Topic: search console
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Google Tackles Search Console Performance Report Delays
A significant reporting delay in Google Search Console has frozen performance data for all users since Sunday, October 19th, though Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on updates. Despite the main dashboard not refreshing, recent data is still being collected and is accessible in the...
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Google Search Console Launches New Query Groups Feature
Google has launched Query Groups in Search Console Insights, using AI to automatically cluster similar search queries into meaningful categories for easier analysis. This feature organizes search data into dynamic groups that highlight main audience interests and performance trends, such as chang...
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Google Search Console Unveils New Achievements Report for Milestone Tracking
Google has introduced a new Achievements report in Search Console, replacing email notifications and providing a centralized way to track site milestones and upcoming goals. The feature highlights one "In progress" achievement based on recent click activity and offers traffic comparisons, tips, a...
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Google Groups Search Queries with AI in Search Console
Google has launched Query groups in Search Console Insights, an AI-powered feature that clusters similar search queries to simplify data analysis for website owners. The tool presents grouped data in three ways: overall group performance, a list of individual queries, and a drill-down for detaile...
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Google Ends Reporting on Key Structured Data Types
Google has stopped reporting on six structured data types, including Course Info and Vehicle Listing, to prioritize more relevant content features. This change affects tools like Search Console and the Rich Result Test, with data removal from the API by December 2025. The removal aims to streamli...
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Google Search Drops 'Results Per Page' Feature
Google has removed the ability to display 100 search results per page via a URL parameter, which was never officially supported despite long-standing use. The change has disrupted rank-tracking tools and led to a drop in Search Console data, prompting speculation about motives like curbing unauth...
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Google's Search Update Disrupts Key SEO Tools
Google has potentially removed the &num=100 URL parameter, which previously allowed users to display 100 search results per page, causing disruption in the SEO industry. This change has led to immediate issues with rank-tracking tools, including outages and increased data retrieval costs, and may...
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Google AI Search Could Become Your Default "Very Soon"
Google is making AI Mode the default search experience globally, shifting from traditional links to AI-driven, conversational answers. The AI Mode feature, accessible via google.com/ai, provides synthesized responses using a "query fan-out" method for complex queries and supports multimodal input...
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Google's August Spam Update Aims to Boost Search Quality
Google has launched a global spam update starting August 26, 2025, to improve search result quality by targeting undisclosed spam tactics across all languages. Website owners are advised to follow existing Google guidelines and avoid reactive changes, using tools like Search Console to monitor pe...
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When AI and Search Engines Disagree: The Hidden Conflict
The relationship between traditional search engines and AI assistants is evolving, with search engines driving most measurable traffic while AI tools increasingly shape information discovery before clicks occur, requiring new measurement strategies for marketers. AI assistants use semantic retrie...
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Google's John Mueller Reveals SEO Flaws in Vibe Coded
Google's Search Advocate John Mueller identified technical SEO issues on a vibe-coded website, including essential content stored in a JavaScript file inaccessible to search engines, which limited its search visibility. Mueller recommended improvements such as incorporating key information direct...
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Complete Local SEO Audit: Your 11-Point Checklist
Begin with keyword and AI prompt evaluation to understand how customers search for your offerings, focusing on terms with commercial intent and accounting for voice and natural language queries. Conduct a comprehensive website assessment to ensure technical soundness, including page-level optimiz...
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Google Chrome to Get Built-In AI Assistant
Google is integrating an AI assistant called AI Mode into Chrome, allowing users to ask complex questions directly from the address bar and receive intelligent, context-aware responses. The tool supports contextual browsing by enabling queries about webpage content, offers conversational follow-u...
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Is Your Login Page Killing Your SEO?
A generic login page across multiple private URLs can be seen as duplicate content by search engines, harming indexing and rankings. Using robots.txt to block private URLs is ineffective and can pose security risks; instead, use noindex tags or redirects to marketing pages with login options. Add...
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Google's AI Mode Now Supports Multiple Languages
Google's AI Mode now supports Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese, expanding its global reach after launching in 180 countries and territories. The feature uses Gemini 2.5's advanced capabilities to provide culturally and contextually accurate responses, handling complex...
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