Dave Smart
@tamethebots.com
(semi) professional goth. Full-time idiot with a computer. Tech SEO & Dev at tamethebots.com #Webdev #TechSEO
Reposted by Dave Smart
Reminder this is rolling out in Chrome 145 so if you are using the attribution data for any CLS tools to show the squares moving, then you might wanna check they still work with this change in Chrome 145.
Note CLS scores are NOT changing with this change. It's only the attribution rectangles.
Note CLS scores are NOT changing with this change. It's only the attribution rectangles.
Blink: Intent to Ship: Layout Instability API CSS Pixel Attribution
Blink: Intent to Ship: Layout Instability API CSS Pixel Attribution
Blink: Intent to Ship: Layout Instability API CSS Pixel Attribution
groups.google.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Reminder this is rolling out in Chrome 145 so if you are using the attribution data for any CLS tools to show the squares moving, then you might wanna check they still work with this change in Chrome 145.
Note CLS scores are NOT changing with this change. It's only the attribution rectangles.
Note CLS scores are NOT changing with this change. It's only the attribution rectangles.
Reposted by Dave Smart
The 2025 Web Almanac was published this week and I've put together some insights from the chapters I contributed to. Huge thanks to the community who made it possible. It was a real pleasure working with you all.
montserrat-cano.com/insights-fro...
montserrat-cano.com/insights-fro...
Insights From The Web Almanac 2025 - Montserrat Cano | International SEO & Digital Marketing
Explore key insights from the 2025 Web Almanac on SEO, page weight and internationalisation, and what they mean for building faster, more global websites.
montserrat-cano.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The 2025 Web Almanac was published this week and I've put together some insights from the chapters I contributed to. Huge thanks to the community who made it possible. It was a real pleasure working with you all.
montserrat-cano.com/insights-fro...
montserrat-cano.com/insights-fro...
Reposted by Dave Smart
The new Web Almanac is out. 🎉
If you don't know the Web Almanac, it's pretty much a summary and analysis of the state of the web based on real data from the HTTP Archive.
As a yearly tradition, I'll go over it and highlight/comment on the things that stand out. Let's go! 🧵
If you don't know the Web Almanac, it's pretty much a summary and analysis of the state of the web based on real data from the HTTP Archive.
As a yearly tradition, I'll go over it and highlight/comment on the things that stand out. Let's go! 🧵
The 2025 Web Almanac by HTTP Archive has been officially released! 🚀
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
We would like to thank all of our contributors from around the globe who made this extensive report possible!
Check out the full report here: almanac.httparchive.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The new Web Almanac is out. 🎉
If you don't know the Web Almanac, it's pretty much a summary and analysis of the state of the web based on real data from the HTTP Archive.
As a yearly tradition, I'll go over it and highlight/comment on the things that stand out. Let's go! 🧵
If you don't know the Web Almanac, it's pretty much a summary and analysis of the state of the web based on real data from the HTTP Archive.
As a yearly tradition, I'll go over it and highlight/comment on the things that stand out. Let's go! 🧵
Whoop whoop! Almanac is out! Really enjoyed being an analyst this year for the page weight chapter, & am hugely impressed by what @not-a-robot.com & @barkseo.bsky.social wove with that data.
👏 to @montsecano.bsky.social for editorial chops & of @tunetheweb.com, who is a whole new plane of helpful!
👏 to @montsecano.bsky.social for editorial chops & of @tunetheweb.com, who is a whole new plane of helpful!
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Whoop whoop! Almanac is out! Really enjoyed being an analyst this year for the page weight chapter, & am hugely impressed by what @not-a-robot.com & @barkseo.bsky.social wove with that data.
👏 to @montsecano.bsky.social for editorial chops & of @tunetheweb.com, who is a whole new plane of helpful!
👏 to @montsecano.bsky.social for editorial chops & of @tunetheweb.com, who is a whole new plane of helpful!
Reposted by Dave Smart
I’m making my paid course free.
A few years ago, I created a niche course on building custom reports in GA4. I made it because the default GA4 reports aren’t that useful when you’re trying to get the exact data you need. So I learned the process and turned it into a course.
A few years ago, I created a niche course on building custom reports in GA4. I made it because the default GA4 reports aren’t that useful when you’re trying to get the exact data you need. So I learned the process and turned it into a course.
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I’m making my paid course free.
A few years ago, I created a niche course on building custom reports in GA4. I made it because the default GA4 reports aren’t that useful when you’re trying to get the exact data you need. So I learned the process and turned it into a course.
A few years ago, I created a niche course on building custom reports in GA4. I made it because the default GA4 reports aren’t that useful when you’re trying to get the exact data you need. So I learned the process and turned it into a course.
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula... or Brad pitt.
̶B̶i̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶I̶d̶o̶l̶, errr Spike from Buffy.
̶B̶i̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶I̶d̶o̶l̶, errr Spike from Buffy.
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula... or Brad pitt.
̶B̶i̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶I̶d̶o̶l̶, errr Spike from Buffy.
