So here’s a pointless one for a Saturday scroll.
Remember when Google banged the drum for HTTPS everywhere? Rankings boost, security warnings in Chrome, the whole “secure by default” messaging. Most of us switched years ago.
Yet if you head into Search Console today and add a page filter, the placeholder still shows:
Not https. Not even the www debate resolved. Just the old classic http://.
It does not really matter for your data. You can filter URLs however you want. But it is one of those small reminders that the teams inside Google do not always keep their own tools as polished as the guidance they push onto everyone else.
It is 2025. They could at least update the placeholder. Someone nudge the Search Console team.
Completely pointless observation, I know. But it gave me a smile.
Remember when Google banged the drum for HTTPS everywhere? Rankings boost, security warnings in Chrome, the whole “secure by default” messaging. Most of us switched years ago.
Yet if you head into Search Console today and add a page filter, the placeholder still shows:
Code:
http://www.example.com/Not https. Not even the www debate resolved. Just the old classic http://.
It does not really matter for your data. You can filter URLs however you want. But it is one of those small reminders that the teams inside Google do not always keep their own tools as polished as the guidance they push onto everyone else.
It is 2025. They could at least update the placeholder. Someone nudge the Search Console team.
Completely pointless observation, I know. But it gave me a smile.