Last Week's News Roundup

Nov 11, 2025

Raptive sues Google
Alleges Google manipulated ad auctions.

December 2 release of WordPress 6.9 confirmed
Simplified site editing, hiding blocks, comments on blocks in the editor and more.

Google Search Console introduces query grouping feature
Understand how this helps via their guacamole dip recipe example.

19 years of food blogging!
Elle is still going strong on her Blogspot blog, Feeding My Enthusiasms.

How to make your brand thrive
Free Tastemaker+Raptive webinar on November 4.

Newsletter inspiration
Morning Joe launches new format daily newsletter with original illustrations and edgy style.

Make sure your site is HTTPs by October 2026
If you haven’t got this sorted, visitors using Chrome will be stopped before going to your site.

Casey Markee’s SEO advice
Clarity beats everything, show last updated dates only if you meaningfully update content, and more.

How Google Discover works
Good overview with practical tips, e.g. ensure images are 1200px wide.