Daily Search Forum Recap: June 12, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google search ranking volatility has been superheated all week…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 12, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google search ranking volatility has been superheated all week…
Google Search Console Link Report Finally Fixed & Updated
Google has finally fixed the link report within Google Search Console. It was broken for the past few weeks and all Google did back then was a temporary “fix” to revert the data to a previous state. But now that report is showing new, normal link data.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Post-Core Update Volatility, Zero Clicks Rising, Appleâs Siri AI & Google SEO Docs
This week, we covered the post-Google core update volatility that hit some folks hard. An updated zero click study shows Google Search is sending less and less traffic to the open web. Apple announced the all new Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. Bing…
Home Listings Come To Google Local Services Ads
Google is adding home listings to Google Local Service throughout the United States. Google mentioned this is in partnership with HouseCanary’s rich data platform.
Google Ads Extends Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) To AI Max Timeline
Google has pushed off its deadline and timeline for the transition from Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) to AI Max for Search campaigns. Previously, the deadline was this coming September, and now it is February 2027.
New Google Search Console Tool/Report: Platform Property Tooltips
Google has a new help document in the Google Search Console tools and reporting section named Platform property tooltips. I don’t see any other information about this document but it does imply that a new report or tool is coming to Search Console.
Google Search Ranking Volatility This Week: June 8-12
This week has been weird, in terms of Google Search ranking volatility. The volatility seems to have extended from this past weekend, throughout most, if not all, of this week. But again, like this past weekend, the tools are really not showing much …
Google Search Personalization Settings Are Changing
Google sent an email to some searchers notifying them that changes are coming to how to control your saved history and personalization within Google Search. Google added that “You’ll see this change in your Google Account in the next few days.”
New: Yoast releases performance optimizations for larger websites
With our latest 27.8 release, we introduced performance optimizations that should reduce loading times throughout the plugin’s functionalities, especially noticeable in large sites with lots of posts and users. Note: This post contains technical content and implementation details. Offering well-tuned software with minimal overhead in servers and fast loading times is always at the forefront of everything Yoast developers do. However, Yoast […]
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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 11, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google Search was unaffected by yesterday’s Gemini outage…
Gemini Can Help With Your Google Business Profiles
Google will soon allow you to connect Google Business Profiles with Gemini. This will allow you to ask questions about your reviews, your local listing and performance within Google Maps and Google Search.
WhatsApp Numbers Added To Google Business Profiles In Bulk
Google seems to have added WhatsApp phone numbers to tons of Google Business Profiles automatically over the past week. Google has sent email notifications to some of those businesses, and in some cases, the numbers are wrong or they are not reachable.
Google Merchant Center Temporary Delay On Product Submissions
Google Merchant Center has API issues, causing a temporary delay in product submissions. Google posted the notice in the Merchant Center portal and on its status page.
Google Tests Dotted Underlined & Shaded URLs In Search Snippet
Google is testing using a dotted underline and a shaded URL for the search result snippet’s URL. Yesterday, we covered how Google was testing a blue dotted underline for sitelinks within the sponsored results. But now we are seeing dotted underlines an…
ChatGPT Ads Gains Upload Product Feeds For Ad Creation
OpenAI has upgraded its ChatGPT Ads Manager tool to allow advertisers to upload product feeds that automatically create ads for each uploaded product. This obviously makes it easier to have ads on ChatGPT for retailers.
Google Ads Sitelinks With Images
Google Ads is testing showing images within the sitelinks portion of the ad unit. I’ve seen plenty of images in the main portion of the sponsored search results but I don’t believe I’ve seen images in the sitelinks area of the sponsored results.
Google Search Was Unaffected By Gemini Outage
Google Search and its search generative features like AI Mode and AI Overviews were unaffected by yesterday’s Gemini outage. Gemini, which is Google’s AI product, had several outages throughout yesterday and we know that Gemini powers some of Google S…
Report: Rejected Google Review Replies – The Hidden Rejections
A new study has been released that looks at the review replies that have been rejected by Google. Business owners take the time to reply to customer reviews and then Google deletes them, and often, the business owner has no idea the reply was deleted b…
Google Ads Tests Blue Dotted Underlines Sitelinks On Sponsored Listings
Google is testing a new format for sitelinks within the search ads, sponsored listings. This format has the sitelinks underlined with blue dots. So these are blue dotted underlined sitelinks for Google Ads.