BlogHelping hacked sites with reconsideration requests
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Thus far in 2015 we have seen a 180% increase in the number of sites getting…
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BlogRepeated violations of Webmaster Guidelines
Friday, September 18, 2015 In order to protect the quality of our search results, we take automated and manual actions…
BlogMobile-friendly web pages using app banners
Tuesday, September 01, 2015 When it comes to search on mobile devices, users should get the most relevant answers, no…
BlogAn update on CSV download scripts
Monday, August 31, 2015 With the new Search Analytics API, it’s now time to gradually say goodbye to the old…
Blog#NoHacked: Fixing the Injected Gibberish URL Hack
Monday, August 24, 2015 Today in our #NoHacked campaign, we’ll be discussing how to fix the injected gibberish URL hack…
Blog#NoHacked: Identifying and Diagnosing Injected Gibberish URL Hacking
Monday, August 17, 2015 Today in our #NoHacked campaign, we’ll be discussing how to identify and diagnose a trending hack.…
Blog#NoHacked: Using two-factor authentication to protect your site
Monday, August 10, 2015 Today in our #nohacked campaign, we’ll be talking about two-factor authentication. Follow along with discussions on…
BlogIntroducing the Search Analytics API
Wednesday, August 05, 2015 With the great feedback from the Search Analytics feature in Google Search Console, we’ve decided to…
Blog#NoHacked: How to recognise and protect yourself against social engineering
Monday, August 03, 2015 Today in our #NoHacked campaign, we’ll be talking about social engineering. Follow along with discussions on…
#NoHacked: How to avoid being the target of hackers
Monday, July 27, 2015 If you publish anything online, one of your top priorities should be security. Getting hacked can…
BlogUpdate on the Autocomplete API
Friday, July 24, 2015 Google Search provides an autocomplete service that attempts to predict a query before a user finishes…
BlogGoogle+: A case study on App Download Interstitials
Thursday, July 23, 2015 Many mobile sites use promotional app interstitials to encourage users to download their native mobile apps.…
Google’s handling of new top level domains
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
BlogApp deep linking with goo.gl
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
BlogSurfacing content from iOS apps in Google Search
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 We’ve been helping users discover relevant content from Android apps in Google Search results for a…
BlogRolling out the red carpet for app owners in Search Console
Friday, May 22, 2015 Wouldn’t it be nifty if you could track where your indexed app content shows up in…
BlogAnnouncing Google Search Console – the new Webmaster Tools
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 For nearly ten years, Google Webmaster Tools has provided users with constantly evolving tools and metrics…
BlogFive ways to grow your business this Small Business Week
Wednesday, May 06, 2015 Susan Brown, owner of Los Angeles gardening store Potted, recently updated her business listing on Google.…
BlogMore precise data in the new Search Analytics report
Wednesday, May 06, 2015 If you manage a website, you need a deep understanding of how users find your site…
BlogFaster and lighter mobile web pages for Indonesia
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
Blog#MobileMadness: a campaign to help you go mobile-friendly
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
BlogFAQs about the April 21st mobile-friendly update
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 We’d like to share answers to your frequently asked questions. For background, in February, we announced…
BlogRolling out the mobile-friendly update
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 As we noted earlier this year, today’s the day we begin globally rolling out our mobile-friendly…
Better presentation of URLs in search results
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
BlogDrive app installs through App Indexing
Thursday, April 16, 2015 You’ve invested time and effort into making your app an awesome experience, and we want to…
BlogHelping users fill out online forms
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 A lot of websites rely on forms for important goals completion, such as completing a transaction…
BlogAn update on doorway pages
Monday, March 16, 2015 Google’s Search Quality team is continually working on ways in which to minimize the impact of…
BlogDeprecation of the old Webmaster Tools API
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Last fall we announced the new Webmaster Tools API, which helps you to automate a number…
BlogUnblocking resources with Webmaster Tools
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Webmasters often use linked images, CSS, and JavaScript files in web pages to make them pretty…
BlogEasier website development with Web Components and JSON-LD
Monday, March 09, 2015 JSON-LD is a JSON-based data format that can be used to implement structured data describing content…
BlogSafe Browsing and Google Analytics: Keeping More Users Safe, Together
Tuesday, March 03, 2015 The following was originally posted on the Google Online Security Blog. If you run a web…
Finding more mobile-friendly search results
Thursday, February 26, 2015 When it comes to search on mobile devices, users should get the most relevant and timely…
BlogCase Studies: Fixing Hacked Sites
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Every day, thousands of websites get hacked. Hacked sites can harm users by serving malicious software,…
BlogCrawling and indexing of locale-adaptive pages
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
BlogNew Structured Data Testing Tool, documentation, and more
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Structured data markup helps your content get discovered in search results and across Google properties. We’re…
BlogUpcoming Events In The Knowledge Graph
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Last year, we launched a new way for musical artists to list their upcoming events on…
BlogGoogle Public DNS and Location-Sensitive DNS Responses
Monday, December 15, 2014 Recently the Google Public DNS team, in collaboration with Akamai, reached an important milestone: Google Public…
BlogThe four steps to appiness
Tuesday, December 09, 2014 App deep links are the new kid on the block in organic search, and they’re picking…
Are you a robot? Introducing “No Captcha reCAPTCHA”
Wednesday, December 03, 2014 reCAPTCHA protects the websites you love from spam and abuse. So, when you go online—say, for…
Helping users find mobile-friendly pages
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Have you ever tapped on a Google Search result on your mobile phone, only to find…
Tracking mobile usability in Webmaster Tools
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Mobile is growing at a fantastic pace—in usage, not just in screen size. To keep you…
BlogUpdating our technical Webmaster Guidelines
Monday, October 27, 2014 We recently announced that our indexing system has been rendering web pages more like a typical…
BlogBest practices for XML sitemaps and RSS/Atom feeds
Thursday, October 16, 2014 Submitting sitemaps can be an important part of optimizing websites. Sitemaps enable search engines to discover…
BlogBring your local business online—no website required!
Monday, October 06, 2014 “Hey, how do I get my business on the web?” Having worked at Google for nine…
BlogAn update to the Webmaster Tools API
Thursday, September 11, 2014 Over the summer the Webmaster Tools team has been cooking up an update to the Webmaster…
BlogWebmaster Academy now available in 22 languages
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
BlogAn improved search box within the search results
Friday, September 05, 2014 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
Optimizing for Bandwidth on Apache and Nginx
Thursday, September 04, 2014 Everyone wants to use less bandwidth: hosts want lower bills, mobile users want to stay under…
Blog#NoHacked: a global campaign to spread hacking awareness
Monday, August 25, 2014 This June, we introduced a weeklong social campaign called #NoHacked. The goals for #NoHacked are to…
BlogHttps as a ranking signal
Thursday, August 07, 2014 Security is a top priority for Google. We invest a lot in making sure that our…