At the WordPress SEO in a Gutenberg World webinar hosted by WPSessions, Joost de Valk from Yoast discussed search engine optimization and Gutenberg (new block editor in WordPress 5.x). Continue reading WPSessions: WordPress SEO in a Gutenberg World
Deborah Edwards-Oñoro
Photo of the Week: Cooper’s Hawk on the Prowl
After a long and successful day of birdwatching, I returned home last night just before dusk.
The sun’s golden orb shone so brightly from the west, I could barely see vehicles in front of me.
Let alone the traffic signal lights.
Since I was only a few miles from home, I drove my car into our local furniture store parking lot off the main road to wait for the sun to set.
Turning the corner to park my car in the parking lot I caught a slight movement. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Cooper’s Hawk on the Prowl
5 Takeaways from March 2019 Google Webmasters Office Hours
Page speed is important as a ranking factor, but it doesn’t override other factors, said Google Web Trends analyst John Mueller in last week’s Google Webmasters Office Hours.
There are many ranking factors that Google balances in determining page rank; it’s not only links or content, Mueller explained.
That list of factors can change at any time.
And while an empty page will be fast, it would be a
…really terrible search result if someone is searching for something really specific.
The user wouldn’t be very happy with a page with no content in the search results.
Held multiple times every month and open to the public, Google Webmasters Office Hours hangouts give website owners the opportunity to ask questions about
- Site indexing
- Mobile sites
- Internationalization
- Sitemaps
- Google Search Console
- Duplicate content
- Other webmaster-related questions
Continue reading 5 Takeaways from March 2019 Google Webmasters Office Hours