition & Authority The Old-Fashioned Way appeared first on WebMonkey.  Read more

Email Marketing : How to Build a List, Segment Your Audience, and Get Them To Open Every Time

The post Email Marketing : How to Build a List, Segment Your Audience, and Get Them To Open Every Time appeared first on…  Read more

Top 10 WooCommerce Themes (2022 edition)

Have you been looking for the best WooCommerce WordPress theme to open an online store but you’re not sure what to look…  Read more

Google Helpful Content Update

Granular Panda Reading the tea leaves on the pre-announced Google helpful content update rolling out next week & over th…  Read more

15 Best Number Fonts for Displaying Numbers

Website typography has multiple different aspects; displaying numbers on the screen is among the most important ones. Th…  Read more

Automating Ourselves Out of Existence

Time has grown more scarce after having a child, so I rarely blog anymore. Though I thought it probably made sense to ma…  Read more

Top 8 Multipurpose WordPress Themes To Check Out in 2022

The right multipurpose WordPress theme can make building a website a fast, easy, and pleasurable task. There are plenty…  Read more

Looking for the best Tools and Resources for Designers and Agencies? They’re in this article

An effective, well-organized workflow is an important web design asset. It can be a critical asset for a professional we…  Read more

Engineering Search Outcomes

Kent Walker promotes public policies which advantage the Google monopoly. His role doing that means he has to write some…  Read more

Top 9 WordPress Plugins That Will Stick in 2022

The right WordPress theme used in conjunction with the WordPress Platform allows a web designer to create almost any web…  Read more

Best 10 WordPress Themes you Should Consider in 2022

The online world has gone from being a novelty in the latter part of the 20th century to a major influencer in our lives…  Read more

8 Best WordPress Mailing List Plugins For Getting More Subscribers – 2022

With over 1 Billion users on Gmail alone, marketers now claim email to be one of the best marketing strategies that brin…  Read more

Top 5 Web Design Trends That Will Stick in 2022

Web design trends don’t just appear out of the blue. They arise in response to people’s thinking in terms of their needs…  Read more

Cannibalization

In today's episode of Whiteboard Friday, Moz SEO expert Tom Capper walks you through cannibalization: what it is, how to…  Read more

Tackling 8,000 Title Tag Rewrites: A Case Study

Let's take an in-depth look at Moz.com title tags that were re-written by Google, including three case studies where we…  Read more

How Our Website Conversion Strategy Increased Business Inquiries by 37%

See how, through several little tweaks to their conversion strategy, the team at Chromatix attracted a higher tier of cu…  Read more

How to Add Products to Your Google My Business Listing, Illustrated

Miriam helps you get started in Google My Business Products with this illustrated tutorial, walking you through how to a…  Read more

The Three Bosses of SEO

In SEO, there are three main “bosses” with different needs: your business, your searchers, and your search engines. How…  Read more

Winning the Page Speed Race: How to Turn Your Clunker of a Website Into a Race Car

Winning the page speed race requires the same things as winning a car race: making sure that your vehicle is as lightwei…  Read more

Responsive Search Ads: 5 Best Practices for Google Ads PPC Search Campaigns

These tips will help you optimize your responsive search ads in your Google Ads search campaigns, and increase clicks an…  Read more

How to Calculate Your SEO ROI Using Google Analytics

Measuring ROI for your SEO efforts involves two factors: KPIs and the cost of your current SEO campaigns. With GA, you c…  Read more

How to Use STAT to Find SEO Opportunities at Scale

Today, Cyrus explains how powerful STAT can be when you’re trying to discover SEO opportunities on a massive scale.  Read more

The Guide to Targeted-Impact Link Building

Links drive rankings — that’s one thing that SEOs and marketers can agree on. But which rankings, and for which pages on…  Read more

Jasper.ai Review

Background / Intro One of my longtime friends who was Internet marketing long before I was hit me up on Skype about a we…  Read more

SEMrush IPO (SEMR)

On Wednesday SEMrush priced their IPO at $14 a share & listed Thursday. There have been many marketing and online advert…  Read more

The Wrong People Won

Chasing New Markets My initial attraction toward SEO and the web was largely that it was like a new and parallel world t…  Read more

Apple Search

Google, Google, Google For well over a decade Google has dominated search to where most stories in the search sphere wer…  Read more

