December 2020 Google Webmaster Report

November was a pretty busy month where Google gave us a date for the launch of the page experience update and with that...

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Google Page Experience Update Ranking Factor Will Apply To Mobile Search Only

So yesterday, I accidentally published a story too quickly, around a new FAQ around Google's Page Experience Update. One point in there that is new information is this line "using page experience as a signal for ranking will apply only to mobile Search."

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Google Handles display:none & visibility:hidden The Same

A while back, JR Oakes asked Martin Splitt of Google if he can confirm if there is a difference between display:none and visibility:hidden in terms of Google's ability to "see" the content in the container? Martin said he does not think there is a difference. JR Oakes then decided to test it.

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Google Tests Half Line Break Design In Search Results

Google is testing yet another form of layouts for the Google Search results. Here Google is testing showing half of a line break of some sorts to separate out the top answers and features snippets and other sections.

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Google Maps Improves Messaging & Performance Insights Reports

As we have been expecting, Google has rolled out more ways for businesses to message and communicate with customers. Plus, Google is also rolling out more performance insights reports to see how customers are finding your business in Google Maps and Search.

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