When a searcher enters a query that includes a word with accented characters, our algorithms consider web pages that contain versions of that word both with and without the accent. For instance, if a searcher enters [México], we’ll return results for …
Tune into Webmaster Radio Thursday, August 31 at 1 pm Pacific to hear Matt Cutts and me take over GoodKarma while GoodROI (Greg Niland), the program’s regular host, is on vacation. We’ll talk about a little of everything, including giving Danny S…
We’re currently doing routine system maintenance, and some data may not be available in your webmaster tools account today. We’re working as quickly as possible, and all information should be available again by Thursday, 8/24. Thank you for your patien…
All About Googlebot
I’ve seen a lot of questions lately about robots.txt files and Googlebot’s behavior. Last week at SES, I spoke on a new panel called the Bot Obedience course. And a few days ago, some other Googlers and I fielded questions on the WebmasterWorld forums….
With our latest release, we’ve done more than just change our name –we’ve listened to you and added some features and enhanced others as a result.Telling us your preferred domain URL formatSome webmasters want their sites indexed under the www version…