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Google: Keep Old Redirected URLs In Sitemaps Files Temporarily

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 11:47 pm

Google’s John Mueller said again on Twitter that you should only keep old URLs that have been redirected elsewhere in your XML sitemap file temporarily and not long term. John has said this a few times before – but now John is saying keep them there for one to three months, as opposed to less than six months

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 30, 2022

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 9:23 pm

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. This newsletter showcases a ton of search interface tests, a ton of them.

WordPress All In One SEO Plugin Integrates Microsoft Clarity via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 7:42 pm

WordPress SEO Plugin AIOSEO integrates Microsoft Clarity Behavior Analytics, giving publishers access to powerful insights for improving conversions and diagnosing site issues The post WordPress All In One SEO Plugin Integrates Microsoft Clarity appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google Explains How AI Keeps Search Safe Via MUM & BERT via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 6:16 pm

Google shares new information on how it has reduced “unexpected shocking” search results with BERT and the role MUM plays in safe search. The post Google Explains How AI Keeps Search Safe Via MUM & BERT appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Bing Round Category Icons To Explore More Images

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 6:16 pm

Microsoft Bing is testing (or maybe rolling out) new explore icons for images that show up in the web results. There are these round circle category icons that let you refine your search for the query, to show more images that match the refined query.

More Search Console Insights Added to Google Data Studio via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 5:16 pm

Additional data from Search Console is now available through the Google Data Studio connector, allowing users to visualize traffic from more Google sources. The post More Search Console Insights Added to Google Data Studio appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Bing Interactive Wikipedia Box In Search Results

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 4:21 pm

Microsoft Bing seems to be testing a new search feature that embeds snippets of content from Wikipedia in this large Wikipedia box in the search results. It basically brings in portions of content from Wikipedia broken down by the Wikipedia’s page content

Google shares search traffic monitoring dashboard for Data Studio

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 4:05 pm

Plus, you can now pull Discover and Google News traffic data into Data Studio using the Search Console connector. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google Expands Trusted Store Badge To Free Shopping Listings via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 3:52 pm

The coveted Google Trusted Store badge is now available on free product listings. Learn how to earn the badge and its benefits. The post Google Expands Trusted Store Badge To Free Shopping Listings appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Reminder: Support For Google Expanded Text Ads Ends On June 30 via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Posted by admin on 2022/03/30 at 2:56 pm

A reminder to all Google Ads advertisers — there’s three months left to utilize expanded text ads before they go away.  The post Reminder: Support For Google Expanded Text Ads Ends On June 30 appeared first on Search Engine Journal .