Overcoming Webmaster Depression

This year is a rather easy year to be depressed. ;) COVID-19, fearmongering media, polarized hyper-charged social media,…  Read more

Declining Visitor Values

Late Funnel SEO Profits Before the Panda update SEOs could easily focus almost all their energies on late funnel high-in…  Read more

How to Read Google Algorithm Updates

Links = Rank Old Google (pre-Panda) was to some degree largely the following: links = rank. Once you had enough links to…  Read more

Easy for You

To Teach, One Must Learn One of the benefits of writing is it forces you to structure your thoughts. If you are doing so…  Read more

New Age Cloaking

Historically cloaking was considered bad because a consumer would click expecting a particular piece of content or user…  Read more

Managing Algorithmic Volatility

Upon the recently announced Google update I've seen some people Tweet things like if you are afraid of algorithm updates…  Read more

New Version of SEO Toolbar

Our programmer recently updated our SEO toolbar to work with the most recent version of Firefox. You can install it from…  Read more

China Still Censoring Google, Now Globally

Google Gets Out of China In March of 2010 Google announced they would no longer censor their search results for China: e…  Read more

Increasing Time on Site

Changing User Intents Google's search quality rater document highlights how the intent of searches can change over time…  Read more

Revenue Quality & Leverage

The coronavirus issue is likely to linger for some time. GERMANY PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY PRESIDENT SAYS OUR ASSUMPTION IS T…  Read more

Subscription Fatigue

Subscription Management I have active subscriptions with about a half-dozen different news & finance sites along with ab…  Read more

Favicon SEO

Google recently copied their mobile result layout over to desktop search results. The three big pieces which changed as…  Read more

Brands vs Ads

Brand, Brand, Brand About 7 years ago I wrote about how the search relevancy algorithms were placing heavy weighting on…  Read more

Internet Wayback Machine Adds Historical TextDiff

The Wayback Machine has a cool new feature for looking at the historical changes of a web page. The color scale shows ho…  Read more

Dofollow, Nofollow, Sponsored, UGC

A Change to Nofollow Last month Google announced they were going to change how they treated nofollow, moving it from a d…  Read more

New Keyword Tool

Our keyword tool is updated periodically. We recently updated it once more. For comparison sake, the old keyword tool lo…  Read more

AMP'd Up for Recaptcha

Beyond search Google controls the leading distributed ad network, the leading mobile OS, the leading web browser, the le…  Read more

The Fractured Web

Anyone can argue about the intent of a particular action & the outcome that is derived by it. But when the outcome is kn…  Read more

Keyword Not Provided, But it Just Clicks

When SEO Was Easy When I got started on the web over 15 years ago I created an overly broad & shallow website that had l…  Read more

How The Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

Brian McCullough, who runs Internet History Podcast, also wrote a book named How The Internet Happened: From Netscape to…  Read more

Google Florida 2.0 Algorithm Update: Early Observations

It has been a while since Google has had a major algorithm update. They recently announced one which began on the 12th o…  Read more

A Darker Shade of Gray

Google's original breakthrough in search was placing weight on links & using them to approximate the behavior of web use…  Read more

How to find Noto in Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Sites

The Noto fonts in Google Workspace now support almost all living written languages  Read more

13 tips to help you read more books this year

Use different features from Google Books, Google Play, Android and more to read more books this year.  Read more

How AI is improving agriculture sustainability in India

A look at how AI can help agriculture and sustainable farming in India.  Read more

Get to know our privacy and data tools

Learn how Ad Manager can help you deepen relationships with your audiences, create insights, and activate your data to d…  Read more

How the Google Books team moved 90,000 books across a continent

Google Books solved a challenging logistical journey shipping books from the National Library of Israel to Munich by sea…  Read more

Meet our Health Equity Research Initiative awardees

Researchers will receive Cloud credits, funding, Fitbit devices and Fitabase to support research to addresses critical h…  Read more

5 tips to stay safer online with Chrome

It’s important that you take steps to protect your online data. Use helpful Chrome tools like Privacy Guide, Safety Chec…  Read more

5 tips to power your 2023 marketing strategy

In this post we recap the top recommendations from Google Marketing Platform for marketers going into 2023.  Read more

Over 50,000 instances of DRAGONBRIDGE activity disrupted in 2022

An update on TAG's work to disrupt the information operation network DRAGONBRIDGE.  Read more

