https://acemedia.ninja/blog/Practical SEO, WordPress and website advice by Shane Rounce.en-GBhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/check-product-analytics-after-performance-changes/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/check-product-analytics-after-performance-changes/Compare fresh and cached product pages, check missing or duplicate events and confirm what reaches your analytics reports. Based on work from 2 October 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-simpler-product-configurator-can-be-the-better-choice/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-simpler-product-configurator-can-be-the-better-choice/Compare the standard form with your product needs, preserve saved choices and test the purchase flow before retiring a custom configurator. Based on work from 23 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/keep-refresh-or-retire-old-content/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/keep-refresh-or-retire-old-content/How I review older content using evidence per page, with clear choices and reversible actions instead of deleting everything before a date. Based on work from 22 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Content strategyhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/robots-txt-and-noindex/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/robots-txt-and-noindex/Why a crawl block can get in the way of removing a page from search, and how I check WordPress search visibility from the outside. Based on work from 15 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/an-orphan-report-is-not-a-verdict/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/an-orphan-report-is-not-a-verdict/Trace real routes into a page, check the crawler’s coverage and choose useful internal links before acting on an orphan-page report. Based on work from 15 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Content strategyhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/tracking-links-are-not-new-pages/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/tracking-links-are-not-new-pages/How I decide which URL variations deserve their own identity, and keep canonical links, navigation and sitemaps consistent. Based on work from 10 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/put-product-documents-beside-the-decision/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/put-product-documents-beside-the-decision/Put the right specifications beside each product choice, remove duplicate downloads and keep an accessible overview of the whole product. Based on work from 8 September 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/search-data-where-editors-work/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/search-data-where-editors-work/How I use page-level Search Console information to make editorial decisions clearer without turning the editor into another analytics dashboard. Based on work from 23 August 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Measurementhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/show-product-options-before-the-product-page/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/show-product-options-before-the-product-page/Show meaningful variations in the product grid, limit extra cards and preserve the selected option when the customer opens the product. Based on work from 18 August 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/protect-reusable-layouts-without-blocking-editors/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/protect-reusable-layouts-without-blocking-editors/Decide which parts of a reusable layout should stay shared, which editors can change and how they request a wider update. Based on work from 13 August 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100WordPress developmenthttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-sitemap-should-tell-the-truth/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-sitemap-should-tell-the-truth/Why I check sitemap entries, modification dates and their actual responses instead of treating a working XML page as the whole job. Based on work from 27 July 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/structured-data-needs-an-owner/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/structured-data-needs-an-owner/Check schema ownership, identifiers and relationships so your structured data agrees with the page and avoids duplicate descriptions. Based on work from 7 July 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/when-a-blank-setting-breaks-social-previews/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/when-a-blank-setting-breaks-social-previews/Test missing and empty settings, check the final social tags and compare articles, pages and archives when previews go missing. Based on work from 25 June 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/field-data-and-lab-scores/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/field-data-and-lab-scores/How I separate lab tests, real-user field data and missing measurements when reviewing website performance. Based on work from 5 June 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Measurementhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/an-editor-should-explain-what-went-wrong/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/an-editor-should-explain-what-went-wrong/Distinguish loading, missing data and failed requests so editor warnings explain what happened and offer a useful next step. Based on work from 13 May 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100WordPress developmenthttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/test-the-first-add-to-basket/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/test-the-first-add-to-basket/Why I test the whole first-time shopping journey, from choosing a variation to finding the same item in the basket after a refresh. Based on work from 24 April 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/change-url-structures-without-breaking-the-journey/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/change-url-structures-without-breaking-the-journey/The checks I make around archive URL changes: routing, redirects, tracking links, pagination and the links a site generates itself. Based on work from 10 April 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/product-options-need-useful-loading-states/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/product-options-need-useful-loading-states/Keep product options useful while they load: limit requests, explain failures and make selection states clear to the customer. Based on work from 6 April 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100eCommercehttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-consent-banner-is-only-one-part-of-analytics/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-consent-banner-is-only-one-part-of-analytics/A visible consent banner does not prove that the right analytics events fired. Check the loading order, consent state and first visit together. Based on work from 6 January 2026. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Measurementhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/one-owner-for-page-metadata/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/one-owner-for-page-metadata/Check which component controls your titles, social previews and structured data, then verify the final page before changing another SEO setting. Based on work from 9 October 2025. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100Technical SEOhttps://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-content-migration-is-not-finished-until-drafts-work/https://acemedia.ninja/blog/a-content-migration-is-not-finished-until-drafts-work/A migration can look complete on the public site while unfinished articles still need attention. Here is how I check the editorial work as well. Based on work from 30 June 2025. Published 6 October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100WordPress development