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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.
What PageRank sculpting was, why nofollow on internal links stopped helping, a 12-page model of the change, and what still shapes internal PageRank today.
Copy-paste .htaccess redirect rules for pages, folders, domains, HTTPS, www and query strings, each run on Apache 2.4 with the curl output shown, plus which module wins and a symptom table for loops, 500s and rules that do nothing.
Which Search Console property to set up, Domain or URL prefix, why their clicks and impressions don't add up, and which reports and tools each one supports.
Run a free keyword cannibalization check on your own Search Console data, tell real cannibalization from harmless overlap with a time test, compare what each checker tool reads, and pick the right fix.
A four-question test for what counts as an SEO quick win, a scored checklist of small on-page, internal link, content, technical and local fixes, and a way to check that each one shipped and worked.
Use Search Console evidence and a copyable worksheet to decide which pages to keep, update, merge, or remove, then track the work and verify the results.
Pick a Ryte alternative by the job your team actually runs: configurable crawler, hosted audit, content editor, accessibility platform, or Search Console trends. With dated US prices and a migration checklist.
SEO silo structure explained: strict vs loosened silos, what Google wrote in 2008 and 2019, 12 days of Googlebot logs on our Ghost blog, and CMS steps.
Pagination SEO advice contradicts itself because guides mix three problems. Google's current docs sort them out: the default setup, sort and filter URLs, click depth, real 404s, and an audit of paginated URLs by crawling, indexing and clicks.
Compare Screaming Frog alternatives by free limits, US prices, team access, and reporting. Check what the paid SEO Spider already does before replacing it.
Where your server logs live and how long they last, why they never match Crawl Stats, tested command-line summaries, and how to match log evidence to Search Console indexing statuses.
