In last week’s Google Webmaster hangout, the question was brought up about HTML5, the current version of HTML code standard and whether it benefits SEO in any way. Does HTML5 tags have a positive effect in SEO? John Mueller answered the question: No. HTML5 can be really useful for making a modern website, but it’s […]
Archives for August 10, 2016
Why Google Ignores HTML Lang Attribute for Indexing in Search Results
Usually when we talk about international SEO and languages, hreflang is the hot buzzword. But what about the older <html lang=”en-gb”> tag that was previously used? If you have been adding it to your pages, you can save that tiny bit of code… Google ignores that tag. John Mueller explained that one of the problems […]
Use Caution When Switching Between www & Non-www Preferred Domains
Usually when a site owner launches a website they pick and choose whether they want Google to index the www or the non-www version of the domain name, tell Google their preferred domain and then submit a sitemap or use fetch and submit for that variation. Sometimes when a site owner discovers that a site […]