Make old posts less visible on search engines

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SEO is a vast topic, but what I want to discuss is the ease to find relevant information about the latest version of KiCAD when doing a search.

On Google, when searching for how to do a particular thing, many posts dating back to KiCAD 4 and 5 are shown, and link to this (amazing) forum.
Taking dragging footprints as an example: kicad drag footprint with tracks - Google Search

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It may not be clear for a new comer that this is old info, and KiCAD has come a long way since. Would it be possible to tag posts with their KiCAD version? Or maybe just as being old? How can the recent content be more visible?
I realize that some old answers are still valid today, and that makes filtering a double edged sword.

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In a nutshell: KiCAD has changed so much since V5 and V6 (in a good way). The info that should be the easiest to find should be about the latest version.
Look at the screenshot I posted. I think this is deserving the work that has been done in recent years as it does not reflect the current status and quality of KiCAD.

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There are many improvements you can make in your search . . . just select a time frame of 12months
Last 12 months

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or just get results from KiCAD.info

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