̶B̶i̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶I̶d̶o̶l̶, errr Spike from Buffy.
Reposted by Dave Smart
After some time consulting for global brands, I’m ready to return to a long-term role where I can see strategy & projects through.
I’m sense-checking the market and would value ideas.
Also open to short-term projects for now.
DMs are open & happy to exchange ideas.
montserrat-cano.com
I’m sense-checking the market and would value ideas.
Also open to short-term projects for now.
DMs are open & happy to exchange ideas.
montserrat-cano.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
After some time consulting for global brands, I’m ready to return to a long-term role where I can see strategy & projects through.
I’m sense-checking the market and would value ideas.
Also open to short-term projects for now.
DMs are open & happy to exchange ideas.
montserrat-cano.com
I’m sense-checking the market and would value ideas.
Also open to short-term projects for now.
DMs are open & happy to exchange ideas.
montserrat-cano.com
Reposted by Dave Smart
Wait, tuna chunking content isn't a good idea? :) Good episode of SOTR with John and Danny
From Danny about 'chunking' your content: "So, we DON'T want you to do that. I was talking to some (Search) engineers about that. We don't want you to do that. We really don't."
From Danny about 'chunking' your content: "So, we DON'T want you to do that. I was talking to some (Search) engineers about that. We don't want you to do that. We really don't."
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Wait, tuna chunking content isn't a good idea? :) Good episode of SOTR with John and Danny
From Danny about 'chunking' your content: "So, we DON'T want you to do that. I was talking to some (Search) engineers about that. We don't want you to do that. We really don't."
From Danny about 'chunking' your content: "So, we DON'T want you to do that. I was talking to some (Search) engineers about that. We don't want you to do that. We really don't."
So the way to solve your social media network becoming a paedophilic and other none-consensual sexual image generation machine is to make sure you're getting paidfor it? Damn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Changes to Elon Musk's AI Grok 'insulting' to victims, says No 10
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
So the way to solve your social media network becoming a paedophilic and other none-consensual sexual image generation machine is to make sure you're getting paidfor it? Damn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well these are just bloody lovely.
✍️ Over break I finally added my code drawings to my site!
I have series on Android, WASM, Rendering on each platform, and the beginning of JS Fundamentals. Enjoy!
sarah.dev/projects
I have series on Android, WASM, Rendering on each platform, and the beginning of JS Fundamentals. Enjoy!
sarah.dev/projects
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Well these are just bloody lovely.
I love how much stuff is now doable in CSS, and I love that there are still at least some folks and communities out there where someone asks a question & someone says here's a codepen. www.reddit.com/r/css/s/jnxL...
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
From the css community on Reddit: Is this even possible using css?
Explore this post and more from the css community
www.reddit.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I love how much stuff is now doable in CSS, and I love that there are still at least some folks and communities out there where someone asks a question & someone says here's a codepen. www.reddit.com/r/css/s/jnxL...
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Reposted by Dave Smart
How to price your services as a freelancer #shorts #freelancepricing
YouTube video by Packted
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
May the bowl of 2026 have more dumplings and less turds.
Happy new year (in a few hours, or a few hours ago, depending on your timezone)
Happy new year (in a few hours, or a few hours ago, depending on your timezone)
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
May the bowl of 2026 have more dumplings and less turds.
Happy new year (in a few hours, or a few hours ago, depending on your timezone)
Happy new year (in a few hours, or a few hours ago, depending on your timezone)
Reposted by Dave Smart
This one got released rather quietly and I think could do with a bit more attention!
Read about how to avoid caching performance penalties due to tracking query params and the like!
Read about how to avoid caching performance penalties due to tracking query params and the like!
Web Performance Calendar day 23 with @tunetheweb.com on configuring caches to ignore non-content-affecting URL parameters and reclaim performance. No more of this query string = cache miss nonsense.
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
Fixing the URL params performance penalty
Tales of two pages…
What's the difference between these two pages?:
https://www.example.com/
https://www.example.com/?utm_source=email
I mean they've got different URLs, but many of us would ...
calendar.perfplanet.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This one got released rather quietly and I think could do with a bit more attention!
Read about how to avoid caching performance penalties due to tracking query params and the like!
Read about how to avoid caching performance penalties due to tracking query params and the like!
Reposted by Dave Smart
Image SEO in 2026 is about machine readability.
FDA font sizes (0.9mm) fail AI OCR.
Glossy packaging causes data hallucinations.
Weird facial expressions = unreliable sentiment scores.
I have some thoughts and advice here:
FDA font sizes (0.9mm) fail AI OCR.
Glossy packaging causes data hallucinations.
Weird facial expressions = unreliable sentiment scores.
I have some thoughts and advice here:
Image SEO for multimodal AI
Images are now parsed like language. OCR, visual context and pixel-level quality shape how AI systems interpret and surface content.
searchengineland.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Image SEO in 2026 is about machine readability.
FDA font sizes (0.9mm) fail AI OCR.
Glossy packaging causes data hallucinations.
Weird facial expressions = unreliable sentiment scores.
