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Google Chrome to Flag Sites as Not Secure in July 2018

February 8, 2018 at 10:31 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Chrome to Flag Sites as Not Secure in July 2018

Google has been warning site owners that Google Chrome will begin flagging sites as being “not secure” in a future version of Chrome.  And now we know when it will officially begin. Google posted today and both the Google Security Blog and the Chromium Blog that beginning in July 2018, sites that are not HTTPS […]

Google Changes Image Size Requirements for AMP articles

February 8, 2018 at 5:15 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Changes Image Size Requirements for AMP articles

Google has updated their AMP help articles that changes the minimum image size requirements for AMP articles, increasing the size of the image significantly. Originally, Google asked for the image size to be a minimum of 696px wide.  The new size is a minimum of 1200px wide, almost double the width. Google also changed the […]

Google Search Console Alerts for Sites Without High-Res Favicons

February 8, 2018 at 4:23 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Search Console Alerts for Sites Without High-Res Favicons

Google has added a new alert to Google Search Console, this time for favicons for sites that are still utilizing the older and smaller favicons for their site. Paul Macnamara shared the screenshot of the new alert. For sites with favicons that are lower resolution, Google is sending this alert out asking site owners to […]

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