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On 4/18/2024 at 12:33 PM, RobGorrell said:

Is it really worth it to recompress and re-upload 150 or so images?

Hi @RobGorrell if you are the tin lantern maker, the answer to your question is no.

Hi @AlexOnBoard at this time Google has no issues with favicons resized to 100px. For more info, we have articles on favicon best practices and Squarespace favicons.

Hi @ouli.oli both your domain and the built-in have been indexed by google. You can use the "site:" command to see this. For example, place this in your browser: site:kunskapskontoret.se

More info on built-in domains: https://www.collaborada.com/blog/squarespace-built-in-domain

Hi @zakb see if this issue is applicable to the soft 404, note we've seen it happen with video blocks not just background videos:

Hi @Rawan Thin content refers to low-quality low-value pages, it is not word count.

Regarding the soft 404, are you using Squarespace to host the video? If so, try Vimeo or YT:

Hi @kneecoal see this article: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-text-to-html-ratio-seo-35753.html or this comment from Google's John Mueller:

You can use the full URL for the destination and you won't see the protocol downgrade. 

3 hours ago, Sifat_SEOSpace said:

"it can take time for Google to crawl, process, and update site names after making changes or launching a new domain. Give it a few weeks before expecting any changes to appear."

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Hi @mhuk01 it sounds like you are referencing site names in Google. If the site is new and you followed best practices, then you just need to wait. Note, we've seen some personal brands with existing extensive online footprints take longer. Info on how to influence site names is here: https://www.collaborada.com/blog/site-names

Hi @Shelly9 you didn't mention what type of content you publish or the name of the site, but generally speaking this falls under the heading of "Google does what Google wants." Here's more info: https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2019/03/help-google-search-know-best-date-for

Hi @dotandpeg. An active page can't be redirected. "Noindex" might be what you want. Good luck! 

Hi @dotandpeg. Part of the issue is the site migrated without redirects. Old URLs were structured like /raiffeisen-work and new ones like /work/banque-raiffeisen. More info here: https://www.collaborada.com/blog/301-redirects

Let us know if you need help.

Hi @AH2. The site blocked crawling of all bots: https://www.thehaughmond.co.uk/robots.txt

You can visit Settings > Crawlers to set the toggles to your preferred settings. More info is here: https://www.collaborada.com/blog/robots-txt-guide

Good luck! 

Hi @feefee1 please try it and let us know how it goes. Make sure to use lower case "i" vs upper case. %i represents the title of an item.

Hi @MarieD If you've improved the content, submit the URL to Google for a crawl. They likely just haven't been back to crawl the page in a while. If they still don't like it, then you need to keep working on it. 

Hi @feefee1 you need to visit the "Items" tab on the SEO panel and set it to %i | %s (or similar): https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206016198-Adding-SEO-descriptions#toc-add-an-seo-site-description

Hi @EventPlanner the Squarespace panel only displays your top 200 queries with all other queries aggregated into the result labeled “other.” For better detail view your data in Google Search Console. 

Hi @graphicabyss see this page here: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205814428-Changing-title-formats-for-SEO-and-browser-tabs

Hi @kellyetz clients can select "unsubscribe" at the bottom of GSC emails: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/140528?hl=en

Hi @emiehughes It depends on the services offered. Good web design and SEO go hand-in-hand. Basic SEO should be a core component of web design, not an add-on. Best practices such as good headings/tags, site structure, page speed, etc. create better user experience and are needed for properly-built sites. Charging separately for fundamentals might make clients question the value of the service, or wonder if they are being billed extra for what should be standard. If you offer advanced SEO services, it would be reasonable to list these as specialized options. 

Hi @blackstarNL you'll also want to refer to Google's documentation on site moves/migrations: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/site-move-with-url-changes

Hi @graphicabyss One issue you have is title tags for the store/items are not properly set. You don't want "Fine Art Prints<br/>" as the title for every print. Here's Google's advice on writing good descriptions: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/snippet

@Theo4543 Using the URL inspection tool you can see when they last crawled a page and ask for a recrawl if you haven't already. Indexing is usually quick, but read Google's documentation here: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9012289?hl=en#request_indexing

Keep in mind what you see via "site:" can differ from what is shown in organic SERPs.

Yes that is where you change it. It can be anything you prefer, although not the www listed above -- see more info here. If the source code doesn't update and you need help communicating with Support team, please feel free to reach out via our contact form. It is a bug. 

Hi @uhohitsheidiho. Your source code is wrong - it still references the built-in domain as canonical. I'd take a screenshot and submit it to Support. But also if you change the built-in domain it likely will fix itself.