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When signing my site up for Google Search Console, I see I can add a "domain property" or a "prefix property?" Which should I choose? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the oth...
I recently received and email from Google AdSense that says: Starting later this year, Google will requiring all publishers to use a Consent Management Platform (CMP) that has been certified by ...
The XML sitemap protocol defines a priority field that is says "... is relative, it is only used to select between URLs on your site." It doesn't give any guidance on how I should rank my URLs for...
My web host only lets me upload static files. They don't support .htaccess or dynamic scripting. As such, I can't implement 301 redirects between pages. I should be able to put some JavaScript in...
In Drupal, I've configured my home page to be served from /node/1 as recommended in Setting up your home page | Drupal.org. However https://mysite.example/node/1 shows the exact same content as th...
I'm hoping to move my website to cloud hosting using AWS. Can I use my existing domain with AWS, or do I need to buy a new domain at AWS? If I can use the domain I already own, how do I transfer ...
My website has long articles. Many users click to a single article, read it, and leave our site. I want more of these users to engage more with our site. I have Google Analytics installed and I'm...
I've been looking through Google Search Console trying to find a place where it shows me broken links to my site, but it may be that the information I'm looking for isn't available there. I've fou...
I've been bitten several times by cumulative layout shift (CLS) issues with my website. I've found out about them when I view the reports in Google Search Console. We have a good set of tests for...
I've been a heavy user of SO/SE for quite some time on and off. I never really understood the issue other longtime users have with "bad questions". It's one thing when it's something obvious like ...
Yes. If you are hosting it on an EC2, AWS has the Elastic IP service that provides you with a static IP on demand. Amazon docs explain it in detail. Just set up the eIP and point your DNS to that. ...
I haven't used WordPress in a long time, but it has its own internal functionality for taking backups: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-backups/ This is likely the easiest opti...
Cloudflare lets you add many domains and each will get their own free tier of service. Here is a screenshot of my Cloudflare account. Each of those domains is an alternate domain that has been co...
I have an XML sitemap containing all the URLs that I want search engines to index. Unfortunately Google is indexing some URLs that are not in my XML sitemap. Is there a setting in Google Search C...
I've been working on improving my site's domain authority as reported by Moz in the hopes that it helps our Google rankings. I have some doubts about it though. Google won't be able to see Moz's c...
I recently implemented hreflang tags in my website to tell search engines about content translations in several languages. I was very surprised to find that a self-referencing hreflang is required...
I've seen SEO advice that the ideal length for a page title is 50 to 60 characters and that the maximum length is 80 characters. Our site relies on user generated titles for our content and our us...
I looks like either RewriteEngine on RewriteRule (.*) http://localhost:8080/$1 [P,L] or ProxyPass "/" "http://localhost:8080/" ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://localhost:8080/" would allow...
I don't know the full answer, but according to the official docs (linked in question): No. However, this does not lead to a significant security advantage over basic authentication. and On...
In Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, the realistic mode requires bringing workers to construction sites and paying money to instantly complete is not allowed. But how will I build my first...
The customs houses provide some "foreign workers". These workers are assumed to come from neighboring provinces for temporary work. You need to purchase a bus for your construction office and set t...
When I want to extend my power lines, I first have to delete some so I can add a power switch. Sometimes I also have to delete entire power line sections so I can move them further out. But in real...
How do I create new cities (white labels on the map)? I saw the "Make City" tool, but I can't figure out how to use it. How does it work?
The "Make City" tool is not for creating cities. It's more like a palette, where you can pick a few related buildings, and plop them down more efficiently (supposedly) than going to their usual men...
How come country and state/province is often excluded from WHOIS privacy? So everything else is redacted, but not country and state. However, apparently there's no special requirement from ICANN, s...
