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Articles on building websites that search engines can read, and on what the build means for SEO.

All Technical SEO Search AI Search Development Strategy

Development · 10 Oct 2026 · 6 min Launching a product site: the search basics Google documents A product launch has a long list of things to decide, and search is usually near the bottom. Google’s documentation is short on product advice but… Read the article → Development · 10 Oct 2026 · 5 min Five checks after a WordPress launch that protect your rankings Most post-launch SEO problems are quiet: a setting left on, a cache that still serves the old page, a layout nobody tested on a phone. Read the article → Development · 10 Oct 2026 · 6 min Redirect chains and site moves: what Google documents Redirects are the mechanism of a site move, and the details matter: which type, how long to keep them, how many hops, and how much to… Read the article →

What Development articles cover

How a site is built decides what search engines can read. Articles here deal with the development side of SEO: content that is present in the HTML, JavaScript kept to what a page needs, launches that do not lose rankings.

Cultured Digital builds websites, handles rebuilds and migrations, builds products and provides ongoing development under Web Development. It also builds its own tools, SEO Ops and Link Signals, which are listed on the Projects page.

Related guides

Websites

Building a website with search in mind from the start.

Rebuilds and migrations

Replacing a site or moving it without losing what it has earned.

Products

Building a product, from a first version to ongoing development.

Ongoing development

Keeping a site moving after launch.

About the Development category

Does the way a site is built affect SEO?

Yes. Google explains how it processes JavaScript in its JavaScript SEO basics, and how URLs should be structured in its URL structure guidance.

Does Cultured Digital build websites?

Yes, under Web Development: websites, rebuilds and migrations, products and ongoing development, built with SEO in mind. Cultured Digital does not offer PPC, social media or general web design.

What has Cultured Digital built?

Two live tools, SEO Ops and Link Signals. See Projects.

Editorial standard

What gets published in Development, and what doesn’t.

Yes

Original analysis. Experiments with a stated method. Technical breakdowns. Things learned on real projects.

Round-ups, recycled advice, and anything published only to have published something.