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Stephen Ostermiller
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180 votes
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If ICANN only charges 18¢ per domain name, why am I paying $10?

110 votes
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How should I structure my URLs for both SEO and localization?

68 votes
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When webservers send a page, why don't they send all required CSS, JS, and images without being asked?

60 votes

Why do big sites use multiple servers instead of one server with better specifications?

58 votes
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What is the difference between a URI and a URL?

50 votes

What events caused mass migration to HTTPS?

45 votes
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How do I hide the Google Tag Manager preview pane?

44 votes
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Google .dev domain strangely redirects to https

41 votes

Prevent Google from thinking my own bot is faking traffic on my website

38 votes

Is there a term for the moment when a lot of users visit/log onto your website at the same time?

37 votes
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Why is this response being cached?

36 votes
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HTTPS connection is "not safe" due to images

35 votes
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Can DNS point to specific port?

32 votes

Is inline JavaScript good or bad?

31 votes
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Why are extensions often hidden on URLs?

28 votes
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Are keywords in URLs good SEO or needlessly redundant?

27 votes

Should I create a 'Website coming soon' page for my recently-acquired domain?

27 votes
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If I specify a wildcard DNS entry, will it override any specific values?

26 votes
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Ask Google to remove thousands of pages from its index after cleaning up from hacked site

23 votes

Is there a safe way to redirect traffic from a dozen old websites to a new (unrelated) website?

23 votes

Google Analytics - How to See More Detailed Browser and OS Info at Same Time?

23 votes
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Do search engines perform JS rendering while crawling?

22 votes

Do I need a certificate to redirect via CNAME?

22 votes
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Why do browsers know to lookup the `www` record if DNS query for @ gets NXDOMAIN?

20 votes
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How to calculate unique number of events, one event per user in Google Analytics?

20 votes
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Is there any list of email addresses reserved because of security concerns for any Public Email Service like Gmail / Yahoo?

20 votes
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PageRank zero after a few years

20 votes
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Should query strings be included or removed from the canonical tag?

18 votes
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Need to add 30K new pages to a 10K page website - troubles ahead? (SEO)

18 votes

Do subdomains help/hurt SEO?

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