searchDecoded library

Insights

Evidence-led analysis of technical SEO, AI search and the systems shaping modern information discovery.

An abstract Search Console report showing an illustrative total of 12.8K impressions and a jagged trend line
AI Search

What can Google Search Console’s AI report tell you?

A practical way to read Google’s new AI Search impression report without mistaking visibility for traffic, rankings or business value.

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JSON-LD schema markup between opening and closing script tags inside a green code container
Technical SEO

Does schema markup help SEO?

A five-gate test for deciding whether structured data is likely to earn a useful search appearance and how to measure the result.

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An abstract robots control file with separate crawler rules inside a browser window
AI Search

Should your website block AI crawlers?

How to decide which AI crawlers should reach your website, what each choice changes and what proof to ask a web expert to show.

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An abstract search result with a blue Google AI Overview panel and connected source cards
AI Search

How to appear in Google AI Overviews

A guide to Google AI Overview eligibility, the evidence a credible provider should show and the shortcuts no business should be sold.

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Three page paths show similar URLs being merged, excluded from search or moved to a replacement
Technical SEO

Canonical vs noindex: which to use?

A decision-led guide to choosing canonical, noindex or a redirect without giving search engines conflicting signals.

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A flat ranking line sits above a falling traffic line as a highlighted band marks where they diverge
Investigations

Organic traffic down but rankings stable? Trace the loss

A practical way to separate tracking, demand, click-through and query-mix changes when traffic falls but headline rankings look stable.

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Technical SEO

How to fix ‘Crawled - currently not indexed’

A clear guide to checking why Google crawled a page but didn't index it, what you can fix and when you may need technical help.

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Four monitoring stages move from redirects and crawling to indexing and visibility
Investigations

What to monitor after a site migration

A practical signal ladder for finding migration faults without mistaking expected search movement for failure.

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Five diagnostic stages place rendering after access, response and source HTML checks
Technical SEO

Why rendering audits begin in the wrong place

A five-stage method for separating access, response, HTML, rendering and indexing faults before JavaScript receives the blame.

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