Topic: page indexing
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Bing Now Supports data-nosnippet for Search & AI Results
Bing now supports the data-nosnippet HTML attribute, allowing website owners to exclude specific content from search snippets and AI-generated responses while keeping the page indexed and rankable. This attribute can be applied to any HTML element to hide designated sections, such as paywalled ma...
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Google Search Console Indexing Report Faces Delays
Google has confirmed a significant delay in updating the Page Indexing report within Search Console, but this issue only affects reporting and not the actual crawling, indexing, or ranking of websites. The stale data in the report hinders real-time troubleshooting for SEO professionals, as it may...
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Google Explains JavaScript Canonicalization
Google's updated guidance states that the canonical URL set via JavaScript must match the one in the original HTML source to avoid sending search engines conflicting signals. The search engine advises that the best practice is to embed the canonical tag directly in the HTML, but if JavaScript mus...
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Google Warns: Avoid Noindex Tags in Page Code
Google warns that placing a `noindex` tag in a page's original HTML source code can prevent Googlebot from executing JavaScript, potentially causing unintended indexing issues. The company clarifies that using JavaScript to dynamically change or remove a `noindex` tag is unreliable, as Googlebot ...
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