TAG Bulletin: Q4 2022

Threat Analysis Group shares their Q4 bulletin.  Read more

Google Registry is collaborating with UN organizations

Google Registry celebrates the first anniversary of .day and announces collaboration with United Nation organizations us…  Read more

5 ways to bring in the Year of the Rabbit with Google

Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s how you can use Google products to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat.  Read more

DOJ’s lawsuit ignores the enormous competition in the online advertising industry

Picking winners and losers in the advertising technology industry will drive up prices, reduce choice and hurt America’s…  Read more

Got a new Chromebook? Try these 8 apps

Discover some of the Chromebook team’s favorite apps for your new Chromebook.  Read more

A difficult decision to set us up for the future

As an almost 25-year-old company, we’re bound to go through difficult economic cycles.  Read more

9 ways we use AI in our products

Here are nine ways we use AI today to make our products even more helpful.  Read more

4 strategies to drive durable app growth in 2023

4 strategies to help app developers and publishers to drive durable business growth in 2023.  Read more

6 Google tools I used to plan my wedding

Try out these Google products to make wedding planning a little easier.  Read more

Publisher tips and resources for 2023

To start the year, we’re recapping some of our latest solutions and resources to help all publishers get the most from t…  Read more

Register for the Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023

¡Hola! The Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023 is now open for participant registration. All sessions wi…  Read more

Thanks, 2022

You know what time it is: year in a review. With only a few days left of 2022 and with all the quiet in the office, we t…  Read more

Search Central Live 2022 Highlights

We spent the past few weeks busy hosting events in Singapore and Tel Aviv. In this post we look back and discuss the hig…  Read more

Our latest update to the quality rater guidelines: E-A-T gets an extra E for Experience

Many creators are familiar with the concept of E-A-T, which is used in how we evaluate if our search ranking systems are…  Read more

December 2022 link spam update releasing for Google Search

Today, we're leveraging the power of SpamBrain to neutralize the impact of unnatural links on search results.  Read more

Introducing the Google Search Status Dashboard

As we head into 2023, we want to introduce another tool for the public to understand the most current status of systems…  Read more

Visual Elements of Google Search

It can be challenging to find a certain search feature or UI element that you want to learn about, especially when you d…  Read more

Updates to Google's Services in Czechia in Light of the Czech Transposition of the European Copyright Directive

The European Copyright Directive, which is being implemented by countries in the European Union, gives new rights to new…  Read more

November Google SEO Office Hours

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the November edition of the Google SEO office hours! In this episode, you…  Read more

Introducing our new guide to Google Search ranking systems

Over the years, through blog posts and other public communications, Google has regularly shared information about our au…  Read more

Start showing your products on the Shopping tab with Search Console

Search Console is making it easier for merchants to display their products across Google, including a new feature for th…  Read more

Your AdSense 2022 holiday checklist

The 2022 AdSense holiday season checklist is here to help you get your site and content ready for the busiest time of ye…  Read more

A deep dive into Search Console performance data filtering and limits

Google Search performance data is the most widely used data in Search Console. This post explains in detail the data ava…  Read more

Introducing site names on Google Search

Today, Search is introducing site names on mobile search results to make it easier to identify the website that's associ…  Read more

Refreshed guidelines for site owners

In 2002 we launched a page with a set of guidelines for site owners that gave an overview of best practices when it came…  Read more

Back in business: Search Central Live events

The first of the Search Central Live events is going to happen in-person in Singapore on November 24, 2022. Registration…  Read more

Simplifying privacy-safe ads personalization

Google Ad Manager and AdSense partners can now set and use first-party cookies for ads personalization with minimal tech…  Read more

What publishers should focus on now to prepare for privacy changes

Episode 4 in our privacy explainer video series takes a close look at what publishers should be doing today to prepare f…  Read more

The new HTTPS report in Search Console

Google Search Console has a new report called HTTPS, which provides more information regarding the HTTPS status of the s…  Read more

New Search Console Merchant Listings report: expanding eligibility with Product structured data

Google is pleased to announce expanded eligibility for enhanced product experiences in Google Search through the use of…  Read more

What creators should know about Google's helpful content update

We're launching what we're calling the “helpful content update” that's part of a broader to ensure people see more origi…  Read more

New in structured data: Pros and cons

Product reviews are a valuable resource for users researching which product to buy. Product reviews often contain a list…  Read more

