Gary Illyes The Googler Who Discovered rel=prev/next Was Not Being Honored

Mar 25, 2019 - 7:49 am 1 by

Google Gary Illyes Speaking

Want to know which Googler found out that Google was no longer honoring the rel=prev/next? It seems it was Gary Illyes, a Google webmaster trends analyst who we often cover over here, was the individual who noticed this and escalated it to the public.

John Mueller from Google said it was Gary who found this out:

Gary also admitted to it:

And he was also the messenger, although John first told us on his account it isn't supported, Gary was the person who wrote the official tweet:

So there you go - we now know who at Google figured this out. For all we know, we wouldn't have found out until 2025 about this otherwise.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google

Google Begins Rolling Out Discover On Desktop

May 19, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Merchant Center Now Recommends Product's Brand Name In Title

May 19, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Sitemap Error For Some International 5 Character Subdomains

May 19, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Search Begins Migrating Off Country Specific ccTLDs

May 19, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Spending Bug With New Customer Acquisition Since May 15

May 19, 2025 - 7:11 am
Google

Google Speeds Up AI Mode

May 19, 2025 - 7:03 am
Previous Story: Google Image Search Tests Article Slide In Feature