All About Links: JavaScript, HTTP/HTTPS, Link Rot, Ranking, and Link Networks

Cord & Einar discuss all things linking. Can JavaScript links pass PageRank? How to HTTP to HTTPS redirects work? Are old links irrelevant? Will links always be a ranking factor? What's a link graph?

Sources Cited:

• Search Engine Roundtable: Google Updates Help Documentation To Say Using JavaScript For Links Can Be Fine
• Google Search Central: Make your links crawlable
• Search Engine Roundtable: Google Can Pass PageRank From HTTP To HTTPS URLs With Redirects
• Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Some Old Links May Be Irrelevant (AKA Link Rot)
• Search Engine Roundtable: Google: Links Will Be Less Important As A Ranking Factor In The Future
• Kevin Indig: https://twitter.com/kevin_indig/status/1590115045236965376
• SEMRush: Get a Bird’s Eye View of Any Website’s Link Network
• Search Engine Roundtable: Google Search Console API Delay To Be Fixed In Days
• Search Engine Journal: Is Bounce Rate A Google Ranking Factor?