I have some thoughts and advice here:
FDA font sizes (0.9mm) fail AI OCR.
Glossy packaging causes data hallucinations.
Weird facial expressions = unreliable sentiment scores.
I have some thoughts and advice here:
Reposted by Dave Smart
It doesn't need to be true. It doesn't need to be good. It just needs to train the model. This is copying Russia's playbook.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It doesn't need to be true. It doesn't need to be good. It just needs to train the model. This is copying Russia's playbook.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Reposted by Dave Smart
Answering some of your questions about what it means now LCP and INP are "Baseline Newly available" across all major browsers. Let me know if you have any more!
web.dev/blog/lcp-and...
#CoreWebVitals #webperf
web.dev/blog/lcp-and...
#CoreWebVitals #webperf
LCP and INP are now Baseline Newly available | Blog | web.dev
LCP and INP are now Baseline Newly available as of December 12, 2025.
web.dev
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Answering some of your questions about what it means now LCP and INP are "Baseline Newly available" across all major browsers. Let me know if you have any more!
web.dev/blog/lcp-and...
#CoreWebVitals #webperf
web.dev/blog/lcp-and...
#CoreWebVitals #webperf
Reposted by Dave Smart
Got ur gifts here bitch
December 13, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Got ur gifts here bitch
Reposted by Dave Smart
Look at that 🤩 Safari now supports #LCP and #INP as well!
And we can clearly see it in our data 💪
Dates:
🗓️ Nov 3rd: Safari rolled out support in their 26.2 beta release
🗓️ Dec 12th: Safari released it to the public
Huge update from the WebKit team, and for #CoreWebVitals in general 👏
1/3
And we can clearly see it in our data 💪
Dates:
🗓️ Nov 3rd: Safari rolled out support in their 26.2 beta release
🗓️ Dec 12th: Safari released it to the public
Huge update from the WebKit team, and for #CoreWebVitals in general 👏
1/3
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Look at that 🤩 Safari now supports #LCP and #INP as well!
And we can clearly see it in our data 💪
Dates:
🗓️ Nov 3rd: Safari rolled out support in their 26.2 beta release
🗓️ Dec 12th: Safari released it to the public
Huge update from the WebKit team, and for #CoreWebVitals in general 👏
1/3
And we can clearly see it in our data 💪
Dates:
🗓️ Nov 3rd: Safari rolled out support in their 26.2 beta release
🗓️ Dec 12th: Safari released it to the public
Huge update from the WebKit team, and for #CoreWebVitals in general 👏
1/3
Developer docs updated for how noindex might affect JavaScript rendering, I added an update to my article.
The advice seems to be we may render, we may not.
As often with this kind of thing, the advice remains don't send conflicting signals to search engines & expect them to work you wanted.
The advice seems to be we may render, we may not.
As often with this kind of thing, the advice remains don't send conflicting signals to search engines & expect them to work you wanted.
Noindex No Longer Means Not Rendered
It seems there's been a change in how Google's rendering works when a page is set to noindex, with JavaScript now being executed.
tamethebots.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Developer docs updated for how noindex might affect JavaScript rendering, I added an update to my article.
The advice seems to be we may render, we may not.
As often with this kind of thing, the advice remains don't send conflicting signals to search engines & expect them to work you wanted.
The advice seems to be we may render, we may not.
As often with this kind of thing, the advice remains don't send conflicting signals to search engines & expect them to work you wanted.
Reposted by Dave Smart
Reposted by Dave Smart
🎙️LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's been one of DevTool's most requested features… weighing at eiiighty-five votes… 10 years in the making… entering the ring from Chrome 144… Heeeerre's: Individual request throttling!!!
developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl...
🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳
developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl...
🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳
Throttle individual network requests | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Use the Request conditions tab to block specific URLs or apply custom network throttling profiles to individual resources.
developer.chrome.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎙️LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's been one of DevTool's most requested features… weighing at eiiighty-five votes… 10 years in the making… entering the ring from Chrome 144… Heeeerre's: Individual request throttling!!!
developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl...
🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳
developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl...
🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳
Reposted by Dave Smart
Google Features Update: If you're a news or media publisher, a huge heads-up. Preferred Sources is rolling out globally and it can 100% impact your visibility in Top Stories.
Google is rolling out "Spotlighting subscriptions", first in the Gemini app and then AIOs and AI Mode in the coming weeks
Google is rolling out "Spotlighting subscriptions", first in the Gemini app and then AIOs and AI Mode in the coming weeks
Google rolling out Preferred Sources globally and announces Spotlighting subscriptions
Spotlighting subscriptions are coming to Gemini first and then AI Mode and AI Overviews within Google Search.
searchengineland.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Google Features Update: If you're a news or media publisher, a huge heads-up. Preferred Sources is rolling out globally and it can 100% impact your visibility in Top Stories.
Google is rolling out "Spotlighting subscriptions", first in the Gemini app and then AIOs and AI Mode in the coming weeks
Google is rolling out "Spotlighting subscriptions", first in the Gemini app and then AIOs and AI Mode in the coming weeks