Webmaster Level: Intermediate to Advanced We filmed a video providing more details about expanding your site to more languages or country-based language variations. The video covers details about rel=”alternate” hreflang and potential implementation on your multilingual and/or multinational site.Video...
Better backlink data for site owners
Webmaster level: intermediateIn recent years, our free Webmaster Tools product has provided roughly 100,000 backlinks when you click the "Download more sample links" button. Until now, we've selected those links primarily by lexicographical order. That meant that for some sites, you didn't get as complete...
rel=”author” frequently asked (advanced) questions
Webmaster Level: Intermediate to AdvancedUsing authorship helps searchers discover great information by highlighting content from authors who they might find interesting. If you’re an author, signing up for authorship will help users recognize content that you’ve written. Additionally, searchers can...
Making smartphone sites load fast
Webmaster level: IntermediateUsers tell us they use smartphones to search online because it’s quick and convenient, but today’s average mobile page typically takes more than 7 seconds to load. Wouldn’t it be great if mobile pages loaded in under one second? Today we’re announcing new guidelines and...
View manual webspam actions in Webmaster Tools
Webmaster level: AllWe strive to keep spam out of our users’ search results. This includes both improving our webspam algorithms as well as taking manual action for violations of our quality guidelines. Many webmasters want to see if their sites are affected by a manual webspam action, so today we’re...
In-depth articles in search results
Webmaster level: allUsers often turn to Google to answer a quick question, but research suggests that up to 10% of users’ daily information needs involve learning about a broad topic. That’s why today we’re introducing new search results to help users find in-depth articles.These results are ranked...
A reminder about manipulative or deceptive behavior
Webmaster level: AllOur quality guidelines prohibit manipulative or deceptive behavior, and this stance has remained unchanged since the guidelines were first published over a decade ago. Recently, we’ve seen some user complaints about a deceptive technique which inserts new pages into users’ browsing...
Easier navigation without GPS
Webmaster level: AllToday we’re unveiling a shiny new navigation in Webmaster Tools. The update will make the features you already use easier to find, as well as unveil some exciting additions.Navigation reflects how search worksWe’ve organized the Webmaster Tools features in groups that match the stages...
Introducing website satisfaction by Google Consumer Surveys
Webmaster level: all We're now offering webmasters an easy and free way to collect feedback from your website visitors with website satisfaction surveys. All you have to do is paste a small snippet of code in the HTML for your website and this will load a discreet satisfaction survey in the lower right...
Verify your site in Webmaster Tools using Google Tag Manager
Webmaster level: IntermediateIf you use Google Tag Manager to add and update your site tags, now you can quickly and easily verify ownership of your site in Webmaster Tools using the container snippet code.Here’s how it’s done:1. On the Webmaster Tools home page, click Manage site for the site you’d...
