Bing Webmaster Tools Gets Refreshed With New Design & New Features

Bing is in the initial stages of rolling out a modernized version of Bing Webmaster Tools.

Releasing first to a select set of users this week, the new Bing Webmaster Tools will be available to all users by the first week of March.

In an announcement, the company says the refresh of Bing Webmaster Tools comes as a response to criticism about the current interface being “slow and outdated.”

The new Bing Webmaster Tools has a redesigned user experience which is compatible with both mobile and desktop devices. The backend datastore has also been updated to improve the speed of data extraction.

The first version of the new Bing Webmaster Tools comes with the following 3 key features:

• Backlinks Report: The current inbound links report is being integrated with the disavow tool to create the new backlinks report.
• Search Performance: The current page traffic and search keywords report are being integrated to create the new search performance report.
• Sitemaps: A refreshed version of the current sitemaps portal