Category: indexing

Google delays ranking all sites based on their mobile version to March 2021

[ad_1] Google has delayed the date when it will start ranking all websites based on their mobile versions. At the start of March, the company said it would switch to mobile-first indexing this September. The company now plans to make the transition in March 2021.  “We realize that in these uncertain times, it’s not always easy […]

Google will start ranking sites by their mobile version in September

[ad_1] The shift has been years in the making, and Google says that 70 percent of sites shown in search results have already embraced mobile-first indexing. Between now and September, it will continue moving sites to mobile-first indexing when its systems recognize that they’re ready. Google started experimenting with a mobile-first index that ranked sites […]

Google search is showing invitations to private WhatsApp groups

[ad_1] You won’t want to count on these invitations leaving the web, either. A WhatsApp spokesperson asserted these links were shared in “searchable, public channels,” and that people who want to keep links private shouldn’t share them on publicly reachable sites. Google’s public search liaison, Danny Sullivan, reiterated this by saying it was “no different” […]