SEO and visibility

Search Console, changing domain without losing rankings and questions about shared hosting and SEO.

7 articles in this topic

How to interpret and fix indexing alerts in Search Console Helps you tell normal exclusions apart from indexing errors, test a live URL in Search Console and validate the fix you applied. 3 min · Reviewed 09/2026
Subdomain created automatically when setting up a new domain Explains why cPanel creates a subdomain when you add another domain and how to keep it from being indexed with a 404 response or a 301 redirect. 4 min · Reviewed 09/2026
How to add a domain to Google Search Console Add your domain to Google Search Console and verify it with a TXT record in the cPanel Zone Editor, step by step with screenshots. 5 min · Reviewed 10/2026
Change your domain while minimising the impact on rankings Explains how to map URLs, apply permanent redirects, use Search Console's Change of Address tool and monitor a domain migration. 5 min · Reviewed 09/2026
Google does not show my favicon in search results If Google shows a globe or an old favicon next to your website: check which icon Google has stored, fix the file and ask it to crawl the home page again. 5 min · Reviewed 10/2026
Does using a shared IP or hosting environment affect SEO rankings? Explains why sharing an IP with other websites does not in itself harm rankings and when a dedicated address may meet other needs. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026
Does server location affect search engine rankings? Sets out how much weight server location carries in geographic SEO and which signals, performance, CDN and proximity to users to prioritise. 2 min · Reviewed 09/2026