{"id":4913,"date":"2026-08-29T22:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/server-tech\/google-adsense-site-improvement-summary-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:40:39","slug":"google-adsense-site-improvement-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/en\/server-tech\/wordpress-blog-seo\/google-adsense-site-improvement-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"[Google AdSense] Summary of Site Improvement Points That Passed the Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Here is a summary of the final editing points when passing the Google AdSense review and the overall picture of site improvements implemented up to approval. I hope this will be helpful for those who are about to apply or are considering re-evaluation.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" \/>\n<h2>Review Overview<\/h2>\n<p>I started the AdSense review at the end of November 2024, and after a total of 8 applications, I finally achieved approval on April 28, 2025.<br \/>The period required from application to approval was about 5 months, during which I improved quality by repeating the cycle of improvement -> submission -> feedback -> re-improvement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">The Decisive Edits Made at the End<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 708px; height: 445px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">#<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 197.812px;\">Edit Location<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 472.358px;\">Content<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">\u2460<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 197.812px;\">Added Profile<br \/>to Sidebar<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472.358px;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Improved credibility as a site operator<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Briefly introduced the site icon and operation philosophy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Made it clear at a glance &#8220;who is writing this site&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">\u2461<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 197.812px;\">Changed WordPress Theme<br \/>(Cocoon \u2192 Luxeritas)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 472.358px;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Under the Cocoon environment, no matter what I tweaked\u2014such as caching or optimization\u2014the scores did not improve, and I could not identify the cause.<br \/>Although I personally liked it, I made the reluctant choice to change the theme.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Luxeritas is lightweight, highly tunable, and features fast mobile display<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Improved the PageSpeed Insights (mobile) score on the top page from about 50 to about 90. Pages other than the top page average around 80.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr class=\"\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\">List of Site Improvements Implemented Before Review<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>#<\/th>\n<th>Improvement Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2460<\/td>\n<td>Creation of Privacy Policy Page<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Explicitly stated the handling of personal information<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Clearly displayed compliance with various laws and regulations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2461<\/td>\n<td>Setup of Contact Form<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Easily implemented using plugins (Contact Form 7 and Flamingo)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2462<\/td>\n<td>Setup of Sitemap<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Automatically generated using the Google XML Sitemaps plugin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Prepared an HTML sitemap as well to enhance user flow<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2463<\/td>\n<td>Narrowed Categories Down to 3, with 3+ Articles Each<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Organized into &#8220;DIY &#038; Repair&#8221;, &#8220;Servers &#038; Technology&#8221;, and &#8220;Comparison &#038; Tips&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Placed 3 or more articles in each category to ensure a sense of volume<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2464<\/td>\n<td>Selected Around 30 Articles<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Prioritized highly original content<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Set tip collections and thin content to private or noindex<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2465<\/td>\n<td>Addition of Operator Information<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Displayed brief information in the footer and sidebar in addition to the profile page<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Clearly indicated SNS links and contact information<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u2466<\/td>\n<td>AdSense Snippet Automatically Inserted via WordPress Plugin &#8220;Site Kit by Google&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">It has been reported that manual copy-pasting can sometimes introduce line breaks and cause review failure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Safely added the snippet automatically inside <code>&lt;head&gt;<\/code> via plugin integration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr class=\"\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\">Points That May Have Contributed to Passing the Review<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 688px; height: 465px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">#<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 164.872px;\">Point<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 485.298px;\">Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">\u2460<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 164.872px;\">1,000+ Characters per Article<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 485.298px;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Appealed information depth and originality<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Improved user experience through higher completion rates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">\u2461<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 164.872px;\">Frequent Use of Images and Figures<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 485.298px;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Helped visual understanding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Differentiated with original, newly-shot photos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.9176px;\">\u2462<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 164.872px;\">Emphasis on Page Speed and UX Evaluation<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 485.298px;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Google strongly evaluates mobile display speed and usability through AMP (released in 2016) and Lighthouse (adopted in 2018)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Achieving a high score in PageSpeed Insights is a plus not only for ad reviews but also for SEO and overall UX<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr class=\"\" \/>\n<h2>Points That Did Not Contribute to Passing the Review<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20.9801px;\">#<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 225.795px;\">Point<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 707.315px;\">Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.9801px;\">\u2460<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225.795px;\">ads.txt<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 707.315px;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Although Google AdSense&#8217;s site information table has an item called &#8220;ads.txt status&#8221;, placing ads.txt is unrelated. Placing it after passing is completely fine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 class=\"\">Site Performance at the Time of Passing the Review<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">*Google Search Console aggregate data from April 1 to April 28, 2025, as of the review pass date on April 28, 2025<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Total Clicks<\/strong>: 146<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Total Impressions<\/strong>: 1,671<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Average CTR<\/strong>: 8.7%<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Average Position<\/strong>: 18.3<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">*Please note that your own access may be included, but use this as a general trend for reference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumb710 wp-image-1497\" src=\"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-710x198.png\" alt=\"Google Search Console at the time of passing the review\" width=\"710\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-710x198.png 710w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-1536x429.png 1536w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-2048x572.png 2048w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-530x148.png 530w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-565x158.png 565w, https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2029\/03\/e85aca8e446a951f00a49c12d47453ae-725x202.png 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Through these improvements, not only did I pass the review, but the overall quality of the site has also greatly improved.<br \/>If you are about to take on the AdSense challenge, please keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">Clearly indicate <strong>site operator credibility<\/strong> (profile \/ operator info).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Content quality and volume<\/strong> (character count \/ original images).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Mobile fast display and user experience<\/strong> (theme selection \/ PageSpeed Insights).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Setup of essential pages<\/strong> (privacy policy \/ contact \/ sitemap).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\">Clearing these will bring you much closer to passing the AdSense review. Wishing everyone success!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a summary of the final editing points when passing the Google AdSense review and the overall picture o [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/?p=413","footnotes":""},"categories":[1166],"tags":[57,9,86,551,525,91,61,10,194,228],"class_list":["post-4913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress-blog-seo","tag-adsense","tag-diy","tag-google-adsense","tag-luxeritas","tag-pagespeed-insights","tag-seo","tag-wordpress","tag-server","tag-194","tag-228","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4916,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4913\/revisions\/4916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donguri3.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}