Daily Search Forum Recap: October 26, 2021

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Search Console API Gains Discover & Google News Data With Regex Support

Google added to the Search Console Search Analytics API Discover and Google News data that it added to the web interface earlier this year. Google also added support for Regex with the query and page dimensions.

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Google Says Non-AMP Page Throttling & Other AG Paxton's Claims Baseless

First, please go read Google throttled non-AMP page speeds, created format to hamper header bidding, antitrust complaint claims story on Search Engine Land. In short, the claims from Attorney General Paxton said that Google throttled non-AMP pages and used various techniques to promote its own ad business and much more.

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Google: Using Admin Or Author For Author Name On Articles

Google's John Mueller was asked if using "admin" or "author" for the author name on articles would be okay for some web sites. The answer was not 100% clear, but he suggested for YMYL categories of sites, it's best to stay away from generic author names like that. But even for other sites, it might be best to leave the author name blank as compared to using "admin" as the author name.

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Google Ads App Campaigns Don't Require Deep Linking

Google has announced that your app campaigns within Google Ads no longer require manual deep linking. You can now select the option to direct users to the app homepage even if your app does not have deep links implemented.

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