Tag Archives: Developers

Prevent portions of your site from being abused by spam  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 21, 2023

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 As a website owner, you might provide a few channels where your users can interact, such as forums, guestbooks, social media platforms, file uploaders, hosting services, or internal search services. These services allow users to create an account to post content, upload a file, or search on your site. Unfortunately, spammers often take advantage… Read More »

Search at Google I/O 2021  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 20, 2023

Thursday, May 27, 2021 Google I/O is our annual developer festival, and this year it was all virtual. But as with any events, virtual, or in-person, a lot of information was covered over the three-day event. In case you missed it, here is a list of some Search-related news and announcements that might be of interest to you.… Read More »

Understanding the sources behind Google News  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 20, 2023

Tuesday, June 01, 2021 An important way news sources build trust with their audience is by providing information about their articles and site. This includes information like clear dates and bylines, as well as information about authors, the news source, company or network behind it, and contact information. This type of transparency helps ensure that readers can easily… Read More »

Search Console regex filters update and quick tips  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 20, 2023

Wednesday, June 02, 2021 We recently announced improved data filtering for Search Console Performance reports, and we were delighted to see the community reaction to the announcement. We were also interested in the feedback we received, as always, and we saw many requests to complete the picture by adding a negative match option to the regular expression (regex)… Read More »

The Search Central Unconference is back – 2021  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 19, 2023

Wednesday, June 09, 2021 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some images may be missing, and some links may not work anymore). For information on upcoming events, check out our new Search Central Unconference page. You asked, and we listened. We are excited to announce… Read More »

Learn how to improve your content with Search Console Insights  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 19, 2023

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Producing great content is an effective way to build a loyal and engaged audience that can help you achieve your goals, such as helping to grow your business and brand, raising awareness to a cause, or helping people. Great content comes in many shapes and forms, such as an inspiring blog post, helpful guide… Read More »

Highlight your customer support methods in Google Search  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 19, 2023

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Customers are often looking for ways to contact businesses, and Google works to show the best available information to help them in a variety of ways whenever we can. You can help us with this by following several best practices that help ensure we’re showing the most accurate information for your business or service.… Read More »

Updating our job posting guidelines to improve quality of results for job seekers  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 18, 2023

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Searching for a job can be a time-consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life changing. That’s why providing job seekers with authentic, fresh, and trustworthy content when they come to Google Search is our top priority. To better understand our user’s perspective, we asked tens of thousands of job seekers… Read More »

Answers to some common questions about appearing in Google News  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 18, 2023

Friday, July 16, 2021 At Google, we want to help everyone understand the world by connecting people with relevant and authoritative news from a variety of trusted publishers. Today, we’re answering some common questions we’ve heard from publishers to help them better understand how news appears on Google News and Google Search. Where does news appear on Google?… Read More »

A new way to enable video key moments in Search  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google Developers

By | March 18, 2023

Monday, July 19, 2021 Since video key moments first launched in 2019, we’ve continued to expand and improve the feature. We’ve evolved the design and brought key moments to more videos, including mobile and desktop, across all regions where Google Search is available. Key moments are helping more people connect directly with the most relevant segments of videos,… Read More »