New WordPress feature improves the security of WordPress Auto-updates by blocking compromised plugins from updating. The post Hidden WordPress 5.5 Feature Blocks Rogue Plugins via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal
It looks like Google is expanding on its local listing reviews for service level businesses. Amy Toman posted a screen shot showing how when she selected five stars to give to a power washing company, Google then asked her if she used the business and which services did they provide
LinkedIn is selling SlideShare to Scribd, a digital library leader for books, audiobooks, and other professional works. The post LinkedIn Sells SlideShare to Scribd via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Google Merchant Center added a new technical attribute you can use to exclude some or all of your products from displaying in specific countries. The new attribute is shopping_ads_excluded_country and you can use it in your product feeds to communicate to Google to not show these products in specific countries.
Posted by cheryldraper This year’s MozCon was unlike any other. In the midst of a global pandemic, we pivoted from planning our traditional 1,600-plus in-person shindig to an online conference that ended up bigger and more well-attended than anything we’d done before.
Facebook users are seeing a new notification screen when sharing COVID-19 links, warning them the content may be old or inaccurate.
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…
Google is testing placing the people also ask box on the right side column of the search results interface. Normally this shows up on the left hand search results side but here is a screen shot from Mordy Oberstein showing it on the right side.
A decidedly small percentage of websites are able to pass a Core Web Vitals assessment within PageSpeed Insights, according to a new study. The post Core Web Vitals: Less Than 15% of Sites Meet Benchmarks via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
There have always been rumors that if you are listed in someones disavow file that it can end up hurting your site. But Google has said time and time again that is not true. Being in a disavow file won’t end up hurting you Google said.