Google’s Webmaster Tools Get Update

Google has launched an update to their Webmaster Tools, which introduces a new interface and improvements to some of the features. The new interface reorganizes the placement of the various features and adds top search queries, inbound links, and sitemap data to the site overview page, now renamed the dashboard. The top search queries report now includes up to 100 queries and “substantially improved data quality in this area” according to a post on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog. The inbound links report also has received additional data. The Message Center now provides the option having messages forwarded to an email address. In instances where multiple users have access to the Webmasters Tools, each users will be able to see the status of all submitted sitemaps without having to each submit the sitemaps.