Allow Googlebot. Google said if you want to ensure Google is able to discover your site’s favicon, you need to allow both Googlebot and Googlebot-Image user agents from crawling your website.

Google is now rolling out what it calls “site names” in the mobile search results. Site names more prominently show the name of the website, as opposed to just the URL, at the top of the snippet.

In crowded search results, a well-rendered favicon offers an instant cue of legitimacy and can subtly lift CTR. Google’s update is less about new policy and more about renewed vigilance: Treat ...

Google is officially rolling out the new site name and favicon design, along with the new sponsored ad label, in the mobile search results. Yes, this is something Google has been testing and we ...

Reports are lighting up the web that Google has a new favicon, those little icons associated with a website that show up in the web browser. I just reloaded my iGoogle homepage, and sure enough ...

Google is now bringing both of those changes to the desktop web. Above the page name, you previously just saw a URL. You’ll now also get the site name and a large favicon to the left of that.

Google says site names, as well as large favicons, are currently available for mobile Search results in English, French, Japanese, and German, with testing ramping up in recent weeks.

To rank on Google in 2023, your website should be full of trustworthy and valuable content. Every piece of content should have an author assigned to it Each author should be an expert in their field ...