Finding more mobile-friendly search results

Webmaster level: all When it comes to search on mobile devices, users should get the most relevant and timely results, no matter if the information li…

The four steps to appiness

Webmaster Level: intermediate to advanced App deep links are the new kid on the block in organic search, and they’re picking up speed faster than you …

Are you a robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA”

reCAPTCHA protects the websites you love from spam and abuse. So, when you go online—say, for some last-minute holiday shopping—you won't be comp…

Tracking mobile usability in Webmaster Tools

Webmaster Level: intermediate Mobile is growing at a fantastic pace - in usage, not just in screen size. To keep you informed of issues mobile users m…

Best practices for XML sitemaps RSS/Atom feeds

Webmaster level: intermediate-advanced Submitting sitemaps can be an important part of optimizing websites. Sitemaps enable search engines to discover…

#NoHacked: a global campaign to spread hacking awareness

Webmaster level: All This June, we introduced a weeklong social campaign called #NoHacked. The goals for #NoHacked are to bring awareness to hacking …

HTTPS as a ranking signal

Webmaster level: all Security is a top priority for Google. We invest a lot in making sure that our services use industry-leading security, like stron…

Introducing the Google News Publisher Center

(Cross-posted on the Google News Blog ) Webmaster level: All UPDATE : Great News -- The Publisher Center is now available in all countries where Google …

Testing robots.txt files made easier

Webmaster level: intermediate-advanced To crawl, or not to crawl, that is the robots.txt question. Making and maintaining correct robots.txt files can …

Rendering pages with Fetch as Google

Webmaster level: all The Fetch as Google feature in Webmaster Tools provides webmasters with the results of Googlebot attempting to fetch their pag…

Making your site more mobile-friendly with PageSpeed Insights

Webmaster level: all To help developers and webmasters make their pages mobile-friendly, we recently updated PageSpeed Insights with additional reco…

Webmaster Guidelines for sneaky redirects updated

Webmaster Level: All Redirects are often used by webmasters to help forward visitors from one page to another. They are a normal part of how the web …

Introducing our global Google+ page for webmasters

Webmaster Level: All We’ve recently launched our global Google Webmasters Google+ page . Have you checked it out yet? Our page covers a plethora of t…

More Precise Index Status Data for Your Site Variations

Webmaster Level: Intermediate The Google Webmaster Tools Index Status feature reports how many pages on your site are indexed by Google. In the past…

Musical artists: your official tour dates in the Knowledge Graph

Webmaster level: all When music lovers search for their favorite band on Google, we often show them a Knowledge Graph panel with lots of information a…

3 tips to find hacking on your site, and ways to prevent and fix it

Google shows this message in search results for sites that we believe may have been compromised .You might not think your site is a target for hacker…

Affiliate programs and added value

Webmaster level: All Our quality guidelines warn against running a site with thin or scraped content without adding substantial added value to the u…

Changes in crawl error reporting for redirects

Webmaster level: intermediate-advanced In the past, we have seen occasional confusion by webmasters regarding how crawl errors on redirecting pages we…

More detailed search queries in Webmaster Tools

Webmaster level: intermediate To help jump-start your year and make metrics for your site more actionable, we've updated one of the most popular…

Improved Search Queries stats for separate mobile sites

Webmaster Level: All Search Queries in Webmaster Tools just became more cohesive for those who manage a mobile site on a separate URL from desktop, …