Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google has posted a video with 8 tips for doing SEO for e-commerce sites. Google explained how to inject canonical link tags using JavaScript. Google clarified the whole 15MB Googlebot crawl limit, which was needed. Google's Top Stories now show topic sections on desktop. Google Maps is testing new local panels with images and tabs.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Video: 8 Tips On E-Commerce SEO From Google
Alan Kent from Google published a video on SEO tips for e-commerce sites, this includes 8 tips. You can watch the video embedded below or just read my summary of those tips. - Google Clarifies 15MB Googlebot Limit - It Is A Huge Limit
The other day, I covered how Google added a line to its Google documentation that Googlebot can crawl the first 15MB of content in an HTML file or supported text-based file, after that, it stops crawling. Then I was a bit shocked to see a large number of SEOs begin to panic. - Google Top Stories Grouped In Topic Sections On Desktop
Google Search is now grouping some of its Top Stories sections for some queries by topics. This was working on mobile for a while but is now reportedly working for the desktop Top Stories Google Search results. - Google Maps Tests New Local Panel With Images At Top & Tabs For Reviews
Google Maps is testing a new local listing interface where it shows more images in the top portion of the local listing and there are tabs to show the business overview on the left and the reviews on the right. - Google Explains How To Inject Canonical Tags Using JavaScript In Updated Doc
Google has updated its JavaScript SEO help document to add a section on how to properly inject canonical link tags using JavaScript. The document says Google does not recommend using JavaScript for this, however "it is possible to inject a rel=canonical link tag with JavaScript." - Quiet Green Area At Google Brussels Office
Daniel Waisberg shared a photo from the Google Brussels office recently showing off this very green, chill and quiet area at the office. He said "Found a cozy corner in the Google Brussels office."
Other Great Search Threads:
- iFrame element in head - How bad is it?, Reddit
- Bing test "More in the News" autosuggestion Tabs in desktop serp., Khushal Bherwani on Twitter
- Hi all, This was a bug. We apologize for the inconvenience. It's now fixed and the insights are showing properly., AdsLiaison on Twitter
- When a site is crawlable again, it will pick up again. Nothing is lost because of a short downtime., John Mueller on Twitter
Search Engine Land Stories:
- Warby Parker dodges 1-800 Contacts lawsuit over search results, website
- FCC tells Google, Apple to remove TikTok
- Google Maps adds new store location feature, Locator Plus, Reserve with Google integration, new analytics and more
- What are Identical Keywords and why they matter for Google Ads
- How to empower your SEO and digital marketing strategy with data
- 5 ways to get PPC and SEO working together
Other Great Search Stories:
Analytics
- Apple's Private Relay: Impact on Geolocation Analytics, Analytics Ninja
- GA4 vs Universal Analytics: What's the Difference?, Measure Minds Group
- Google Analytics 4 vs. Universal Analytics: 5 Things GA4 Does Better, Go Fish Digital
Industry & Business
- 1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads-1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker, Eric Goldman
- Google may be Googling the Thompson Center, Chicago Sun-Times
- Warby Parker defeats 1-800 Contacts lawsuit over keyword ads, Reuters
- Google Hit With Photographer Suit Claiming DMCA Noncompliance, Bloomberg
Links & Content Marketing
- Authority in Link Building, Majestic
Local & Maps
- 21 Local SEO Moves & Situations I Have Never Seen a Business Penalized for, Local Visibility System
Mobile & Voice
- 10 reasons to switch to Android, Google Blog
SEO
- 5 Reasons for an Impression Spike in Google Search Console (With Barely Any, Or Zero Clicks), Brodie Clark Consulting
- Bot traffic: What it is and why you should care about it, Yoast
- Content lessons from Google’s May 2022 core update, Wix SEO Hub
- Leverage SEO Traffic Generation (ft. On Page SEO Checker), Semrush
- NLP for SEO: Why is it important and what’s coming next?, Builtvisible
- SEO For SaaS: The Ultimate Guide, Go Fish Digital
- SEO in Real Life: Harnessing Visual Search for Optimization Opportunities, Moz
- Working with Zero-Volume Keywords: A Research & Implementation Guide, The Gray
- Zero Cumulative Layout Shift, Please Improve Cumulative Layout Shift, ohgm
- 14 Best Free Chrome Extensions for SEOs (Tried & Tested), Ahrefs
- Google Search Console Regex Filter Builder, Chris Green
PPC
- Google Ads for Mortgage Brokers to Generate Converting Leads, PPC Expo
- Kickstart your monetization with the AdSense onboarding video series, Google Blog
Search Features
Other Search
- Reducing gender-based harms in AI with Sunipa Dev, Google Blog
- What people are Googling in states where abortion is now illegal , Vox
- Preserving languages and the stories behind them, Google Blog
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