A new website should earn approval on a phone
Mobile-first indexing is now the default for previously unknown websites. Make the phone version the place where the launch decision starts.
THE NOESIS JOURNAL
Good questions.
Useful perspectives.
Ideas for the people making websites, building online stores and finding a better way to work. Take a question, follow a topic and see where it leads.
Latest from the studio.
Design, commerce and technology. A few things worth thinking about.
Read the article: A new website should earn approval on a phone
Robots.txt is not a lock on your private documents
Google is retiring support for unsupported robots.txt rules, including noindex. Decide whether a page needs less search exposure or actual access protection.
Give the next website widget a performance budget
Lighthouse now supports performance budgets. Use a shared allowance to discuss the cost of a new feature before it slows the public site.
A saved card is only convenient if the customer can identify it
Magento 2.3.2 includes a fix for accessible saved-card labels. Review checkout by what someone can understand and operate, not just what looks tidy.
WordPress recovery mode helps you get in. Someone still has to fix the cause
WordPress 5.2 adds recovery mode and more Site Health information. Prepare the contact and repair process before an error makes it urgent.
A newer Googlebot is welcome. Your page still needs to deliver the answer
Googlebot now uses a modern Chromium rendering engine. Keep essential content reliable for visitors and crawlers rather than treating compatibility as the whole job.
Discover clicks deserve their own line in your content report
Search Console’s new Discover report makes another source of attention visible. Keep it distinct from query-driven search and judge what readers do next.
Protect Joomla administration without locking out the right people
Joomla 3.9.5 improves its Google Authenticator setup. Review two-factor access, account recovery and the people who administer the site.
Before promising a headless checkout, map the API work
Magento 2.3.1’s tagged GraphQL schema illustrates why an API name alone does not define a complete shopping journey.