In 2018 Blogger got a jump cleaning, Google Search Console for webmasters got an overhaul too AdSense ads got "smarter". Scroll to the halt to encounter the total listing of all 2018 updates.
- Get all creator updates for 2018: Google+, YouTube, Hangouts too more
- Take a expect back: 2017 Year inward Review: Bloggers, Webmasters too AdSense Publishers
New Google Search Console
If you lot accept a spider web log or website, Google Search Console helps you lot monitor your site's traffic inward Google Search too create whatsoever issues equally they arise.
At the showtime of 2018, the beta version of the totally redesigned Search Console was made available to all users. It doesn't just accept a novel design; it also includes to a greater extent than information too new reports. Over the course of study of the year, features from classic Search Console were added, too the novel Search Console graduated from "Beta" status inward September. If you're moving from classic to the novel version, cheque out the migration guide that compares the tools too reports inward the 2 versions.
Google has a rigid commitment to helping webmasters. Every calendar month in that location are open alive utilisation hours inward several languages. Upcoming Office Hours are currently posted too discussed on Google+, too it's non clear where that give-and-take volition survive afterward Google+ shuts down. I recommend following Google Webmasters on Twitter, and keeping an oculus on their Calendar.
At the showtime of 2018, the beta version of the totally redesigned Search Console was made available to all users. It doesn't just accept a novel design; it also includes to a greater extent than information too new reports. Over the course of study of the year, features from classic Search Console were added, too the novel Search Console graduated from "Beta" status inward September. If you're moving from classic to the novel version, cheque out the migration guide that compares the tools too reports inward the 2 versions.
Google has a rigid commitment to helping webmasters. Every calendar month in that location are open alive utilisation hours inward several languages. Upcoming Office Hours are currently posted too discussed on Google+, too it's non clear where that give-and-take volition survive afterward Google+ shuts down. I recommend following Google Webmasters on Twitter, and keeping an oculus on their Calendar.
Blogger "Spring Cleaning" too novel features
In May Blogger announced Spring Cleaning, "simplifying the platform to heighten the blogging experience" too "to build room for some exciting updates coming presently to Blogger."
Features that were removed included:
- Removed the alternative to utilisation an OpenID identity to comment. Comments tin flaming survive opened upwards to all, including anonymous commenters, or express to people signed into a Google trouble organization human relationship or specific readers.
- Country-specific blogspot domains (like blogspot.it for Italian visitors) instantly all redirect dorsum to blogspot.com. There are withal dissimilar services inward dissimilar countries, but those are no longer reflected inward the URL.
- Third political party gadgets were removed from the gadget list. It's withal possible to add together gadget code to a HTML/Javascript gadget.
- The Polls gadget was deprecated.
- The "Next Blog" alternative was removed. This allow you lot click a push to encounter a similar (or non too then similar) Blogger blog. Newer templates hadn't supported this alternative since 2017.
- A novel video administration interface, for viewing, downloading too removing videos uploaded direct to Blogger. You tin flaming bring out that nether Settings > Other > Manage Your Videos
- Free HTTPS for custom domains.
- Support for multiple Google trouble organization human relationship login, so you lot tin flaming easily switch betwixt dissimilar Blogger accounts.
- The mightiness to add a custom ads.txt file to your blog, required past times some advertising programs.
Behind the scenes, Blogger also finished a multi-year migration of all blogs to Cloud Spanner which is to a greater extent than scalable too manageable inward the long term.
None of those actually seem similar the sort of "exciting update" Blogger was referring inward their Spring Cleaning post. Of course of study inward Google terms, "soon" ofttimes agency months, non weeks or days. So I'm hoping we'll encounter some squeamish updates inward 2019.
In the curt term Blogger volition accept to build changes related to the demise of consumer Google+ inward April. Blogger is i of the few Google services that withal includes Google+ integration: using a Google+ Profile equally author, Google+-based commenting, + mentions inward posts, too automatic sharing to Google+.
Blogger's "Spring Cleaning" was also meant to include the conversion of Google+ follower gadgets to regular HTML gadgets amongst the follower badge code. I haven't seen that hap on my blog, too those gadgets may just halt working
Blogger Tutorials for 2018
AdSense gets "Smarter", Stricter, too a Shiny New Logo
It's designed to "show ads exclusively when they are probable to perform good too furnish a expert user experience." The downward side, of course, is that you lot don't accept command over where just the ads volition appear.
There was also a meaning modify to the procedure of placing ads on novel sites. It used to survive that i time AdSense for Content trouble organization human relationship was approved, you lot could identify your ads on whatsoever site. It was upwards to you lot to build certain the site is policy compliant too that you lot exclusively identify ads on your ain sites.
Now, earlier you lot tin flaming present your ads on a novel site, you lot accept to add the site to your AdSense account. It's verified that you lot ain the domain or are able to modify its content, too the content is reviewed for compliance amongst the AdSense Program Policies.
For larger Publishers worried well-nigh promotion blockers, in that location is also a novel tool : Google offers “Funding Choices” that tin flaming bring out when a visitor is using an promotion blocker too offers them the alternative to purchase an promotion removal exceed for your website. It’s also possible to offering this alternative to all your site’s visitors. Funding Choices currently withal inward beta.
Finally, Google rebranded too reorganized most of its services for advertisers too publishers. AdWords is instantly merely Google Ads, Doubleclick for Advertisers was combined amongst Google Analytics 360 Suite equally the Google Marketing Platform, and Doubleclick for Publishers too Doubleclick Ad Exchange are instantly Google Ad Manager. AdSense remains AdSense, but did acquire a novel blobby logo that matches the novel designs.
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| Old AdSense Logo | New AdSense Logo |
For 2019, AdSense has suggested in that location volition survive novel promotion formats and easier management. We'll encounter how that develops inward the coming months.
To start the novel yr on the correct foot, I recommend reviewing the resources available for you lot to sympathise AdSense policies., too making certain your sites comply.
AdSense Tutorials for 2018
GDPR goes into effect
Even if you lot don't pay unopen attending to information privacy law, it's probable that you lot noticed when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into final result on May 25th. Most people received a overflowing of privacy policy update emails from diverse online sites too services inward the final weeks of May too into early on June.
New Google Search Console (beta) rolling out to everyone
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