Announcing the new Search Console Video index report

To help you understand the performance of your videos on Google, and identify possible areas of improvement, Search Cons…  Read more

Kickstart your monetization with the AdSense onboarding video series

A new five-part video series on YouTube to onboard publishers to AdSense. The series covers ad units, sites, performance…  Read more

Googlebot and the 15 MB thing

We're addressing some questions we've received the past few days in response to our documentation update about Googlebot…  Read more

Celebrate publisher stories on our new website

The new Google for Publishers site celebrates publishers on the ad-supported internet.  Read more

Simplifying Search Console reports with an updated item classification

Search Console is simplifying the way it classifies pages, items, and issues in reports. The goal is to help you focus o…  Read more

How Google generates titles for documents with language or script misalignment

Recently we introduced an algorithmic improvement that identifies documents where the title element is written in a diff…  Read more

May 2022 core update releasing for Google Search

Several times per year, we make substantial improvements to our overall ranking processes, which we refer to as core upd…  Read more

The Global Search Central Virtual Unconference 2022 is a wrap!

The Global Search Central Virtual Unconference 2022 was held on April 27 with over 100 participants and 25 discussion se…  Read more

Event recap: Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022

We organized the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan on April 5, 2022 to facilitate a discussion and network…  Read more

Spring cleaning: some sitemap extension tags are going away

We're deprecating a handful of sitemap extension tags and attributes.  Read more

How we fought Search spam on Google in 2021

It's definitely not magic that helps keep more than 99% of visits from Search spam-free! This post explains what happens…  Read more

Optimizing website performance with a Search Console bubble chart

In this post, we’ll discuss a bubble chart that can help you understand which queries are performing well for your site,…  Read more

Monitoring Search traffic (and more!) with Data Studio

This article shows how to create a monitoring dashboard for your Search traffic on Data Studio. It also announces the ad…  Read more

Adding context to structured data issues in Search Console

To help you identify structured data issues more effectively, Search Console is adding more context to its error reporti…  Read more

Spring cleaning: the URL Parameters tool

We're deprecating the URL Parameters tool in Search Console in 1 month. There's no action required from the current user…  Read more

Register for the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022!

The Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022 is now open for registration. The sessions will be conducted in Japan…  Read more

Improving Product Review ranking, one year on

Our March 2022 product reviews update is now rolling out for English-language pages. This update may impact the rankings…  Read more

Introducing Related search for content pages

Related search for content is a new navigation unit that shows your site visitors search terms related to the page they…  Read more

Monitoring Search traffic (and more!) with Data Studio

This article shows how to create a monitoring dashboard for your Search traffic on Data Studio. In addition, it announce…  Read more

Connecting Search Console to Data Studio

This post is the first in a series of posts that will focus on exporting, enhancing, and visualizing Search Console data…  Read more

Welcoming the new Search Console URL Inspection API

Today we’re launching the new Google Search Console URL Inspection API, which gives programmatic access to URL-level dat…  Read more

New robots tag: indexifembedded

Today, we're introducing a new robots tag, indexifembedded, that brings you more control over when your content is index…  Read more

Our authors' take on 2021

The authors of the Search Central blog reflect on 2021 and share their aspirations for 2022.  Read more

7 takeaways from our Black and Latinx Publishers Summit

Google hosted the 2021 Black and Latinx Publishers Summit, where industry leaders and publishers shared top tips for gro…  Read more

Your guide to user-generated content

User-generated content infographic and troubleshooter to help publishers stay policy compliant.  Read more

Product reviews update and your site

We are now rolling out a new product reviews update, the first major update since April 2021, that may change how your p…  Read more

A 2021 update on mobile indexing

We first started working on mobile-first indexing a number of years ago. Since then, we switched to indexing the majorit…  Read more

PubCast Season 2: turning passions into profits

PubCast is a miniseries that explores how website creators and app developers turned their passions into profit.  Read more

Behind ads privacy: our latest Publisher Privacy Q&A

In the second episode of our Publisher Privacy Q&A video series, we simplify how the technology behind the Privacy Sandb…  Read more

One year of Google Search Central

A year ago, we launched our new site and announced that we were leaving our beloved name, Google Webmasters, behind for…  Read more

