Google announced a beta WordPress plugin that enables publishers to take advantage of Google’s relatively new Web Stories.
Web Stories is a way to rank at the top of Google search, Google images, Discover, and Google App.
What are Google Web Stories?
Google Web Stories is a new form of Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). It is content that is meant to be consumed in small chunks.
Each page of a Web Story contains a maximum of 10 words. The recommended size of a Web Story is between four and 30 pages.
Publishers can monetize Web Stories with affiliate links, Google Ad Manager and Google DV360 (Beta).
Web Stories are meant to be consumed by mobile users who want to consume content at a glance. Google describes the typical content consumer as someone on a subway or having lunch.
Google Web Stories is open source and free.
Benefits of Google Web Story
Publishers are adopting the web story format because it can be featured in an attractive way for mobile users. Web Stories represents a new way to obtain a significant amount of traffic.