technicalrs
google ping still work, but there is a problem. Google ping works by sending request to google.com to check keyword position. Sometime, google will detect your requests as bad request, then block them >> you'll see no rank.
i tested, first time, it worked fine, but after several trying, google blocked me.
btw, automatic ping will make your site slow if you add too many keywords and check on too many pages.
I think now manual ping is better option.
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