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AIOSEO WordPress plugin integrates Microsoft Clarity
What do users actually do on your site? This integration will help you identify areas to improve and optimize for a better user experience.
IndexNow integrations grow as Bing says ‘millions’ of sites are using it
Duda, All in One WordPress SEO plugin and Rank Math SEO plugin gain IndexNow support.
Shopify SEO Guide: How to increase organic traffic to your store
SEO tips to fully optimize your Shopify site for higher rankings and more sales.
‘Untitled’ search results sending users to spam sites, Google ‘working on it’
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WordPress 5.9 launches with full site editing
WordPress makes enhancements to the block editor and stretches no code capabilities in this new release.
Google kills FLoC, introduces Topics API as its next-gen targeting tech
The new Privacy Sandbox proposal determines topics to share with sites and advertisers based on the user’s previous three weeks of browsing history.
Yoast SEO launches on Shopify
Like the WordPress version of the app, Shopify merchants can use it to optimize their products and posts to show in organic, non-shopping results.
IndexNow now officially co-sharing URLs between Microsoft Bing and Yandex
Plus, you can now use api.indexnow.org's endpoint to submit URLs.
Yoast SEO 17.9 adds keyphrase performance tracking
Yoast SEO partnered with SEO tool provider Wincher for these capabilities.
Microsoft releases IndexNow plugin for WordPress
Microsoft Bing has released a plugin for WordPress to let you easily integrate the IndexNow protocol on your WordPress site.
Yoast SEO to launch on Shopify
The well-known WordPress app will be available for Shopify merchants on Jan. 18, 2022.
PPC 2021 in review: Privacy and automation force advertisers to adapt
From the deprecation of broad match modified keywords to FLoC to RSAs becoming the default, PPC professionals dealt with a lot of change in 2021.
We’re turning off AMP pages at Search Engine Land
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Index when? IndexNow, say Bing and Yandex; Tuesday’s daily brief
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IndexNow – new initiative by Microsoft and Yandex to push content to search engines
Google seems to currently not be participating in this initiative.
Data, data, data, data rockin’ everywhere; Friday’s daily brief
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