Let’s cut right to the chase: It’s time for every Mediavine publisher to go SSL. This July, with Chrome Version 68, Google will begin marking non-SSL sites – or sites beginning with http:// instead of https:// – as “Not Secure” at the top of the address bar. As of right now, secure sites get a nice green lock logo and the word “Secure” in green. It makes users feel good. Non-secure sites merely lack these indicators. This summer, that will change as non-secure URLs will be labeled “Not Secure” in the address bar … which certainly won’t make users feel good. The solution? GO SSL. First, the briefest of overviews: SSL (for Secure Sockets Layer) is a security protocol for establishing encrypted links between a web server and browser. SSL technology ensures that all data transmitted between a web server and browser – including advertising […]

As our publishers may have already noticed, we’ve changed up our signature health checks in your dashboard. Like everything else at Mediavine, they’re going teal. For those unfamiliar with Mediavine, our health checks involve red, yellow, and green lights which indicate how well a website is performing in various areas. Each health check has an excellent help article dedicated to it. Underneath each figure, you can click a link to read more about what we’re testing in that area. The idea behind this is that on a daily basis, we are testing things under your control, while offering information on how to fix and improve each individual score. Now, in addition to the existing red, yellow and green, we’ve now added a fourth level for publishers to go beyond healthy and maximize their site’s earning potential. That level is teal. (Would you expect otherwise?!) Our latest […]