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In July of this year, Dr. Peter J. Meyers and I published a report analyzing an element of Google’s local results we termed “local pack headers”. About a month after publication, members of the local SEO community, like Colan Nielsen, began noticing that the extraordinary diversity of headings we had captured had suddenly diminished: Today, I’m doing a quick follow-up to the manual portion of our earlier study in an effort to quantify and illustrate this abrupt alteration. [HEADING=1]A total sea change in local pack headers[/HEADING] Between July and November of 2022, 83% of our previously-queried local pack headers underwent a complete transformation of nome…

Despite the resources they can invest in web development, large e-commerce websites still struggle with SEO-friendly ways of using JavaScript. And, even when 98% of all websites use JavaScript, it’s still common that Google has problems indexing pages using JavaScript. While it's okay to use it on your website in general, remember that JavaScript requires extra computing resources to be processed into HTML code understandable by bots. At the same time, new JavaScript frameworks and technologies are constantly arising. To give your JavaScript pages the best chance of indexing, you'll need to learn how to optimize it for the sake of your website's visibility in the SE…

Greetings everyone, We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB 3.3.9 “Bertie’s lunar flyby”. This version is a maintenance release of the 3.3.x branch which improves PHP 8.0 and 8.1 support and clarifies the message when using an unsupported PHP version. Multiple third party libraries like Guzzle were also updated to include their latest bug and security fixes. In addition to this, we have also resolved an issue that was preventing users from updating after having removed the default YouTube profile field. Furthermore, some issues with malformed emails due to special characters in usernames as well as differing behavior related to line endings in newer PHP version…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.5.7 Stability releases (third part of the version number, also known as “patch releases”) aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features. It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. [HEADING=1]How to Apply Updates[/HEADING] Open your Administration Control Panel and navigate to “Configuration → Packages → List Packages”. Please click on the button “Search for Updates” located in the right corner above the package list. [HEADING=1]Notable Changes[/HEADING] The list below includes only significant changes, m…

Wir haben soeben Updates für unsere Produkte freigegeben: WoltLab Suite 5.5.7 Stabilitäts- und Fehlerbehebungsversionen (die 3. Stelle der Versionsnummer, auch als „patch releases“ bekannt), beseitigen ausschließlich Fehler in der aktuellen Version und führen keine neuen Funktionen ein. Es wird ausdrücklich empfohlen, diese Updates anzuwenden. [HEADING=1]Aktualisierung einer bestehenden Installation[/HEADING] Öffnen Sie die Administrationsoberfläche und rufen Sie den Menüpunkt „Konfiguration → Pakete → Pakete auflisten“ auf. Klicken Sie dann auf den Button „Updates suchen“, diesen finden Sie rechts oberhalb der Paketauflistung. [HEADING=1]Bedeutende Ände…

Common sense is a useful asset, and as it turns out, it’s a fairly reliable guide when it comes to navigating the big world of online local business reputation. However, for the very first time, thanks to the recent report, The Impact of Local Business Reviews on Consumer Behavior, I was able to test my intuition against original, hard data revealing the habits of real review readers, review writers, and successful owner responses. I highly recommend reading the full survey analysis, but today, I want to distill that mass of data down into three simple descriptions that emerged through the considerable work of analysis. These three descriptions codify dominant traits, …

With recent shake-ups to the Google algorithm, Lily Ray joins us for this week’s episode to walk you three of the most important types of search engine updates that can affect your SEO strategies. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! [HEADING=1]Video Transcription[/HEADING] Hey, everyone. I'm Lily Ray, and today I'm going to be talking about a few different types of Google updates. [HEADING=1]Helpful content update[/HEADING] So we're going to start with the helpful content update, which was announced and rolled out in August of 2022. The helpful content update introduced a new concept in the SEO space, whi…

Welcome to my first Invision Community blog post! For those that haven't yet seen me making my way around this community, I'm Gary, and I have just recently joined the Customer Service team at Invision Community. I want to take this moment to thank the staff for giving me such an amazing opportunity and welcoming me with open arms. My history goes way back to circa 2004-2005 (I was still in high school) where I first dug my hands into forums and forum software in the good old Invisionfree days. Through the years I have created too many communities to count, including my own free post-to-host hosting service (remember those days?). Some were successful and so many ot…

These days, Google algorithm updates seem to come in two main flavors. There’s very specific updates — like the Page Experience Update or Mobile-Friendly Update — which tend to be announced well in advance, provide very specific information on how the ranking factor will work, and finally arrive as a slight anti-climax. I’ve spoken before about the dynamic with these updates. They are obviously intended to manipulate the industry, and I think there is also a degree to which they are a bluff. This post is not about those updates, though, it is about the other flavor. The other flavor of updates is the opposite: they are announced when they are already happening or have …

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MyBB 1.8.32 is now available, and is a security & maintenance release. This version addresses reported security problems and updates SCEditor to the latest version. 3 security vulnerabilities addressed: High risk: Visual editor persistent XSS (advisory) — reported by Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies) Medium risk: ACP Users SQL injection (advisory) — reported by Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies) Low risk: Attachment upload XSS (advisory) — reported by Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies) 1 issues resolved Check the Release Notes for more information. Get latest MyBB Full & Upgrade Packages → The MyBB Project extends thanks…

