McGarrah Technical Blog

Your Jekyll Sitemap Is 60% Garbage

· 11 min read
I audited my Jekyll sitemap and found that 262 of 434 URLs were auto-generated tag pages, category pages, and pagination — most with a single post. Here's how to clean it up without losing anything.

Fixing AdSense Verification Without Breaking GDPR: The Script Loading Mistake

· 8 min read
My GDPR implementation was too aggressive — it hid the AdSense script from Google's verification bot. Here's how I separated verification from ad serving while keeping GDPR compliance intact.

Improving E-E-A-T Signals for Google AdSense Approval on Jekyll

· 7 min read
After another AdSense rejection, I shifted focus from technical fixes to E-E-A-T — Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. Here's what I changed and why.

Google AdSense Approval Failure: Debugging the 'Site Isn't Ready' Rejection

· 15 min read
Another AdSense rejection with no specific details. Documenting the debugging process, fixes implemented, and the frustration of opaque rejection messages.

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