Questions tagged [google-search]
Google's Search Engine
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Ideal meta description length
One source claims that a meta description for a website should be between 160 and 300 characters however when I do a test of 160 characters in seobility's SERP snippet generator, it thinks my text ...
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Effect of SEO on Mixed Language Content in a Single page
I want to know what will happen, if I prepare a single page content in two languages. For example English & Hindi content in same page. Main keywords are in English. By considering Google can ...
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Google is indexing my website pages with hash bang fragment parameters not used in my web application
In the Google Search Console I have a lot of "Alternate page with proper canonical tag" (34k for 46k valid pages) with these weird fragment identifier parameters:
https://example.com/somepage#!&...
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Strange URL parameter in Google search result, looks like an advertisement
I'm a total noob when it comes to being a web dev so please forgive me if the following sounds idiotic.
I noticed that when you search my website one of the result's URL looks like an advertisement:
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Which tag is used to change the website name/URL in Google's Index?
See the image below, GREEN is what I want to achieve and RED is what it shows now:
I tried to use:
<meta property="og:site_name" content="something something" />
But it did ...
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If Google fail to show updated titles from sites for a particular search, is it likely to be less competitive for me to rank?
Noticing I clicked a page and got redirected to a different URL from the Google search result, where the search term is what I'm currently trying to jump in to the ranking, I'm wondering that is there ...
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How to delete an incorrect url and/or site
I'm a total noob with a problem I can't seem to find an answer for, and another user suggested I try here. When I first created my site (https://example.com) using my domain host's (WPX) WordPress ...
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Even after setting 301 redirect on firebase hosting, Google Search Console displays 301 redirect error
I am using firebase hosting. At first, i used default domains but now i have changed it to custom domain. Now i changing address in google search console for the default domain but i am getting the ...
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Should We Use The Same Alt Tags For Multiple Images Of The Same Product? [duplicate]
I have an e-commerce website with thousands of product images. These images don't have alt tags and are showing as missing alt text errors, so should we use the same alt tags for multiple images of ...
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Two smiliar pages: Google index the wrong one
Good morning On my site I offer a product, let's say "Purchase a car" (obviously it's not that), I was ranked in second position on google for years, then I launched a more specific product (...
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Google search not showing logo in search result [closed]
My website when searched on Google does not have logo in search result.
<!-- Icons / Favicon -->
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any">
<link ...
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Google search is not showing my site in search results [duplicate]
I have created my self a small website for converting ebooks and documents between different formats. It seems that Google is not relating my website with any keywords. The site is for sure indexed by ...
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Google Search is showing my website in Japanese instead of English
When my site is searched for in Google, it shows the website in Japanese (see the second link in the screenshot below), however the entire website is in English.
Does anyone know why this might be?
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How to properly set up google search indexing for site which requires authentication
I was not sure of the best way to describe this in the title but my scenario is the following:
Every page on our site requires authentication and will redirect unauthenticated users to a login page ...
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Should the URL for an article or post contain the category for SEO?
Is it good for SEO to include the category in the URL? Like so:
/articles/ID/example_category/slug
Or does it not matter and only make the URL unnecessary long?
Note; the article is also available at ...
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Website is not showing up in google search results, even though it is indexed [duplicate]
My (NSFW) website is indexed by Google, I can see it in the Google Search Console, and according to that, everything is fine, I have good usability and no issues.
I had pretty good results right after ...
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Sitelinks disappearing the day after being generated
I am currently performing SEO for a company website. It is made in Nuxt v2 with Nuxt i18n module for multilingual support.
I have an issue with sitelinks disappearing. Two weeks ago, sitelinks for the ...
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How to let site:example.com show results?
I set up a website example.com several months ago but it does not show up in site:example.com, so I submitted it in Google search console. After several days, I saw there were some pages indexed in ...
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Google flags my dynamic product pages as duplicate content
My dynamic product pages are marked as duplicate content by Google (Internal duplicate). They are structurally similar, but present different information about each product (price, description, image.....
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Google Ads showing ads on search term, not what I intend to show them. How can I resolve?
Google Ads showing ads on search term, not what I intend to show them. How can I resolve?
My service/product is providing bulk shoes. My audience are only those, who intend to buy in bulk not single ...
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Trying to readjust the title of the multilingual website when searching through Google
As of this moment, I am making adjustments to SEO through Google Search Console for a company website.
The site is built using Nuxt2 with i18n for multilingual support.
I have a problem with the name ...
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Antivirus software flags website with "Caution: This site may contain content that could affect your online security" in Google Search results
I'm a web developer. A local installation of the WebRoot antivirus software is flagging my client's construction website with the warning "Caution: This site may contain content that could affect ...
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In a Google search result, what is the title beside the favicon?
The Google search results change their design from time to time, so it is nearly impossible to find a description of the current one. As of June 2023, it looks like that: A favicon, beside it there is ...
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how to seach the internet for my own website
I want to do an internet search for my own website, to see where it is ranking, as if I am a potential customer.
Google ranks my site highly in the search terms I'm using. I've deleted my browser ...
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Change search URL indexing from www to non-www
In the Google Search Console, I submitted both URLs (www and non-www) for indexing. It seems that the www version got indexed first and the non-www got 'Google-selected canonical'.
Is it possible to ...
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Blog posts not getting index in google [duplicate]
I have a blogger at jsloop24.blogspot.com. I have added the site to google search console. Only the main home page is getting indexed. There is only one result for the site (site:jsloop24.blogspot.com)...
