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seoanalytics last edited by

Hello,

Is it still devaluated by google ? It seems that on mobile it isn't anymore but what about desktops ?

Thank you,
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seoanalytics last edited by

Thank you that answers my question.
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ThompsonPaul last edited by

Google's been quite clear that once a site is in the mobile-first index, the content that only becomes visible on user interaction will no longer be discounted the way it is now. But remember, the mobile-first index is slowly being rolled out on a site-by-site basis. So you'll need to do some specific investigation of your own site to know whether it has in fact been moved to the new indexing method.

If your site hasn't been moved to mobile-first index (and the vast majority haven't) then your mobile rankings are being based on your desktop site - which still gets hidden content devalued.

Hope that helps?

Paul
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