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Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML And Still Rank - Data Intelligence

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A recent discussion on Google’s Search Off the Record podcast challenges long-held assumptions about technical SEO, revealing that most top-ranking websites don’t use valid HTML. Despite these imperfections, they continue to rank well in search results. Search Advocate John Mueller and Developer Relations Engineer Martin Splitt referenced a study by former Google webmaster Jens Meiert, which found that only one homepage among the top 200 website…

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Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML And Still Rank - Data Intelligence

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Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML And Still Rank

Most top-ranking websites fail HTML validation. Google explains why perfect code isn’t required, and what matters instead. The post Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML And Still Rank appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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