With the updates to Website names final week, Google determined to publish a revised set of questions, FAQs, assets, help and timelines on the entire Google Search web site title bit within the Google Webmaster Assist boards.
This was posted by John Mueller of Google but in addition Danny Sullivan of Google is energetic in these threads.
Right here is the revised publish – you may evaluate it to the previous one from Might over right here. I am going to copy the revised one right here, simply in case someday it goes lacking:
Website names timeline
- October 2022: Website names for the area stage had been launched for cell search outcomes for English, French, German and Japanese.
- April 2023: Website names had been added for desktop for a similar set of languages. Later on this month, we additionally launched an replace to how our system chosen web site names.
- Might 2023: Website names help was added on the subdomain stage for a similar set of languages and on cell search outcomes solely.
- July 2023: Website names help was added on the subdomain stage for a similar set of languages for desktop search outcomes. We additionally launched an additional enchancment in how our system selects web site names and up to date our documentation. See our weblog publish for extra.
Sources & Help
Present a web site title to Google Search is our steering about the right way to assist us perceive what web site title to point out in your web site. We encourage you to overview that steering to resolve any points, particularly the troubleshooting part.
In case you have adopted that steering and nonetheless aren’t seeing your most well-liked web site title, be happy to share your scenario under. Specifically, present your web site’s house web page URL, the location title you anticipated to see and the location title you really see.
Please be aware: We don’t use stories on this thread to make particular modifications for specific websites. As a substitute, we use the stories to know the right way to make common enhancements to our system that generates web site names.
FAQ
Under are some questions we’ve had. We could add to those over time.
Q: Why is my URL is exhibiting as an alternative of a web site title?
A: In case your URL is exhibiting moderately than a web site title, this doesn’t characterize an error however as an alternative that our methods aren’t assured sufficient to point out a web site title in your web site. This may be for a wide range of causes and may change over time. Seek the advice of our steering and make sure you’re making use of your most well-liked web site title within the areas that assist us decide this.
Q: Why is my web site that’s in a subdirectory is just not exhibiting my most well-liked web site title?
A: Website names are usually not supported for subdirectories (for instance, https://instance.com/information is a subdirectory-level house web page and can’t have its personal web site title). See our technical steering for extra.
Q: Why is my web site title on my house web page not showing on or is totally different from what reveals for my inside pages?
A: It is a recognized concern in some instances that we’re working to handle. Please see our documentation for extra.
I figured a few of you’d wish to see this thread.
Discussion board dialogue at Google Webmaster Assist boards.
