Sometimes, Google shows dates next to listings in its search results. In this post, we’ll answer some commonly-asked questions webmasters have about how these dates are determined and provide some be…
As part of our reinvention of Search Console, we have been rethinking the models of facilitating cooperation and accountability for our users. We decided to redesign the product around cooperative t…
Great websites are the result of the hard work of website owners who make their content and services accessible to the world. Even though it’s simpler now to run a website than it was years ago, it c…
Cross-posted from the Google Security Blog . We previously announced plans to deprecate Chrome’s trust in the Symantec certificate authority (including Symantec-owned brands like Thawte, VeriSign, E…
To improve our users' experience with AMP results, we are making changes to how we enforce our policy on content parity with AMP. Starting Feb 1, 2018, the policy requires that the AMP page conte…
Webmaster level: All There's a lot of content on the Internet these days . At some point, something may turn up online that you would rather not have out there—anything from an inflammatory blog …
Webmaster level: Intermediate Let's take a quick look at the individual sections in the Google Webmaster Tools' Site Performance feature: Performance overview The performance overview shows …
Webmaster Level: Beginner It has probably happened to you: you're reading articles or watching videos on the web, and you come across some unrelated, gibberish comments. You may wonder what this …
Webmaster level: Intermediate/Advanced Webmasters who check their incoming links in Webmaster Tools often ask us what they can do when they see low-quality links. Understandably, many site owners are…
(Cross-posted on the Google Code Blog ) This week, we've been celebrating all things mobile across Google. Of course, this wouldn't be complete without a component for mobile web developers!…
(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ) A few years ago I couldn't wait to get married. Because I was in love, yeah; but more importantly, so that I could take my husband's name and peopl…
Webmaster Level: All We recently introduced a new feature on Google Image Search which allows you to restrict your search results to images that have been tagged for free reuse. As a webmaster, you m…
Our greatest resource is the webmaster community, and here at Webmaster Central we're constantly impressed by the knowledge and expertise we see among webmasters: real-life SEOs, bloggers, online…
You're a good webmaster or web developer, and you've done everything you can to keep your site from being hacked and keep your forums and comment sections free of spam . You're now the p…
Are you the owner of a .yu domain ? Then you might have heard the news: as of September 30, all .yu domains will stop working , regardless of their renewal date. This means that any content you'…
(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog and the Google Code Blog ) From building data centers in different parts of the world to designing highly efficient user interfaces, we at Google always str…
Webmaster Level: All We recently posted about some of the engaging gadgets you can add to your site with Google Friend Connect . Here's one more that may be of interest if you're looking fo…
Webmaster Level: All In a recent post on the Official Google Blog , we mentioned our Google Trends gadget , and we thought it made sense to also post something here for all the webmasters that might …
