Daily Search Forum Recap: June 25, 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 released the Google June 2026 spam update yesterday afternoon…
Google’s Deep Dive On Google Search Generative AI Controls
Earlier this month, Google announced new ways to control how Google’s general search AI features (like AI Mode and AI Overviews) can use your content and link to your content. Well, Google has released a super detailed help document explaining how it a…
Google AI Overviews Tests Button To Go To Only Web Results
Google is testing a button in the AI Overview within Google Search that takes you to the web only tab. As a reminder, the web only tab does not have any AI search features or other search verticles, it only has the web search results.
Google Ads API Version 24.2 Now Available
Google has released version 24.2 of the Google Ads API, this is a minor release with dozens of updates. This update includes “critical security updates, new AI transparency features, reporting enhancements, and powerful planning insights,” Google annou…
Google: When AI Performance Reports Count Impressions
Google’s John Mueller explained when Google will count an impression for a web page within the generative AI features in Google Search. In short, there needs to be a link to your site being shown in AI Overviews / AI Mode for it to show as an impressi…
Google AI Mode Ask Anything Box With Autocomplete
Google is testing autocomplete within the Ask Anything follow-up box within Google Search’s AI Mode. So when you start to type a follow-up question, Google will suggest autocomplete suggestions.
Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Delayed By Two Weeks Again
The page indexing report within Google Search Console is now two weeks delayed. It is stuck at June 11, 2026, for me, and has not been updated in 14 days. Google has been reporting issues with Search Console often enough, so this is not unusual, but …
Google June 2026 Spam Update Has Been Released
Google has just announced the release of the June 2026 spam update and said it should only take a few days to roll out. Truth is, we kind of saw this coming, although Google would say no, we did not.
Google Ads Will Soon Allow Some Final URLs To Redirect To A Different Domain
Google is updating its Google Ads Destination Mismatch policy in early July 2026 to allow the final URL to redirect to a different domain in some cases, with prior approval from Google. This was previously not allowed, as ads generally should take you …
Google Local Services Ads Broad Search Details Added To Help Doc
Google added a lot more detail to a Google help document on using broad search for Local Services Ads. Google added a section on the setting, how to disable broad search, how to view leads from broad search, some nuances and how to target multiple vert…
Google Merchant Center: How To Remove Found By Google Products
Google published new ways to remove and prevent Google Merchant Center from showing products “Found by Google” in your product feed. This is when Google finds products on your site by crawling your site, not through your feed.
Google Ads: Unique Search Categories With Clicks, Conversions & Impressions
Google Ads is rolling out new data columns that show unique search categories with clicks, conversions and impressions. This is different from just the clicks column, which is also available in this report.
Google Ads Shop Diagnostics: Shop Sales Eligibility
Google Ads is rolling out a new section under the Conversions section labeled “Shop diagnostics.” It says, “This report helps diagnose shop sales reporting and optimization eligibility.”
Google AdSense Multiplex Ads Changes Ad Request Reporting
Google is making a change to how it reports on the Multiplex ads units, where starting on June 23, 2026 where Google will report every ad in the grid as its own ad request. Previously, ads in a Multiplex ad unit are counted as one ad request with multi…
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Google Ads Tests Strongest & Strong Match Labels On Sponsored Results
Google has confirmed it is rolling out a limited test in the search results to add labels to the sponsored results. The labels will say “Strongest match” and “Strong match,” which represent how relevant those specific ads are to the query.
2026 “Confidence Score” Leaked in Google Gemini Answers
Today, in June 2026, Google Gemini was good enough to demonstrate how Google uses a Confidence Score between 0 to 1 to create its generative answer.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 23, 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 Console is expanding access to the new generative AI reporting features…
Google Ads Clarifies AI Max For Search Campaigns Reporting
Google has updated the Google Ads help document on About reporting in AI Max for Search campaigns with a number of changes. The changes include documenting the DSA to AI Max deadline, more information on how to understand the report, a new section on n…
Google Search Console AI Performance Report Rolling Out To More
Google seems to be expanding access to the new Search Console generative AI performance reports to more regions, outside of just the UK. I see a number of people in India who are now reporting seeing the new AI report. I personally do not see these new…