Timeline for bringing page experience ranking to desktop

We’ll begin using page experience as part of our desktop ranking systems beginning in February 2022. The rollout will be…  Read more

Prioritize and fix issues in the new Policy center

It’s now easier to understand, prioritize and fix policy issues in the new Policy center.  Read more

Help job seekers understand your job postings by including a complete description

We've uncovered an opportunity to improve your job posting pages, and it only takes a few changes to the description fie…  Read more

Search Analytics API now supports Discover, Google News, and Regex

The Google Search Analytics API, which already provides data about Search performance, is being updated to also include…  Read more

Aligning Search Console testing tools and the URL Inspection tool

We’re making changes in the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools to be fully aligned with the Search Con…  Read more

Moving AdSense to a first-price auction

AdSense for Content is announcing the intention to move its auction to first price to simplify the ad selling and buying…  Read more

More information on how Google generates titles for web page results

Last month, we shared about our new system for generating titles for web page results. Thanks to your feedback, which ha…  Read more

Watch our new privacy video series for publishers

To help publishers stay current on ads privacy topics, we’ve created a new video series that addresses the questions we…  Read more

An update to how we generate web page titles

One of the primary ways people determine which search results might be relevant to their query is by reviewing the title…  Read more

Google Search Console Insights behind the curtains

Following the Search Console Insights announcement, we received great feedback from the community, and also questions ab…  Read more

Simplifying the Page Experience report

Today we’re launching a new version of the Search Console Page Experience report. The new report is simplified by removi…  Read more

Helping site owners manage consent in AdSense

AdSense is helping website owners manage consent for privacy regulations.  Read more

A reminder on qualifying links and our link spam update

If you monetize your websites and blogs with affiliate links or sponsored and guest posts, it's very important to qualif…  Read more

Engage shoppers with deal pages in Google Search

Get the most out of the Google Search deals carousel by creating deals pages for more sales events and following these b…  Read more

Analyzing Google Search traffic drops

Learn about some of the reasons your Google Search traffic may have decreased and how to use the Search Console Performa…  Read more

A new way to enable video key moments in Search

Since video key moments first launched in 2019, we’ve continued to expand and improve the feature. Today, we’re launchin…  Read more

Answers to some common questions about appearing in Google News

Today, we’re answering some common questions we've heard from publishers to help them better understand how news appears…  Read more

Updating our job posting guidelines to improve quality of results for job seekers

Searching for a job can be a time consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life changing. That's why…  Read more

Highlight your customer support methods in Google Search

Customers are often looking for ways to contact businesses, and Google works to show the best available information to h…  Read more

Announcing the Google AdSense Site Approvals video series

Watch our video series to learn about the best policy practices to get your content ready for approval with Google AdSen…  Read more

Learn how to improve your content with Search Console Insights

To help you better understand which content of yours resonates with your audiences, we are introducing a new experience…  Read more

The Search Central Unconference is back

You asked, we listened: On June 21st we will host another virtual unconference. Applications are open now until June 14t…  Read more

Search Console regex filters update and quick tips

Following feedback on the announcement of the new Search Console Performance report regular expression (regex) filters,…  Read more

Understanding the sources behind Google News

This post provides more information about Google's transparency policy to help news sources understand the principles be…  Read more

Search at Google I/O 2021

Google I/O is our annual developers festival, and this year it was all virtual. But as with any events, virtual, or in-p…  Read more

Prevent portions of your site from being abused by spam

As a website owner, you might provide a few channels where your users can interact. Unfortunately, spammers often take a…  Read more

How we worked with you towards a safe and spam-free Search experience in 2020

Making sure your Search experience is safe and free of spam is important to us and we can’t achieve this mission without…  Read more

Sunsetting the generic rich results search appearance on Search Console

A few years ago we created a generic rich results search appearance group in Search Console that included multiple rich…  Read more

Video SEO best practices for ecommerce

Get the most out of your videos on your ecommerce site by making sure Google can find and index them, driving more traff…  Read more

How we fought Search spam on Google in 2020

Every day, we discover 40 billion spammy pages! This post explains how we used innovation, AI, and more in 2020 to keep…  Read more

More time, tools, and details on the page experience update

Last November we announced that the page experience ranking change will go live on Google Search this year, in what we’r…  Read more

Upcoming changes to FeedBurner

Feedburner is making several upcoming changes to support the product's next chapter. This post describes what you can ex…  Read more

