Google Ads Tests Compact Segment Dropdown Menu
Google Ads is testing a new version of the segment dropdown menu within the advertiser console. The new version is a more compact version that displays more options on your screen simultaneously.
Google Merchant Center Product Status Changes History Report Returning
Google appears to be reintroducing the “product status change” report within Google Merchant Center. This displays the historical changes of your product statuses and is a feature that was greatly missed.
Bing Search Tests Updated Image Carousel With More Images
Microsoft is testing a new image carousel within the Bing Search results. This image carousel shows two rows of images, instead of one, has related searches with an arrow at the top of the carousel and a new larger squared off arrow format.
SCL Deep Dive APAC 2025: Community Speakers and a New Format
We hope you’re as excited about
Search Central Live Deep Dive APAC
as we are! With just a few weeks to go, we wanted to share an exciting experiment that we’re
planning to run at the event, and introduce our comm…
The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Jill Whalen – Content SEO Hero & Legend
It is with a heavy heart that I am reporting that one of the founding pillars of the SEO industry, one of the first female SEOs in our industry, and one of the individuals who made the industry what it is today, has passed away. Jill Whalen retired fr…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 20, 2025
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 said larger issues that linger longer on your site, with unrelated content…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Volatility, AI Mode in Search Console, Audio Overviews and ChatGPT Search Quality
This week we covered the ongoing Google search ranking volatility. Google is now officially counting AI Mode in Google Search Console’s performance reports, but good luck understanding it. Google is testing Audio Overviews…
Google: Larger & Longer Issues Can Take Longer To Reverse In Google Search
Google’s John Mueller said that for larger and longer issues, it can take Google longer for Google Search to reprocess it all. Meaning, the bigger the issue and the longer the issue was on your site, Google will take longer to reprocess all of those si…
Google Troubleshooting On Blocking Content From AI Mode & AI Overviews
Google has quietly updated its AI features and your website help document, which it initially launched just under a month ago, with a new section on troubleshooting preview controls. In short, if you are trying to block your content from showing in AI …
Google Video Search Tests Speaker Icon With Language Label
Google is testing placing a speaker icon next to the video snippets. The speaker icon includes a language label indicating what language the video is in.
Google Investigating Search Clicks Leading To Translated Results
Back in November 2021, it began sending some searchers to translated versions of webpages through the search results. Google then in May 2022 started to report on how often this happened within Search Console. So when I saw a Google representative say …
Google Local Service Ads Tests Background Checked Labels
Google is testing adding the text “background checked” to the local service ads listings in the Google local search results. This seems to be instead of the Google Screened or verified labels.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 19, 2025
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 rolled out the audio…
Google Rolls Out Talk & Listen Version Of Search Live In Labs
Google has begun rolling out the audio version, talk and listen version, of Search Live in the Google app to those who opt into the AI Mode experiment. This is not the video/camera/visual version, that won’t be live in the app for a few more months – …
Google Tests New Report Reviews Options For Local Listings
Google is testing new report reviews options in the Google Business Profiles reviews section. You can access it, if you are in the test, by looking at your local reviews in Google Search and clicking on the report / alert icon next to any review.
Google URL Structure Help Doc Updated
Google has updated its URL structure best practices help documentation – it was pretty much a rewrite but the overall guidance is not new. Google said they added “clearer flow and is easier to navigate, with added examples based on real-world URLs we’v…
Google Tests Swapping Site Name & URL In Search Snippet
Google is testing swapping the site name with the URL in the search result snippets. So instead of the site name being shown at the top of the search result snippet, Google is showing the URL above that, followed by the site name.
Google Ads New Promotion Preview
Google seems to be testing a new way to preview ads within Google Search, specifically promotions. There is a new “Promotion Preview” tool that shows what your promotion will look like on Google Search before it goes live to customers.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 18, 2025
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.
There are new signs of an unconfirmed Google search ranking update that touched down…
The Great Decoupling Explained By A Googler
The term, The Great Decoupling has really been catching on over the past couple of weeks. It is being used to describe what we are seeing with impressions and clicks moving further and further apart since AI Overviews has become more of the norm in the…