Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
- Google Doesn't Use rel=next On a-Elements For Search
Google's rel=next and rel=prev is to indicate pagination as the help docs explain, it launched in September 2011 to solve the issues with paginated content and what content to rank in search. But those attributes go in the head of your web page... - Google: Linking To Noindexed URLs Is Not A Problem
You have this large site and you noindex a lot of the parameter, filter, sort, etc types of pages but yet... - Google HTTPS Ranking Boost Is Very Subtle, Per URL & Not Industry Specific
It has been a while since we mentioned the Google HTTPS ranking boost that launched in August 2014. But John Mueller mentioned maybe on new item around it saying that this ranking boost has nothing to do with any specific industry... - Google Test One Line Brief AdWords Ads
Google seems to be testing a new format for Google AdWords ads on mobile, which I personally cannot replicate. The ads show in a box of ads which says "ads: more for [your query]" and then it is followed by an icon (probably a favicon) and the URL of the site... - Rohan Ayyar - The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series - feel free to nominate someone over here. Rohan Ayyar lives in Ahmedabad, which he calls the SEO capital of India, with his wife of 10 years and his six-year-old son... - Creepy Google Client Mask
Here is a Googler sharing a mask he gets to wear at Google for some of his projects. He shared this on Instagram and wrote "this is what working at Google looks like." I suspect this is used for focu
Other Great Search Forum Threads:
- I don't think we use them for search. Should we? Are you seeing cases where it would make sense? Would love real-world examples, if you spot any!… https://t.co/6UPkRzCrad, John Mueller on Twitter
- Google Mobile Search Bug w/ "More Results"?, WebmasterWorld
- That sounds great! but .. probably not related, indexing is separate from ranking.…, John Mueller on Twitter
- Featured Creators with 1M+ Subs on Trending, YouTube Help
- One month before the EU GDPR, WebmasterWorld