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SEO Optimisation: 1.1/2" - One-and-a-Half Inch - 1.5 Inch - 1.5" ? What should I use?
TLDR: What is the best way to write this for SEO purposes?
As mentioned in the title, I have some products with different sizes that I want to make sure the SEO is 👌
My particular concern is with ...
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What URL am I supposed to use in <video:player_loc> for my sitemap when adding a YouTube video?
I'm somewhat confused. I'm following this example on how to create video sitemap. So say, I need to add the <video:video> tag to my page's sitemap that contains this YouTube video:
https://www....
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Will multiple business under umbrella URL hurl local search ranking?
I have a client who owns a waterfront restaurant (+ bar + wedding venue) and a marina (+ boat sales + boat service). He wants the entire property under one umbrella brand URL (thewaterfrontbusiness....
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Why does google keep deleting URLs from https in search console
Google search console has HTTPS section that I understand shows urls those are served over https. My whole site is https. I have noticed that when a new ad is created, that url shows up under https ...
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How to affect a domain's title in Google Search? [duplicate]
Recently, Google has been replacing many domains in SERPs with website titles, e.g. "Stack Exchange" instead of "stackexchange.com".
However many smaller sites, including my own, only show a URL and ...
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Ranking differences between google yandex and bing
I have a 15 year-old website that performed well seo-wise in the past. About 1 month ago, I updated contents, url structure etc and migrated it to a new domain, and notified this to google via the ...
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Is it possible to prevent being ranked for nonsensical, detrimental keywords in Google search results?
A (somehow) related question was posted 4 years ago, but couldn't get any answer at the time. So I hope some experts have come up with a solution since then. Our website ranks for the wrong keywords. ...
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How good is Google in indexing and crawling SPA webpages?
I am about to relaunch our website, but I am uncertain whether I should go with a Vue.js SPA webpage or a Nuxt.js SSR webpage. The big advantage of an SPA webpage is that it has an app-like feeling ...
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Homepage Rich Snippet Star Ratings not showing in Google SERP
I have added Schema Aggregate Rating Reviews to my site and I can confirm that Google's Rich Snippet Testing Tool has no issues with my code. After waiting some time Google has enabled review stars on ...
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Price in Google results showing wrong currency
I've noticed that our products in Google search results are showing in USD, despite the fact that our website is in GBP, our microdata is in GBP and our Merchant Centre is setup in GBP. I can't work ...
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Choose the Google Sitelinks that are shown when somebody searches for my website
How can I remove Search for product, About us, Log in, etc. which are displayed in Google Search?
And how can I add particular categories like Automobiles, Mobiles & Tablets, etc.?
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How to can I change the date displayed in Google Search's snippets to the modified date instead of the published date?
I've read this previous question, and the answer there was to have only the modified date show on the website in order for Google to update the date displayed in their search results. So how do I ...
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Google result displays invalid heading text
Where does Google take the highlighted text in the below image from?
Below is the header section of the page.
The page title clearly states 'St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Werribee' so, I'm not sure ...
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Can you indicate to Google Images which image it should index from srcset?
Related Github issue: https://github.com/browniebroke/gatsby-image-gallery/issues/844
So I'm using Gatsby and an image gallery. The gallery generates two images, a thumbnail and the gallery image. The ...
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Why Google search console shows wrong SERP position for keywords and pages?
google search console data shows lots of 1st positions for example but when I check it really in google SERP by my self manually, I see its wrong. Can anyone know what is the reason and how I can ...
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Is it possible to ignore href links on page in search results? [duplicate]
I've got a page that has been indexed by Google however the page requires users to select an option in a popup before continuing ie. Are you a practitioner? Yes/No
If the user selects yes the popup ...
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Can I verify a WordPress.com free site with Google Search Console?
I have created a free website at wordpress.com and I want to get it indexed in Google's search engine. I came across a video saying, you need to verify your website in "Google search console" in order ...
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Do You Need Backlinks to Rank for Long Tail Keywords?
My site has been known to Google for about 9 months now, the domain is around 3 years old.
I have a generous amount of content related to my niche across my site, around 1000 words per page, some up ...
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How to redirect old domain URLs without the old website?
My client deleted their website and do not have a backup of it on the old domain. I need to redirect their old domain URLs in Google Search to the new domain. I have access to their old domain and ...
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Do the <detail> and <summary> HTML tags which hide text until clicked have any effect on SEO?
For example:
<details>
<summary>
short summary
</summary>
long details
</details>
Will Google treat "long details" normally or will it ...
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For local SEO, should all target queries include our location?
It's a local restaurant and I need it to narrow down to city-only search results.
So instead of targeting keywords like "best Asian restaurants" Do I need to use keyword + target city like &...
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How can I change the order in which Google Sitelinks are displayed?
See the image for reference. In this scenario I'm the owner of the domain, and I want "Learn Business and Creative Skills" to be on top instead of the "Shop Courses" page. How can ...
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Is a print version of a page considered as duplicate content
On my websites, I have not put a print button. However, right-clicking and Print gives the user a print version of any page.
This is identical to the normal page except
it's missing menus from the ...
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The Sitemap Paradox
We use a sitemap on Stack Overflow, but I have mixed feelings about it.
Web crawlers usually discover pages from links within the site and from other sites. Sitemaps supplement this data to allow ...