Browsing: Google Algorithm Updates

A 301 redirect passes full link juice to the destination URL. Google confirmed in 2016 that 301 redirects transfer the same amount of PageRank as a direct link. Redirect chains, irrelevant destination

Google removed the sitelinks demotion tool from Google Search Console in October 2016. There are now 4 methods to control which pages appear as sitelinks: adding a noindex tag, restructuring internal links,

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