Tag Archives: Google Algorithm

Google May Allow Adult Themed Content On Google Maps For Adult Service BusinessesGoogle has added a new line to its prohibited & restricted content Google Maps policies under the “adult-themed content” section that is more receptive to adult content.The new line reads, “We may allow a legitimate business website that contains adult-themed content if theContinueContinue reading “Google Updated Adult Themed Content Prohibited Content Maps Policy”

Google: Very Few Robots.txt Files Are Over 500KBGary Illyes shared a nice little tidbit on LinkedIn about robots.txt files. He said that only a tiny number of robots.txt files are over 500 kilobytes. I mean, most robots.txt files have a few lines of text, so this makes sense but still, it is a nice tidbitContinueContinue reading “Google Says Very Few Robots.txt Files Are Over 500KB”

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”

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 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”