Google Might Be Testing A Text Based Button In Its Search Box
Google might be testing, or it might be a bug, or some browser issue, I am not 100% sure, a text based search button in its search box. So instead of the magnifying glass in the search box, there is a text based button or link that says “Search.”
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Potential Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update On June 27th
I am seeing chatter within the SEO community throughout the past 24 hours and many of the automated Google tracking tools seem to be corroborating with that chatter that there may have been a Google update yesterday. Now, Google has not confirmed this…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Update, Social Profile Markup, Mobile-First Indexing, Search Console & Tests vs Bugs
This week in search we had a possible Google algorithm update touch down yesterday, June 27th. Google removed support for social profile markup specifically with the knowledge panels…
Google Search Console Alerts: Change In Top Queries For Your Site
Google is now sending out newish, not 100% new, alerts for changes in your top queries for your site. This is an email from Google Search Console that will show you either large increases or decreases in your ranking positions according to Google Searc…
Businesses Can No Longer Specify Its Social Media Buttons In Local Panels
With Google deprecating the social profile markup, some businesses may be out of luck with being able to control the social buttons shown in their local knowledge panels.
Google Possibly Testing Stackable People Also Search For Buttons
Dave Cain posted a screen shot on Twitter of Google showing him the people also search for buttons under a snippet but in this case they were stacked up on top of each other instead of a carousel format.
Google Search Won’t Return Search Results For Some Searchers
Yesterday some searchers began complaining that Google search would not return search results for them. Instead, Google would return an error that reads “did not match any documents.”
Google Search Console Adds Mobile-First Indexing Information To Reports & Tools
Google has added mobile-first indexing information including if you are on mobile-first indexing, if so, when you switched over and so on, to the toolsets and reporting within Google Search Console. This was announced on Twitter and aims at helping we…
Google May Be Testing Bringing Back Green Ad Label
About a month ago, Google dropped the green ad label and switched it to a black ad label. The SEM community was not a fan, they felt it blended too much with the organic ads espesially since Google also rolled out favicons in the organic search results…
Google Bug Shows Tons Of Links In Featured Snippets
There is a Google bug that can show tons of links in the featured snippets box on the right hand side panel of the search results. Andy Haley spotted the issue and Ryan Jones shared it on Twitter, Valentin Pletzer was able to replicate the issue as we…
Google Deprecates Support For Social Profile Markup For Knowledge Panels
Google announced yesterday that they have deprecated support for social profile markup specifically for the knowledge panels. Instead Google said you can either claim your knowledge panel and/or let Google figure it out without the markup.
Google: Sitemaps Do Not Directly Impact Your Search Rankings
Gary Illyes from Google said that XML Sitemap files do not directly impact your rankings in Google Search. This is not new news but I like how he said “No, not direct anyway” to answer the question.
Google May Bring Full Page Screenshot Renders To Testing Tools
Google’s John Mueller hinted that Google may be bringing the full page from top to bottom as Google renders it in the testing tool’s screenshot section. John said on Twitter “I understand the desire to check full pages, & we’re looking into getting that, but a browser should get pretty close nowadays.”
Google: Featured Snippet With Zero Attribution Was A Bug, Not A Test
Google has said that the featured snippet without an attribution was a bug and 100% not something Google is testing. Danny Sullivan from Google was pretty upset with me for calling this a test when I never asked Google if they were indeed testing it.
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Google: We Do Not Show Favicons On Some Browsers
So while not showing attributions on featured snippets was a bug, in that same screen shot, Google not showing favicons is not a bug – it was intended. Danny Sullivan from Google confirmed on Twitter that “lack of favicons is not a bug here.” “With som…
Google Search Console Data Delay Resolved But Google Is Investigating
Yesterday we reported that the coverage report within Google Search Console was delayed by 10-days. This morning Google fixed the issue or it fixed itself, but Google did say “but we’re still looking into this to make sure the issue has been completel…
Google Search Console Adds Copy & Search Code
Yesterday Google added two new features to Google Search Console’s tools. You can now copy the code in the testing tools and you can also search for words within the code in those tools as well. This works within many of the tools including the AMP Te…
Google: Influx In Google Alert Spam Shouldn’t Impact Your Google Rankings
We have probably all seen it, an influx in spam related to the subscriptions you set with Google Alerts around your web site and brands you track. But Google’s John Mueller and Danny Sullivan said that influx of spam in Google Alerts should not have a…
Google Tests Knowledge Panels Without Attribution
Google is testing displaying knowledge panels in the search results that do not show any attribution. When I test this, I get Google attributing Wikipedia for the content but in a test that @Venkatramani spotted, it shows a similar knowledge panel but …
Google Search Console Coverage Report Suffering 10-Day Delay
Yet again, Google Search Console is having reporting issues. This time the coverage report is now experiencing a 10-day delay. Normally this report is about two to three days behind schedule – which is normal. But 10-days is not a normal delay.
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