11 articles
When an image sitemap helps and when Google finds your images without one, a template validated with xmllint, the four tags Google dropped in 2022, what your CMS sitemap already lists, and what Search Console shows after you submit.
A copy-paste video sitemap template validated with xmllint against Google's schema, the watch-page test for which pages belong in it, the errors common mistakes produce, and how to read the Sitemaps and Video indexing reports after you submit.
Thin content is about added value, not word count. Use separate Search Console audit queues, choose the right content outcome and track what changes after the cleanup.
A 301 tells Google the new URL should be canonical; a 302 asks Google to keep showing the old one. How to choose, which server and CMS defaults send 302s by accident, and how to confirm the move in Search Console.
Trace server errors from Search Console to the failing layer. Use Crawl Stats request times, incident templates, and checks for robots.txt, maintenance, and stable recovery.
A blocked page can still appear in Google. Decide when to leave it alone, unblock it, remove it with noindex, or consolidate a duplicate, then verify the change in Search Console.
Find what refused crawler access, choose the right server or security-rule fix, and verify public pages while keeping private content restricted.
Decide which 4xx responses need action, find the code Google received, and validate repaired public pages while leaving expected endpoint errors alone.
Decide which uncrawled pages need attention, separate crawl capacity from demand, and verify your fixes. Includes a diagnosis worksheet and developer ticket.
Most crawled - currently not indexed URLs don't need fixing. Use the sitemap filter to find the ones that do, rule out look-alike statuses, and fix the real cause on Google's own timelines.
Check which canonical Google selected before fixing duplicates. Use a decision table, pattern worksheet, and validation checklist to prioritize the pages that matter.
