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Favicon and touch icons: sizes and formats that work everywhere
Four files cover every browser tab, Google result, iPhone home screen and Android install prompt. The sizes, formats and link tags, one script to generate them, and how to check the result.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO13 min read
How to do a 301 redirect on Apache, nginx, Cloudflare, WordPress, Netlify and Vercel
How to do a 301 redirect wherever your site runs: copy-ready rules for Apache, nginx, Cloudflare, WordPress, Netlify and Vercel, for one page or a whole list, and how to test them.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO14 min read
Internal links: how many, where, and with what anchor text
Internal links are how Google finds your pages and how ranking signal moves between them. Realistic numbers per page, where links count most, anchor text that works, and a 15-minute audit.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO20 min read
International SEO: site structure, hreflang and language targeting
International SEO makes search engines show the right language and country version of your site to each searcher. The decisions, the signals Google uses and how to check them.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO11 min read
Meta refresh and JavaScript redirects: how Google treats them and when to use one
A meta refresh redirect or a JavaScript redirect moves visitors after the page has loaded, not on the server. How Google treats each, when they are the only option and how to write one safely.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO10 min read
Nginx and Apache access logs: where to find them and how to read them
Where the nginx access log and the Apache access log live, what each field of the combined log format means, how to change the log format, and the commands that answer common questions.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO13 min read
Nofollow, sponsored and ugc: link attributes explained
Which rel attribute goes on paid links, comment links and links you do not vouch for, why none belongs on your own links, and how to read the report's nofollow share finding. With WordPress examples.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO14 min read
Noindex: the robots meta tag, nofollow and every other directive
A noindex directive keeps a page out of search results. This reference covers the robots meta tag and X-Robots-Tag header, every directive Google supports, how they differ from robots.txt and rel="nofollow", and which to use when.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO14 min read
Redirect vs canonical tag vs noindex: which to use for each page
A 301 redirect moves visitors and search engines to another URL, a canonical tag keeps the page but asks Google to index another URL, and noindex keeps the page out of search. How each works, a decision table for 16 common cases, and the combinations to avoid.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO14 min read
URL forwarding: how to redirect a domain to another domain, path by path
URL forwarding done right: redirect a whole domain, or an extra or old domain, to another one with a 301 that keeps every path and query string. Setups for Cloudflare, Apache, nginx, cPanel and registrar forwarding, and how to test them.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO13 min read
URL length and structure: what actually matters
URLs are a minor ranking signal and a major usability one. The rules that hold up for length, words, folders and parameters, when to change an existing URL, and which permalink setting to pick.Updated 4 Oct 2026 - SEO14 min read
AI SEO: how to make your site visible in AI search
AI SEO is the work of making your site visible in AI search: let AI crawlers read your pages, serve text they can parse and publish answers worth citing.Updated 2 Oct 2026
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