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In 2017 I wrote a post covering the risks of having mobile SEO problems as Google’s move to mobile-first indexing was approaching. That post focused more on sites running m-dots and the various issues that could arise based on Google’s plans to use the mobile version of a page for indexing. Well, we’re now in … Read more
Phase two of Google’s mobile-first indexing – rendering – is Chrome and has been since 2018, according to SEO expert Cindy Krum. In a newly released video presentation, Krum said: “What I believe is happening here is that Google failed to tell us at this time in 2018, when it launched, that what they were using … Read more
This was a fun week, being that you all ruined the internet. First up Google shocked us with a new core update, the November core update. The Google October core update had a bug that impacted some sites’ performance in Google Discover. A new Google reviews update is coming next week; it will be the … Read more
After years in the making, Google has fully transitioned to mobile-first indexing, the search engine giant announced Tuesday. This means Google prioritizes mobile versions when crawling pages and indexing content. The shift reflects Google’s increased focus on mobile devices that began in 2015. At the time, Google updated its search algorithm to favor “mobile-friendly” sites. … Read more
Google’s mobile-first indexing initiative that started just about seven years ago is now complete, according to Google. “It’s been a long road, getting from there to here. We’re delighted to announce that the trek to Mobile First Indexing is now complete,” John Mueller from Google wrote on the Google blog. History. As a reminder, Google started mobile-first … Read more
What Is Mobile-First Indexing? Mobile-first indexing means Google’s web crawler prioritizes indexing the mobile version of a website’s content over its desktop counterpart. Which informs rankings. With Google’s original desktop-first indexing, their system would crawl pages from your site with the desktop and mobile user agent (crawlers). Then, it would get page information from the … Read more
March 21, 2018 | Posted by Shay Harel UPDATE: Google has just announced the rollout of the mobile-first index. The changes to the SERP that I describe below can now be used to intricately follow the underpinnings of how Google prepped for and subsequently released the mobile-first index. Meaning, … Read more
In 2023, we may take mobile-friendly sites as a given. But in 2015, when Google released its mobile-friendly search update for the first time, it threw everyone into a tailspin. The webmasters were terrified, and search engine optimization (SEO) experts called it Mobilegeddon. Why all the drama? Because Google was taking its UX obsession to … Read more
I am hearing reports from SEOs that Google did another batch switchover from desktop-first indexing to mobile-first indexing for many sites. As you know, Google started the mobile-first indexing over six years ago but told us earlier this month that the process might be done in the coming months. Update: John Mueller of Google has … Read more
Google started its efforts to move sites over to mobile-first indexing over six and a half years ago. Today, Google confirmed those efforts are now done, and the last batch of sites eligible for mobile-first indexing have been moved over. Confirmation. John Mueller from Google confirmed today was the last batch on Mastodon today after … Read more
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