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Your View Counter Is Lying to Google
Technology
Sep 18, 2026 5 min read
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Your View Counter Is Lying to Google

If your blog counts page views in the same table row as the post, and your structured data publishes a `dateModified`, there is a good chance those two features are quietly fighting each other — and t…

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Popular Apps

Advanced utilities — installable as PWA for desktop-like experience.

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Print Layout Studio

Duplicate and tile images onto print sheets with bleed, crop marks, flexible measurement units, image adjustments, and print-ready export.

Productivity 721
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Image Tracing Studio

Professional-grade raster-to-vector image tracer with Potrace-quality Bezier fitting, CIELAB color quantization, and near-zero-miss validation.

Design 598
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Print Prep Studio

Professional print preparation tool for imposing, arranging, and preparing documents for printing. Supports PDF and image uploads, multi-up layouts (1/2/4 per side), duplex printing, banner overlays, page numbering, crop marks, and batch PDF export.

Productivity 558
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Resume Builder

Professional resume and CV builder with 6 templates, drag-to-reorder sections, live preview, and PDF/PNG/HTML export.

Productivity 546
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Flowchart Designer

Browser-based flowchart and diagram editor with 10 node types, orthogonal connection routing, snap-to-grid, and PNG/SVG/JSON export.

Design 529
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Image Enhancer Pro

Professional image enhancement with auto-enhance, AI face detection, healing brush, color grading LUTs, batch processing, and 40+ tools for quality improvement.

Design 486

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9-Slice / 9-Patch Generator

Slice images into 9 pieces for scalable UI elements.

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AES Encryption Tool

Encrypt and decrypt text using AES-256 with Web Crypto API.

Developer 554
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Base Converter

Convert data between Base64, Base32, Hex, Binary, and URL encoding.

Data 535
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PGP Key Analyzer

Analyze PGP/GPG public key blocks to extract key details and metadata.

Security 523
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Base64 Encoder / Decoder

Encode text to Base64 or decode Base64 strings back to plain text.

Developer 516
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Scientific Calculator

Full scientific calculator with trigonometry, logarithms, powers, memory, and calculation history.

Math 507

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Color Flood

Fill the entire board with one color in as few moves as possible!

Puzzle 621
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Pipe Connect

Rotate pipe segments to connect the water flow from start to end!

Puzzle 618
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Connect Four

Drop discs to connect four in a row before your AI opponent does.

Puzzle 581
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Bubble Shooter

Aim and shoot bubbles to match colors and clear the board!

Puzzle 446
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Word Search

Find hidden words in a grid of letters — they can go in any direction!

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Memory Cards

Flip cards to find matching pairs — test your memory with increasing difficulty.

Puzzle 430

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Interactive visualizations for physics, algorithms, and systems.

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Memory Allocator

Visualize heap memory allocation strategies — First Fit, Best Fit, and Worst Fit.

Engineering 451
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Pathfinding Visualizer

Visualize A*, Dijkstra, and BFS algorithms finding the shortest path on a grid.

Algorithms 450
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Database B-Tree

Visualize how databases use B-Trees for indexing — insert keys and watch the tree split and grow.

Algorithms 445
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Finite State Machine

Build and run finite state machines — define states, transitions, and test input strings.

Algorithms 421
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Conway's Game of Life

Explore cellular automata — watch simple rules create complex, emergent patterns.

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CPU Scheduler

Simulate CPU scheduling algorithms — FCFS, SJF, Round Robin, and Priority scheduling.

Engineering 415

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Step-by-step educational experiences to level up your skills.

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CSS Flexbox Playground

Master CSS Flexbox by experimenting with flex properties and seeing instant visual results.

Web Development 540
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Responsive Design & Media Queries

Build layouts that adapt to any screen size using media queries, fluid grids, and responsive units.

Web Development 517
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CSS Animations & Transitions

Master CSS transitions, keyframe animations, and timing functions with hands-on interactive examples.

Web Development 500
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CSS Variables & Custom Properties

Learn CSS custom properties — define, inherit, override, and dynamically update variables for theming.

Web Development 477
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Linux Command Line

Navigate the file system, manage files, and learn essential Linux commands in a simulated terminal.

Programming 460
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Intro to HTML

Learn the building blocks of the web — write your first HTML elements and see them render in real time.

Web Development 456

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Curated code snippets and reference material by language.

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PHP Data Structures

A zero-dependency PHP library providing 6 typed data structures with 60+ methods: Stack, Queue, Collection, Set, TypedArray, and Pair.

Data Structures 698
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CSS Essentials

A zero-dependency CSS utility toolkit with 70+ utility classes, animations, pure-CSS components, and a design-token system for layout, typography, effects, and responsive design.

Utility 688
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PHP Advanced Patterns

A zero-dependency PHP library implementing 6 advanced software patterns with 50+ methods: Pipeline, Result, EventEmitter, Container, Retry, and CircuitBreaker.

Design Patterns 661
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PHP Essentials

A comprehensive zero-dependency PHP utility toolkit with 80+ helper methods for strings, arrays, dates, validation, security, HTTP, and file operations.

Utility 655

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Your View Counter Is Lying to Google Technology
Sep 18, 2026 5 min read

Your View Counter Is Lying to Google

If your blog counts page views in the same table row as the post, and your structured data publishes a `dateModified`, there is a good chance those two features…

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