Mobile Suite 2.9 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Mobile Suite 2.9 is predominantly a bug-fix release. The google admob library was updated which now requires the Ad App ID to be set for Android apps. If you are using admob in your Android app, please set the corresponding Ad App ID before requesting a build. [HEADING=1]Resolved Issues[/HEADING] UI - The texts are invisible after pasting during composing content COPPA Registration - DOB selector issue Articles - Blank page appears after viewing articles under CATEGORIES Scrolling - Scrolling to the bottom of the first page doesn't load to the second page view and vote in Polls po…

Typically, when SEOs think about on-page optimizations, they’re thinking about core places to include their target keywords within their content. But how can you take your on-page optimizations to the next level and get beyond some of those basic tactics? In today’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Chris Long shows you how. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! [HEADING=1]Video Transcription[/HEADING] Howdy, Moz fans. I'm Chris Long with Go Fish Digital, and today we're going to talk about advanced on-page optimizations. Commonly in SEO, when we think about on-page optimizations, we're typically thinking about core p…

A warm welcome to Moz’s first large-scale survey on the habits of local business review readers, review writers and successful owner responses. Our survey uncovered interesting insights and actions local businesses can take to better serve their customers, earn more reviews, and build relationships. Read our free report today to peruse the findings, our thoughtful analysis, and expert commentary from local SEO industry professionals. Read the report! We surveyed 1,000+ US residents to assess trending behaviors surrounding reviews and responses and gained a powerful picture of the role this type of online sentiment is playing in consumer journeys, conversions, and …

[HEADING=1]FAQ zu den anstehenden Änderungen[/HEADING] Ich habe bereits eine Lizenz, bin ich von diesen Änderungen betroffen? Die Änderung wirkt sich nur auf neue Lizenzen, die nach dem 1. Januar 2023 erworben werden, sowie auf nach dem 1. Januar 2023 verlängerte Lizenzen, aus. Gelten die Änderungen rückwirkend für bestehende Lizenzen? Nein, die vorgestellten Änderungen wirken sich nur bei einer Verlängerung nach dem 1. Januar 2023 aus. Meine Lizenz kann erst nach dem 1. Januar 2023 verlängert werden. Kann ich die Verlängerung vorzeitig zu den bisherigen Bedingungen durchführen? Bestehende Lizenzen können ab 90 Tagen vor Ablauf verlängert werden.…

[HEADING=1]FAQ about the Upcoming Changes[/HEADING] I already have a license, will I be affected by these changes? The change will only affect new licenses purchased after January 1, 2023 and licenses renewed after January 1, 2023. Do the changes apply retroactively to existing licenses? No, the changes presented will only affect renewals after January 1, 2023. My license cannot be renewed until after January 1, 2023. Can I renew early under the existing terms? Existing licenses can be renewed starting 90 days prior to expiration. Renewal at an even earlier date is not possible. What happens if a license renewal is ordered shortly before J…

Google’s featured snippets started as an experiment almost a decade ago. They have since become an integral part of Google’s SERPs, showing up for lots of queries. In fact, featured snippets are now considered organic position #1, so it is part of any SEO strategy. [HEADING=1]What are featured snippets?[/HEADING] Featured snippets are selected search results that are featured on top of Google's organic results below the ads in a box. Featured snippets aim at answering the user's question right away (hence their other well-known name, "answer boxes"). The recent studies reveal that featured snippets have an average 35% click-through rate. Being feature…

In today’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, digital marketing expert Amanda Milligan walks you through the three parts that make up a content funnel for building authority, as well as the types of content that fit into each one. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab! [HEADING=1]Video Transcription[/HEADING] Hi, everyone. My name is Amanda Milligan. I am the Head of Marketing at Stacker Studio, and I am here to talk about something that I made up that I hope is very useful to you all. It is the authoritative content funnel. So the reason that I put this together is because of conversations I was having with folks a…

We are currently looking for someone to continue work on the German language files included with vBulletin 5. There may also be some support work with our German customers involved. If you are fluent in German and wish to take on this role, please email your credentials to sales@vbulletin.com. Wir suchen derzeit jemanden, der an den mit vBulletin 5 gelieferten Dateien in deutscher Sprache arbeitet. Es könnte auch eine Support-Arbeit mit unseren deutschen Kunden geben. Wenn Sie fließend Deutsch sprechen und diese Rolle übernehmen möchten, senden Sie bitte Ihre Anmeldedaten an sales@vbulletin.com. Continue reading...

Throughout my career, most of my teams’ digital PR strategies for clients have consisted of closing link gaps, creating new ones, and earning as many high-tier links as possible. The goal was always the same: get our clients' websites to the top of the search engine result pages (SERPs) and outranking their competitors. To that end, we’ve earned press coverage for clients on every top-tier publisher you can think of, including "dream publishers'' like CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Business Insider. We’ve even had dozens of campaigns go viral, earning thousands of links and hundreds of thousands of social shares, all resulting from sending a single outre…