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Broken links: how to find them, fix them and stop new ones
Broken links are links that lead to a page that no longer answers, with a 404, a server error or nothing at all. How to find them, fix each kind and stop new ones.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO11 min read
Can AI crawlers execute JavaScript? Which ones render and which do not
Most AI crawlers cannot execute JavaScript: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot read only the HTML your server sends. Which crawlers render, what that hides on your site and how to fix it.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO22 min read
Canonical tags explained: what rel=canonical does, how to set it, every mistake we see
A canonical tag is a line in a page's head that names the URL search engines should index when the same content lives at several addresses.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Best practices14 min read
CCPA cookie banner: what California requires for cookies and "Do Not Sell or Share"
The CCPA does not require an EU-style opt-in cookie banner, but covered businesses must give notice, offer "Do Not Sell or Share", honour Global Privacy Control and design choices without dark patterns. What that means for your cookies.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO11 min read
Changing domain name without losing SEO: redirects, Change of Address and what to expect
Changing your domain name keeps its rankings when every old URL redirects in one hop, Google is told through Change of Address, and every reference moves to the new domain. The steps, in order.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Security11 min read
Cloudflare error 525 and 526: fix the SSL handshake to your server
Error 525 "SSL handshake failed" means Cloudflare could not set up HTTPS with your origin server; error 526 means the origin's certificate is invalid in Full (strict) mode. Both are fixed on your server, usually in ten minutes.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Platforms10 min read
Cloudflare robots.txt: what the managed file adds and how to control it
Cloudflare can add its own rules to your robots.txt: AI-crawler blocks and a Content-Signal line. What the managed robots.txt adds, how it merges with your file and how to turn it on or off.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO13 min read
CMS migration SEO: change platform without losing URLs, metadata or schema
Moving from WordPress to Shopify, Webflow or a headless setup changes more than the design. How to keep URLs where you can, redirect the rest and carry titles, descriptions, structured data and content across.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Best practices23 min read
Cookie consent: what the law requires and how to check your site
Cookie consent is the permission a website needs before it stores or reads non-essential cookies on a visitor's device. What EU, UK and US rules require, what Google Consent Mode v2 does, and how to check what your site really does.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Best practices14 min read
Cookie policy: what it is, whether you need one and what it must list
A cookie policy is the page that tells visitors which cookies and similar technologies your website uses, why, who sets them and for how long. When you need one, what to put in it, and how to keep it true.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Speed13 min read
Core Web Vitals and SEO: how much do they affect rankings?
Core Web Vitals are part of how Google ranks pages, but a small part: relevance comes first, and good scores never guarantee the top spot. What Google says, and how to act on it.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - Security11 min read
DMARC policy: moving from p=none to quarantine and reject
Your DMARC policy decides what happens to mail that forges your domain. What none, quarantine and reject do, how to fix "DMARC policy not enabled", and a safe path to p=reject.Updated 26 Sept 2026
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