Technical SEO fitness: take our quiz to assess your fitness
Going to the gym regularly might get you fit, but dropping that routine will get out out of shape in no time. The same goes for your website — without a good fitness routine and proper maintenance, it might become a mess. Yoast SEO helps your site with its technical SEO fitness and gives you […]
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Largest Contentful Paint & Diagnosing Googlebot’s Render Budget
It was just over a year ago that Dan Leibson open sourced aggregate Lighthouse performance testing in Google Data Studio (yet another resource in the SEO industry inspired by Hamlet Batista). I’d like to share with you some observations I’ve made over the past year of running Lighthouse testing on our clients’ sites and how […]
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WordPress 5.7: What’s new in this release?
Thanks to contributors from all over the world, the improvements to WordPress are never at a standstill. This continuous work on WordPress is reflected in the number of new features that can be found in any new release. The latest release of WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza” is no exception. It comes with a few great enhancements, […]
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Four common SEO problems with Shopify and how to fix them
Chief Executive of Go Up Ltd, Edward Coram-James shares his advice on overcoming some of Shopify’s most commonly cited SEO problems.
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How to create an XML sitemap and submit it to Google
Detailed information on sitemaps and the benefits of using them. This article covers how to properly create an XML sitemap using different tools and details on how you can fix existing sitemap errors.
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A primer on JavaScript SEO for WordPress
The technologies which power the web, and which power parts of WordPress, are changing. It’s increasingly common for developers to use JavaScript to make our websites behave more and more like apps. Done well, these approaches create rich, interactive experiences. When built poorly, they can be catastrophic for SEO. For most WordPress website owners and […]
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Core Web Vitals report: 28 Ways to supercharge your site
In preparation for the upcoming Google Core Web Vitals update, James Parsons shares some effective optimization tips to help you earn a passing grade on Google PageSpeed Insights.
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Google Page Experience update is all set to launch in May 2021 – Webmasters, hang in there!
Here’s how Google’s new algorithm changes can affect your page rankings, as well as the practical steps you can take to stay on top.
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Google ranking factors to change search in 2021: Core Web Vitals, E-A-T, or AMP?
Which of the fresh Google ranking factors will actually influence SEO practice, and which will fade away? Find out in this article.
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Update to Aggregate Lighthouse Reporter
Hey everyone! It’s been a hot minute since I posted so just wanted to quickly come in here and share an update we made to a free tool. A while back we released a tool that would allow you to aggregate Lighthouse reports by template and visualize and report on assets across sites and at […]
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What is a static WordPress site? Why would you want one?
Static websites? Isn’t that old-school? In the early days of the web, all websites were static. Today, turning your dynamic WordPress site into a high-performing static one might be a viable option for you. Visitors get a super-fast browsing experience, while content managers continue to use the WordPress authoring experience and plugin ecosystem. Hackers have […]
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The history of Schema: towards an easy to understand web
Today, it seems that everyone is talking about Schema as being the next hot thing. It has a rich history, and it took a long while for it to gain momentum. Talk of a machine-readable web started when the internet was still in its infancy. It was Sir Tim Berners-Lee — the computer scientist best […]
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Welcoming two new WordPress Core contributors
I’m happy to welcome two new members to team Yoast, who will spend their time making WordPress core better. Justin Ahinon and Ari Stathopoulos are both joining our ranks. This means they’ll have even more time than they already did to spend on making WordPress better for everyone. All of this in line with our […]
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Making the web better: an interview with Joost & Omar
August 1 is World Wide Web Day. On this date, back in 1989, the world wide web was born at the CERN lab in Switzerland. Something that started as a way to share knowledge between scientists, has grown out to something none of us can imagine life without. And because the web is such an […]
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10 years of Yoast and SEO: Webinar recap
Last Friday, May 29th, Yoast celebrated its 10th anniversary, and we invited everyone to join us! And what better way to celebrate than with an awesome, interactive webinar? We had multiple talks, Q&As, live site reviews, all with loads of SEO tips, insights and practical advice. Of course, we understand that not everyone could join […]
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SEO on a shoestring budget: What small business owners can do to win
Being SEO smart doesn’t have to cost you a bomb. Ali Faagba highlights small yet effective efforts to help small businesses win the race.
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Buck Up, Even Google Screws Up Technical SEO
I am located in the U.S. yet yesterday afternoon when I searched for “Google My Business” in Google, the first result I got was the UK URL for GMB: https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/business/. It wasn’t like that yesterday morning. So what changed? A canonical tag. According to Archive.org, yesterday morning the canonical tag for the URL that usually […]
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What is a progressive web app (PWA)? Why would you want one?
It’s been years since the beginning of the age of the smartphone. With it came the era of native apps. Apps continue to play a massive role in our daily life, and many business owners have asked themselves multiple times: should we have an app? Of course, the only answer to that is — it […]
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Word of advice on exactly what to expect from SEO in 2020
As always, Google is likely to throw a couple of curveballs – However, the SEO industry is coming of age. E-A-T, page quality, on-page SEO audits, and more.
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Move WordPress to a new domain in 10 easy steps!
Sometimes, branding, technical or business decisions mean that you need to change your domain. If you’re not careful, a poorly managed move can really hurt your SEO. Thankfully, WordPress makes things pretty easy – here’s everything you need to do. 10 steps to move WordPress That should be it, you’ve moved WordPress to a new […]
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