Updated Cumulative Layout Shift Metric Is Live In Google Search Console

In April, Google updated how the Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) metric within the core web vitals was calculated. In short, Google made the metric more beneficial to most sites, so your CLS scores may go up by themselves on June 1st.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/3fGwv4k

Google News Article & Site Wide Factors Trust Signals

Google published its Google News transparency policy listing its principles behind these policies. Google said these policies help determine what is eligible to appear on Google News and other News surfaces, and they help ensure that Google is elevating content from trusted, authoritative sources.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2RdAonY

Google Explains When To Delete Tag Or Category Pages

Google's John Mueller was asked by an SEO named Promothash Boruah when is it safe to delete tag and/or category pages on your web site. John responded that you can remove those pages with no real impact on your organic search traffic if those pages have "almost no traffic or no visibility of those pages."

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2RVkYoX

Google Page Experience & Core Web Vitals Label/Icon - Will It Go Live?

It has been half a year since I saw Google test the Google page experience and core web vitals label or icon in the search results. Google's latest messaging is that Google will continue to test it but made no promises that this label will launch. Well, John Mueller of Google said the other day that has not "seen talk of it in a while though" about this label.

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/3vJbBHj

Hey Google, Bring My Business Online Feature In Google My Business Assistant App

Google seems to have launched in Italy a new Google Assistant app for the Google My Business platform. This app lets you ask Google Assistant to bring your business online. All you do is say "Hey Google, bring my business online."

from Search Engine Roundtable https://ift.tt/2TrWvHY