Announcing the Sustainable Monetized Websites video series

The new series Sustainable Monetized Websites is now available on the Search Central and the Google AdSense YouTube chan…  Read more

Expanding support for APAC Search Central Help Communities

As we’ve been continuously working to improve support for website owners in more language markets, we’re very excited to…  Read more

What creators should know about Google’s product reviews update

Google Search is always working to show the most useful and helpful information possible, through testing, experimenting…  Read more

Improved data filtering and comparison on Performance reports

This post describes a new way to filter data on the Search Console Performance reports: regular expressions, or regex. T…  Read more

Find the right Certified Publishing Partner for your monetization needs

Google Certified Publishing Partners help thousands of publishers earn more revenue by optimizing their setup and suppor…  Read more

New for education sites: Practice problems and Math solver structured data

In this post, we provide details to help you implement structured data on your practice problems and math solver pages t…  Read more

Sustainable Monetized Websites: A new video series

Watch our video series to learn about the latest policies and best practices in areas like navigation, user-generated co…  Read more

SharedArrayBuffer messaging clarifications

Some of you might have received an email from Google Search Console with the subject New requirements for SharedArrayBuf…  Read more

Join the Women of AdSense summit

Join us at the Women of AdSense summit to celebrate the women in publishing and learn how you can grow your business wit…  Read more

New resources for video SEO

As global online video consumption continues to grow, Google aims to surface video content from diverse sources across t…  Read more

Hear how digital businesses grew in our new podcast, PubCast

PubCast is a miniseries that explores how website creators and app developers turned their passions into profit.  Read more

Providing better product information for shoppers

To best help users find your content and products in Search, we recommend that you clearly identify products mentioned.  Read more

New Association functionality added to Search Console

We're happy to announce that Search Console has a new and enhanced Association page. Any associations that were previous…  Read more

Join us at Search Central Live

On February 24, we will host our first installment of our new event series called Search Central Live.  Read more

Join the Women of Publishing webinar series

This masterclass is an opportunity for women leaders to enhance their business’ digital strategy through an exclusive se…  Read more

Search Console Discover report now includes Chrome data

Starting today, all your Discover traffic (including from Chrome) will be shown in the Performance report for Discover.  Read more

Introducing Google News performance report

Today we are launching Google News performance reporting to help news publishers better understand user behavior on Goog…  Read more

Index Coverage Data Improvements

Based on the feedback we got from the community, today we are rolling out significant improvements to the Index Coverage…  Read more

A weird year in review

2020, what a year this was! We found new ways to work and collaborate, to learn and have fun, and also to stay safe.  Read more

An update on the Structured Data Testing Tool

In July, we announced that the Rich Results Test is out of beta. In that blog post, we said that the Structured Data Tes…  Read more

Updates to Search Console’s API

A few months ago we announced an API infrastructure upgrade to improve the performance of the Search Console API as dema…  Read more

New and improved crawl stats for your site

To help website owners better understand how crawls their sites, we’re launching a brand new version of the in Search Co…  Read more

We moved! Introducing the new home for the Google Webmasters blogs

Last week we changed our name to Google Search Central and published our new central site. As part of this site migratio…  Read more

Goodbye Google Webmasters, hello Google Search Central

Merriam-Webster claims the first known use of the word webmaster was in 1993, years before Google even existed. However,…  Read more

Timing for bringing page experience to Google Search

This past May, we announced that page experience signals would be included in Google Search ranking. These signals measu…  Read more

PES@Home 2020: Google’s first virtual summit for Product Experts

More than ever, users are relying on Google products to do their jobs, educate their kids, and stay in touch with loved…  Read more

Best practices for Black Friday and Cyber Monday pages

The end of the year holiday season is a peak time for many merchants with special sales events such as Black Friday and…  Read more

The Search Console Training lives on

In November 2019 we announced the Search Console Training YouTube series and started publishing videos regularly. The go…  Read more

New Schema.org support for retailer shipping data

Quick summary: Starting today, we support shippingDetails schema.org markup as an alternative way for retailers to be el…  Read more

New open source robots.txt projects

Last year we released the robots.txt parser and matcher that we use in our production systems to the open source world.…  Read more

Googlebot will soon speak HTTP/2

Quick summary: Starting November 2020, Googlebot will start crawling some sites over HTTP/2.  Read more