Google's John Mueller said in a video hangout at the 3:16 mark that the URLs Google finds in your XML sitemap files are often used to define your canonical URLs. John said "we recommend doing that is ...

Google updated its JavaScript SEO docs with new guidance on canonical URLs for JavaScript-rendered pages. Keep canonicals consistent before and after rendering. Canonicalization happens both before ...

In 2009, Google launched the parameter handling feature of Google webmaster tools, which enabled site owners to specify the parameters on their site that were optional vs. required. A year later, they ...

The URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console isn’t just a checkbox for SEO professionals. It’s a direct line into how Google actually sees your page. It shows ...

If you are a Google Chrome user, you might have seen the message Search Google or type a URL in the Google Search box and address bar. This message only appears on the Home page of Google Chrome. If ...

Speaking with Wired, various members of the Google Chrome team discuss future plans for the URL. The Google Chrome team agree that the way URLs currently work is not ideal, and they are working on ...

A year ago, I reported that the Google Search Console's URL inspection tool can show a nofollowed link as the referring page. But it also seems that the URL inspection tool can also show non-linked ...

The age of the URL may be ending, if Google has anything to do with it. The Google Chrome team is investigating URL alternatives that could make internet browsing easier and safer. One of the problems ...

Publishers don’t always love Google’s AMP pages, but readers surely appreciate their speed, and while publishers are loath to give Google more power, virtually every major site now supports this ...