Google Cuts Search Features: Practice Problems, Nutrition & More
▼ Summary
– Google will remove lesser-used search features and structured data types starting in 2026, but has not disclosed the full list.
– The removal aims to simplify search result pages and improve their speed for users.
– Specific examples of features being removed include the “Today’s Doodle” box, nutrition facts, nearby offers, and local bikeshare status.
– Google confirmed that not all structured data is affected, and some features like book actions will remain supported.
– These changes may impact website click-through rates and require developers to remove unsupported code from their pages.
Google is set to remove a number of search features over the coming months, although the company has not yet shared a complete list of what will be eliminated. This move will involve discontinuing certain structured data types that currently enable rich results in Google Search, along with other search functionalities. The decision follows a similar round of cuts made in June, when Google provided documentation about the features being retired and later confirmed the removal of those structured data types.
John Mueller, a Search Advocate at Google, explained the reasoning behind the latest changes. He stated that the company is beginning to phase out these lesser-used features in order to simplify the search page and improve the speed of search results. According to Mueller, this effort is part of Google’s ongoing work to help users find what they need as efficiently as possible, and the company will continue looking for ways to make Search work better for everyone. However, he did not specify exactly which structured data types are being removed, noting only that support for them in Search Console and its API will end starting in January 2026.
A Google spokesperson provided additional context, clarifying that this does not mean the end of all structured data or rich results. For example, the company will deprecate practice problems structured data, and noted that Dataset structured data is only used by Dataset Search, not Google Search. At the same time, Google has decided to keep book actions available because some features in Google Search still rely on that markup.
Among the features confirmed for removal are the “Today’s Doodle” box, nutrition facts, nearby offers and events, local bikeshare station status, and a TV season selector. Google emphasized that this is not the full list, but rather a few examples of small, organizational page elements that were rarely used and often lacked official names.
For website owners and digital marketers, these changes could mean having to clean up unsupported code from their webpages. Your site’s click-through rates from Google Search could be affected, and some familiar search features may no longer appear. Without knowing all the specifics, it is difficult to predict the exact impact, but ideally any effects on your site will be minimal.
(Source: Search Engine Land)
