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Ahrefs Imports New UK Keyword Data
Ahrefs has imported a whole new range of keyword data into their tool for the United Kingdom. This comes after their USA data received an influx of new keywords a couple of months ago. These changes are likely powered (at…
The Best Opencart Extensions for SEO
Opencart out of the box is pretty bad for SEO. Urls aren't optimised, canonical links are wrong, and filters can create big problems! And while you could customise each feature by hand, buying an extension will save you time and…
Shopify HREFLANG Tags, Apps & Multi Site Guide
There are only 2 apps on the market that successfully offer HREFLANG tag implementation for Shopify. And if you have more complicated requirements, they can be tricky to work with. This guide will help you navigate HREFLANG on Shopify, and…
Shopify Removes Page Title Character Limits
This morning (29/04/2021 GMT) it appears that Shopify has removed the Page Title character limit on all pages other than the homepage. It displays the recommended character limit, but doesn't cut off your Page Title at the limit like it…
What is SEO?
Ever wanted to learn about what this SEO thing actually was? Perhaps you were scared off by the jargon, or simply didn't find an article that clearly explained the basics? Well fear not, click here to find out what SEO is, in a simple and easy to consume explanation.
Shopify Robots.txt File Error Since January 4th 2021
I have data to suggest that Shopify hasn't been serving a robots.txt file consistently (if at all) since at least January 4th (and looks to have just been fixed today, 5pm GMT January 15th). The image above shows how 690,000…
Google Testing Icon + Loading Preview in SERPs December 2020
Google is testing adding a small document icon next to listings in search results, where users can hover to then see a larger portion of the article in question, see the video below for an example:
New Google Crawl Stats Report – First Impressions
There is a new Google Crawl Stats report that is replacing the old one, and providing a lot more actionable data. The link to the new report is here: https://search.google.com/search-console/settings/crawl-stats Alternatively you can go to Google Search Console -> Settings…
Crawl Rate Removed from Google Search Console
Google has now removed the link to the crawl rate report in Google Search Console. UPDATE: They are replacing it with the new Crawl Stats report, and removing the legacy report after 19th Jan 2021. Here is a link to…
Google My Business Missing Photo Data
As of this moment (16/09/2020 10:00 BST) I'm seeing multiple reports and personal verification that Google My Business is missing photo reporting data in the Insights tab. There may also be an issue with the "Popular Times" data showing. The…