Webmaster level: All
Webmaster Tools added lots of new functionality over the past year, such as improvements to
Sitemaps and
Crawl errors, as well as the new
User Administration feature. In recent weeks, we also updated the look & feel of our user interface...
Another step to reward high-quality sites
Webmaster level: All
Google has said before that search engine optimization, or SEO, can be positive and constructive—and we're not the only ones. Effective search engine optimization can make a site more crawlable and make individual pages more accessible and easier to find. Search engine optimization includes...
Updates to rich snippets
Webmaster level: All
Today we’re announcing two updates to rich snippets.
First, we’re happy to announce that product rich snippets, which previously were only available in a limited set of locales, are supported globally. Users viewing your site’s results in Google search can now preview...
Five common SEO mistakes (and six good ideas!)
Webmaster Level: Beginner to Intermediate
To help you avoid common mistakes webmasters face with regard to search engine optimization (SEO), I filmed a video outlining five common mistakes I’ve noticed in the SEO industry. Almost four years ago, we also gathered information from all of you (our readers) about...
Upcoming changes in Google’s HTTP Referrer
Webmaster level: all
Protecting users’ privacy is a priority for us and it’s helped drive recent changes. Helping users save time is also very important; it’s explicitly mentioned as a part of our philosophy. Today, we’re happy to announce that Google Web Search will soon be...
Video about pagination with rel=“next” and rel=“prev”
Webmaster Level: Beginner to Intermediate
If you’re curious about the rel=”next” and rel=prev” for paginated content announcement we made several months ago, we filmed a video covering more of the basics of pagination to help answer your questions. Paginated content includes things like an article that spans...
Crawl Errors: The Next Generation
Webmaster level: All
Crawl errors is one of the most popular features in Webmaster Tools, and today we’re rolling out some very significant enhancements that will make it even more useful.
We now detect and report many new types of errors. To help make sense of the...