Technical SEO
XML Sitemaps in 2026: Do They Still Matter and How to Do Them Right
What sitemaps actually do — and don't do — for indexing today, common mistakes like stale lastmod dates, and when a site is too small to need one.
Technical Seo
Technical SEO
Core Web Vitals in 2026: Which Metrics Still Move Rankings
Updated Core Web Vitals benchmarks for INP, LCP, and CLS, with the specific fixes that move the needle — and which 2021-era advice no longer applies.
Technical SEO
Crawl Budget Optimization: A Practical Guide for Large Sites
A framework for diagnosing and fixing crawl waste on large sites — log file analysis, faceted navigation traps, and robots directives that actually work.