Your SEO plugin is probably blocking your author pages from Google and you don't know it
Not sure how common this is but it caught me off guard the first time.
If you're running Yoast, Rank Math, or most other SEO plugins and you've never explicitly gone into the archive settings,...
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Your SEO plugin is probably blocking your author pages from Google
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Google is slowly transitioning its core Search product toward an AI-first
Google is slowly transitioning its core Search product toward an AI-first ("AI Mode") experience, but it's not flipping a switch overnight. Breakdown of the Statement:- Gradual Continuum, Not Sudden Replacement:
- Cl***ic Google Search (the blue links, traditional results page) isn't going
- Gradual Continuum, Not Sudden Replacement:
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Google Testing New Search Console Toggle for AI Search Features
Google Testing New Search Console Toggle for AI Search Features – Good Move or Bad Idea?
Google is reportedly introducing a new Search Console setting that would allow website owners to choose whether their content can be used in Google's generative AI Search experiences, including AI Overviews,... -
Topics on Agentic AI
Beginner-Friendly & Explainer Titles- What Are Agentic AI Tools? A Simple Guide for Beginners
- Agentic AI Explained: How AI Agents Are Changing Work
- The Rise of Agentic AI Tools and Why Businesses Care
- How Agentic AI Differs From Traditional AI ***istants
- Understanding Autonomous AI Agents
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Author Pages Not Indexed in Google Search Console? Here's Exactly Why
1. The #1 culprit is usually a default noindex setting. Most SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO) noindex author pages by default. If you've never touched that setting, your pages are being deliberately...Last edited by megri; 06-06-2026, 01:24 PM. -
Why Author Profile Pages Are Not Appearing in Google Search Console
Many website owners, publishers, and SEO professionals have recently noticed that Google Search Console's Author Profiles report is only showing a limited number of author pages—or in some cases, none at all.
This has raised questions about how Google identifies authors, processes...Last edited by megri; 06-06-2026, 01:25 PM. -
megri started a blog post Fake Mentions Are the New Paid Links: Google’s Ultimate Warning for AI SEOFake Mentions Are the New Paid Links: Google’s Ultimate Warning for AI SEO
At the Search Central Live event in May 2026, Google’s Gary Illyes dropped a major warning for the SEO and digital marketing industry: buying or manipulating brand mentions to artificially trick AI systems is officially cl***ified as spam.
This announcement addresses a fast-growing trend...Last edited by megri; 06-01-2026, 08:30 AM. -
Is AI citation the new "page one" — or is traditional SEO still king?
Recent data suggests the overlap between Google's top results and AI citations is shrinking fast, with some studies showing it's dropped below 30% for certain query types. That raises real questions about where to put optimization effort in 2026.
Open questions for the community:- Have
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AI Topics and Tags
- AI Overviews
- AI Prompts
- AI Search
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- Answer Engine Optimization
- Artificial Intelligence
- ChatGPT
- Generative AI
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- LLMs
- AI SEO
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What to use in wordpress Archives Title
Instead of using the default WordPress archive title like:
Artificial Intelligence Archives
you can make it cleaner, more modern, and SEO-friendly.
Here are good alternatives you can use:- Artificial Intelligence Articles
- Artificial Intelligence Insights
- Artificial
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