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A WordPress plugin that enables users to scrape other sites and publish their content contains a critical vulnerability
The post WordPress Scraper Plugin Compromised By Security Vulnerability appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Your video strategy isn’t working unless it’s search-friendly. Get real tactics to boost visibility where it matters.
The post The Intersection Of Video SEO And Social Media: Tactics To Win appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google engineer's testimony gives an overview of how quality scoring works and reveals a hidden Chrome-based popularity signal.
The post Googler’s Deposition Offers View Of Google’s Ranking Systems appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google's Search Relations team shares which HTTP status codes matter most for SEO. Learn how redirects, 1xx codes, and network errors impact your site's performance.
The post HTTP Status Codes Google Cares About (And Those It Ignores) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Tariffs affect product costs and ad performance. This month's Ask A PPC outlines their direct impact on PPC metrics, conversion rates, and bidding strategies.
The post Ask A PPC: How Will The Tariffs Impact My PPC Campaigns? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why relying on referral traffic may create an SEO weakness that can undermine long-term growth.
The post How Referral Traffic Undermines Long-Term Brand Growth appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google clarifies that links in AI Overviews all share a single position in Search Console reports.
The post Google Clarifies: AI Overview Links Share Single Position In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google launches a generative AI certification with free training, focusing on Google's tools. Is this credential worth adding to your resume?
The post Google Launches Generative AI Certification With Free Training appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Users are rethinking their search habits in response to rising privacy concerns and the growing influence of AI in mainstream search engines.
The post The Rise Of Privacy-First Search Engines appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Create your own ChatGPT agent to streamline your SEO audits and analyze website elements like page structure. Here's how.
The post Create Your Own ChatGPT Agent For On-Page SEO Audits appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Join us in this session where we’ll explore real consumer behavior and how it shapes your local SEO strategy.
The post Local SEO: How To Make More Customers Click, Choose & Walk Through Your Doors [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Maximize your chances of being featured in Google Discover. Discover how algorithmic signals can impact your content visibility.
The post How To Increase Google Discover Visibility Naturally Using These Ranking Signals appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
A data-backed look at how users behave in Google AI Overviews: where they click, how far they scroll, and who trusts the AI-generated answers.
The post The First-Ever UX Study Of Google’s AI Overviews: The Data We’ve All Been Waiting For appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Lost your website after a hosting dispute? Here's how to bounce back with recovered content, smart redirects, and a stronger foundation.
The post Ask An SEO: How Do I Rebuild My Website After A Dispute With The Hosting Company? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Join us for this webinar as we introduce the TotalSERP strategy, a unified approach designed to help you reclaim visibility across the entire search landscape.
The post Cracking the SEO Code: Regain Control of Search Visibility in the Age of AI [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google's AI Overviews link back to Google 43% of the time, furthering its walled garden effect, according to new data.
The post Google Links To Itself: 43% Of AI Overviews Point Back To Google appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
U.S. Copyright Office report identifies copyright risks at every step of generative AI training and deployment
The post U.S. Copyright Office Cites Legal Risk At Every Stage Of Generative AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google's updated image SEO best practices recommend using consistent URLs for images across your site to preserve crawl budget.
The post Google Updates Image SEO Best Practices: Use Consistent URLs appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google's John Mueller explains that Hreflang tags act as suggestions, not directives. Learn how canonical tags impact international SEO and what adjustments your strategy needs.
The post Google Reminds That Hreflang Tags Are Hints, Not Directives appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Ads' built-in AI tool promises convenience, but how does it compare to third-party solutions in key creative tasks?
The post Google Ads AI Vs. Third-Party AI Tools: Comparison For Google Ads Creatives appeared first on Search Engine Journal.