Google Drops How-To Rich Results For Desktop Search

Google Drops All How-To Rich Results For Desktop (& Mobile) SearchIn August, Google announced it would do away with How-to rich results on the mobile search results. Now, Google has decided to completely do away with How-to rich results both on mobile search and also on desktop search.Google posted on X saying, “Continuing our effortsContinueContinue reading “Google Drops How-To Rich Results For Desktop Search”

Google Merchant Center Quick Checkout Attribute

New Google Merchant Center checkout_link_template AttributeGoogle Merchant Center has added a new attribute named checkout_link_template. Including this new attribute lets you include a checkout URL in your product data which gives online shoppers the option to go directly to your checkout page from your free listings.This seems related to what we reported about in JuneContinueContinue reading “Google Merchant Center Quick Checkout Attribute”

Google AdSense Adds Real Time Verification & Meta Tag Verification

Google AdSense Gains Real Time Verification & Meta Tag VerificationGoogle AdSense has improved its site verification methods with a real-time site check, meta tag verification method, and Ads.txt improvements. Google said they have “made some improvements to site management to make it quicker and easier to verify your site ownership and check your ads.txt status.”ThisContinueContinue reading “Google AdSense Adds Real Time Verification & Meta Tag Verification”

Google Says Site Name Issues Massively Dropped Since Last Algorithm Update

Google: Site Name Issues Massively Dropped Since Last Algorithm UpdateDanny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X that the number of issues and complaints posted in the forums about site names being wrong in Google search has “massively dropped” since the last Google site names update in July.Danny Sullivan said, “Since we released ourContinueContinue reading “Google Says Site Name Issues Massively Dropped Since Last Algorithm Update”

September 2023 Google Helpful Content Update Rolling Out

Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update Rolling Out With Improved ClassifierLast night at about 4:20 pm ET, Google began to roll out an update to the Helpful content system – the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update. What is new is not the part about finding hidden gems (that will come later) but a newContinueContinue reading “September 2023 Google Helpful Content Update Rolling Out”