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Google Search Console Adds Multimodal Filter to Performance Report

Google Search Console Adds Multimodal Filter to Performance Report

Google Search Console now lets you separate multimodal image-based searches from text searches in the Performance report, rolling out globally.

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Google Search Console Adds Multimodal Filter to Performance Report
Spammers Are Flooding Google Search With Public Gemini Notebook Pages

Spammers Are Flooding Google Search With Public Gemini Notebook Pages

Public Gemini Notebook pages are being indexed by Google and used to spam search results. Google has now removed the offending pages from its index.

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Spammers Are Flooding Google Search With Public Gemini Notebook Pages
Google reports EU DMA changes led to its largest search quality drop ever

Google reports EU DMA changes led to its largest search quality drop ever

Google attributes a measurable decline in EU search result quality to DMA-driven design changes and outlines the trade-offs users now face.

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Google reports EU DMA changes led to its largest search quality drop ever
Google Page Experience Docs Adds CrUX Ad Metrics

Google Page Experience Docs Adds CrUX Ad Metrics

Google's page experience documentation now lists CrUX ad metrics for ad count, density, and weight, giving site owners new ways to evaluate real-user ad

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Google Page Experience Docs Adds CrUX Ad Metrics
Getting Recommended by AI Assistants Takes More Than SEO

Getting Recommended by AI Assistants Takes More Than SEO

The details AI assistants check before recommending a business, and the simple steps that make yours easier to recommend.

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Getting Recommended by AI Assistants Takes More Than SEO
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up This Morning – September 15th

Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up This Morning – September 15th

Google Search rankings showed a sharp spike in volatility on September 15, 2026, with SEOs reporting mass movements and tracking tools lighting up.

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Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up This Morning – September 15th
Google Tests AI Mode Button Inside the Search Results Page

Google Tests AI Mode Button Inside the Search Results Page

Google is testing an AI Mode button inside the search bar on the search results page, not just on the home page.

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Google Tests AI Mode Button Inside the Search Results Page
Google Search Console Crawl Stats Missing September 15 Data

Google Search Console Crawl Stats Missing September 15 Data

Google Search Console's Crawl Stats report is missing September 15 data for every property. Google has fixed similar gaps before and is expected to restore it.

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Google Search Console Crawl Stats Missing September 15 Data
Google Product Listings Test Direct Links To Merchant Sites

Google Product Listings Test Direct Links To Merchant Sites

Google is testing sending clicks on product and shopping listings in Search straight to the retailer's product page instead of an overlay panel.

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Google Product Listings Test Direct Links To Merchant Sites
Google Search Console AI Position Reporting Will Evolve Over Time

Google Search Console AI Position Reporting Will Evolve Over Time

Google says Search Console position and impression tracking for AI Mode and AI Overviews will keep changing as these search surfaces develop.

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Google Search Console AI Position Reporting Will Evolve Over Time
Google Search Profile Badge: How to Add It to Your Site

Google Search Profile Badge: How to Add It to Your Site

Google's new Search profile badge lets you turn website visitors into followers, with official code and brand guidelines to add it cleanly.

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Google Search Profile Badge: How to Add It to Your Site
Google Now Auto-Expands AI Overviews for Some Searches

Google Now Auto-Expands AI Overviews for Some Searches

Google now automatically expands AI Overviews at the top of some results pages, showing a full AI answer and an Ask anything box before the link list.

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Google Now Auto-Expands AI Overviews for Some Searches
Google Search Ranking Volatility Continues After August 2026 Spam Update

Google Search Ranking Volatility Continues After August 2026 Spam Update

Google Search results have stayed turbulent since the August 2026 spam update finished on August 21. Tracking tools and SEOs report fresh ranking shuffles.

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Google Search Ranking Volatility Continues After August 2026 Spam Update
Google Search Console Links Report Has Not Refreshed in a Month

Google Search Console Links Report Has Not Refreshed in a Month

Google Search Console's links report has not refreshed since August 8, 2026, leaving SEOs without fresh backlink data to review or export.

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Google Search Console Links Report Has Not Refreshed in a Month
Google Search Console Indexing Report Missing Old June 2026 Data

Google Search Console Indexing Report Missing Old June 2026 Data

A gap in June 2026 data inside the Google Search Console page indexing report is a reporting issue, not lost pages or deindexing.

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Google Search Console Indexing Report Missing Old June 2026 Data