Wiretapping The SERP: Reverse Engineering Network Data
A beginner’s guide to exploring browser network data, how it uncovered a $13,337 Google exploit, and what it reveals about Google and ChatGPT. The post Wiretapping The SERP: Reverse Engineering Network Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Critical PHP Core Security Flaws Affect Websites, Including WordPress via @sejournal, @vahandev
An emergency PHP update is due today. Website owners need their hosts to install the fix, and older PHP versions may need an upgrade first. The post Critical PHP Core Security Flaws Affect Websites, Including WordPress appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Images & Discover Previews Don’t Support JPEG XL via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Chrome and Firefox now display JPEG XL, but Google says it isn’t currently supported in Google Images or Discover previews. The post Google Images & Discover Previews Don’t Support JPEG XL appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Crawls Raw And Encoded Bracket URLs Separately via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller says raw and percent-encoded brackets are different URLs and recommends using one form across links, canonical tags, and sitemaps. The post Google Crawls Raw And Encoded Bracket URLs Separately appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
China Wrote The First GEO Rulebook After A TV Scandal – Western SEOs Should Take Notes via @sejournal, @MPentzek
China’s five-part GEO standard offers Western SEOs a practical framework for measuring AI visibility, evaluating vendors, and separating optimization from manipulation. The post China Wrote The First GEO Rulebook After A TV Scandal – Western SEOs Should Take Notes appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Details Emerge About Google Discover’s SDF Freshness Algorithm via @sejournal, @martinibuster
New details on Google Discover’s SDF gives publishers insights into planning the right mix of content that will rank better. The post Details Emerge About Google Discover’s SDF Freshness Algorithm appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Your Audience Uses AI But Doesn’t Trust It – Build Content For The Gap via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
Build an SEO and content strategy for audiences who use AI but distrust it, with clearer sourcing, audience segmentation, and honest product limits. The post Your Audience Uses AI But Doesn’t Trust It – Build Content For The Gap appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
ChatGPT Search Can Draw On More Pages After A Cloudflare Pilot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Cloudflare says its network signals helped OpenAI index hundreds of millions of new pages for ChatGPT search. The post ChatGPT Search Can Draw On More Pages After A Cloudflare Pilot appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Regain Control Of Google Ads: Better Tracking, Clearer Proof Of ROI via @sejournal, @CallRail
Regain control of Google Ads with a curated article stack on lead quality, Local Services Ads migration, Smart Bidding goals, and proving PPC business value. The post Regain Control Of Google Ads: Better Tracking, Clearer Proof Of ROI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
I Tested DeepSeek’s New Search Api, Here’s How It Ranks And Scores Websites via @sejournal, @suganthan
DeepSeek’s date filters dropped every undated page, 11% of results. Six practical checks for SEOs testing the new Search API, from localization to logs. The post I Tested DeepSeek’s New Search Api, Here’s How It Ranks And Scores Websites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.