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WP Engine regained control of their Advanced Custom Forms plugin and login access to WordPress.org. Matt Mullenweg responded by expressing that he is “disgusted and sickened.” Mullenweg tweeted about how…
WordPress has held the dominant share of the content management systems (CMS) market since it was launched in 2003. Currently, the popular platform stands at 62.2% market share, according to…
When Google Voice was released in 2012, and then Amazon Alexa was released in 2014 voice search was expected to be highly influential. Voice search didn’t quite take off in…
AI has emerged as one of the most transformative and disruptive forces in marketing as an industry in a long time, probably the most impactful since the mass adoption of…
Google launches 24-hour data view in Search Console, offering near real-time insights for website performance monitoring. Google Search Console now shows performance data from the last 24 hours with minimal…
Google announced it’s rolling out the December core algorithm update, which the company expects to complete over the next two weeks. The news comes just a week after Google finished…
This year brought a steady stream of updates in Google Ads that spanned across campaign types and creative, media activation, and measurement solutions – many informed directly by advertiser feedback.…
Automattic removed a spreadsheet containing the domain names of WP Engine customers from the WP Engine Tracker website. The removal is in response to a preliminary injunction granted to WP…
As of December 10, 2024, at 8:16 AM PST, Google has fixed the indexing issues affecting some websites. The company announced this on its Search Status Dashboard, stating: “We fixed…
Microsoft released several updates on Copilot and ads in October this year. Following that, at the recent Microsoft Advertising Partner Pulse meeting*, Microsoft dove deeper into the updates, including results…
Google has announced a series of updates to Search for 2025, powered by Gemini 2.0, the company’s latest AI model. Updates To AI Overviews One of the most notable updates…
A new study shows that Google’s AI Overviews appear in nearly half of all search results and take up to 48% of mobile screen space. Conducted by Botify and DemandSphere,…
Smartphones put the world at our fingertips. People have questions that need answering, as well as the services or products they need. All of these things are just a search…
A judge ruled in WP Engine’s favor in their request for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The court agreed that WP Engine will suffer irreparable harm if…
TikTok isn’t going down without a fight. On December 9, 2024, TikTok filed an emergency motion to block a law that could ban the app nationwide by January 2025. This…
Are you or your clients struggling to build trust and stand out in a crowded marketplace? Do you know what truly drives consumers to choose one business over another? Are…
The first commercial power plant had only 59 customers when Thomas Edison built it in 1882. Eighteen years later, access to electricity had already expanded to 3.8 million U.S. Americans…
Automattic announced the acquisition of WPAI, a company that creates AI-powered functionalities that make WordPress easier and more efficient to use. The core technologies of the current apps will be…
Google’s suggestion that off-topic content might be targeted by the algorithm made a lot of people nervous, and for good reason — “off-topic” is hopelessly (deliberately?) vague. Many sites legitimately…
Google has released FAQ guidance on its site reputation abuse policy. The update covers important points about managing third-party content and recovery processes. Breaking Down Third-Party Content Rules Google wants…
Google streamlines Search Console Insights by removing Google Analytics data, focusing solely on Search Console metrics for simplicity. Google updates Search Console Insights, removing Google Analytics data. Search Console…
With the holiday approaching fast, it’s time to go through holiday SEO pitfalls and learn how to avoid and fix them. Salesforce predicts a 2% year-over-year global sales growth for…
Google announced an update to their crawler documentation, adding more information about caching which should help better understand how to optimize for Google’s crawler. By following the new guidelines on…
Google just expanded Google Product Studio, its AI-powered tool for creating better product images, to more countries. Originally launched in May 2023, this handy feature is built right into Merchant…
The WPForms plugin for WordPress exposes websites to a vulnerability that allows attackers to update subscriptions and issue refunds. This flaw enables attackers to modify data they normally should not…
Generative AI and the introduction of AI Overviews to SERPs have dominated this year as search has changed more in the last year than in the last 10 or 20…
Reddit is testing a new AI-powered search feature called “Reddit Answers” with a small group of users in the United States. This tool should help users find information, recommendations, and…
WordPress powers hundreds of millions of websites. But, when issues happen internally at WordPress raising uncertainty, the vulnerability of relying on one platform becomes apparent and the need to look…
Running a successful PPC campaign today requires more than just getting ads in front of people; it’s about reaching the right audience with precision. Whether you’re aiming for local shoppers…
Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Summit, where he discussed what to expect from Google Search in 2025 but also…