Google has updated the help document named How to fix: Google StoreBot crawler can't access your in-store product page. The document has a number of big updates with a lot of clarifications including the user-agents, checking robots.txt, bl?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-storebot-accessibility-41650.html

Google's John Mueller says that overall site quality is more than just text. How users experience the page can define quality, too. The post Google Explains SEO Connection Of Site Quality To Non-Indexed Pages appeared first on Search Engine?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-explains-seo-connection-...

Google said it expected Gemini 3.5 Pro to roll out by now. It hasn't shipped, and Bloomberg reports coding is part the delay. The post Gemini 3.5 Pro Delayed Over Coding, Bloomberg Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/gemini-3-5-pro-delayed-over-cod...

I have had a number of site owners reach out to ask for help with indexing issues lately. In most cases, I am finding that Google has classified their pages as “crawled-not currently indexed” in the page indexing report in Google Search Con?
https://www.mariehaynes.com/crawled-currently-not-indexed/

Google is starting to roll out connected apps in AI Mode, so you can send tasks to services like Canva from a search. The post Google Starts Rolling Out Connected Apps In AI Mode Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-starts-rolling-out-conne...

The fingerprint you pressed into Google's ranking systems now feeds the AI answers on top of them. Here's where it persists and goes dark. The post Do The Answer Engines Keep Your Fingerprint, Or Do They Start Fresh Every Time? appeared fir?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/do-the-answer-engines-keep-your...

Google's John Mueller and Martin Splitt spoke about the Google Search Console indexing report in its latest Search Off the Record podcast. One item was on how quality issues, including low-quality AI-generated content, can result in those p?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-crawled-not-indexed-quality-ai-...

Google Ads updated its Performance Max product level reporting back on June 15th. This report now uses data from all Performance Max networks, rather than the subset it previously pulled from.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-pmax-product-reporting-all-...

Google sent out an email to those who use the Google Manufacturer Center to remind them that the ability to manually add or update products directly in Manufacturer Center has been removed. Instead, Google said use the Manufacturer Center A?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-manufacturer-center-manual-upda...

Gary Illyes from Google said that you are better off not using a lastmod date in your XML Sitemap if those dates are wrong. He said on Bluesky, "probably better off without the lastmods. at least you save a few bytes."
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-lastmod-dates-incorrect-41697.html

Google announced it will consolidate and merge the Shopping ads and free listings policies into a single Shopping policy sometime in September 2026. Keep in mind, there may be specific ads or free listing policies listed in that consolidate?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-ads-free-listing-polic...

Google just sent out an email to Google Ads advertisers noting that it will turn on local inventory ads by default in your Shopping campaigns. Google added that you can change this setting by August 31st by using the "inventory filter" inst?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-inventory-ads-setting-sho...

The new Search Console social tracking hides AI click loss and turns your verified profiles into free training data for Google's models. The post Google Is Using Social Media Signals To Mask AI Search Click Loss appeared first on Search Eng?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-using-social-media-si...

Google is connecting Calendar to Personal Intelligence in AI Mode, allowing it to add events and factor your schedule into responses. The post Google Brings Calendar To Personal Intelligence In AI Mode appeared first on Search Engine Journa?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-brings-calendar-to-perso...

Long doesn't mean valuable. Google normalizes for length. Here's what its information gain patent says actually moves the needle. The post How Google May ‘Understand’ Unique Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-google-may-understand-uniqu...

Google's Mueller says long A/B tests won't result in SEO demotions, contradicting official guidance that says they may be considered deceptive. The post Google Says No SEO Penalty For Year-Long A/B Tests? appeared first on Search Engine Jou?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-no-seo-penalty-for-...

Google Image Search turned 25 years old and to celebrate, Google revamped the Google Image Search home page. Instead of a clean image search box, Google added an image gallery and placed a search bar at the top of the page.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-image-search-home-page-gallery-...

Google AI Overviews can now generate AI images based on your questions, directly in the AI Overview response in Google Search. Google wrote, "To help bring those unique ideas to life, we're bringing image generation directly into AI Overvie?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overviews-ai-images-41680.html

Google has confirmed that it is testing the hide and show sponsored results within the Google Shopping search results interface. Google launched the hide/show sponsored results in the main search results last October and is now testing this?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-tests-hide-sponsored-products-4...

Google's John Mueller noted that if your A/B tests are "significantly different" from one and the other, then that "could be visible in search results too." He also said, "Depending on your setup, what might happen is that one or the other?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-a-b-testing-seo-41690.html

Google announced it is no longer allowing the advertisement of prediction markets contracts and related products ads in Michigan and New York. Plus, Google also expanded Google Shopping ads and free listings eligibility to more countries.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-bans-prediction-markets-product...

Google is turning Images into a personalized discovery feed and adding AI image generation directly to Search. The changes also…
https://www.searchengineworld.com/google-updates-images-turns-25-wi...

John Mueller responded to a plan to hide homepage links from Google in hopes only one internal anchor text would count, known as "first-link priority." The post Google’s Mueller On First Link Priority & Link Obfuscation appeared first on Se?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-mueller-on-first-link-p...

Google is adding AI image generation to AI Overviews and rolling out a redesigned Google Images homepage. Both start rolling out over the coming weeks. The post Google Adds Image Generation To AI Overviews, Revamps Images appeared first on?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-image-generation-to...

Google Ads has posted that it has (1) expanded its alcohol policy to expand the approved geographic locations and (2) updated the gambling and games policy to expand the certification requirements to all categories under this policy.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-expands-alcohol-gambling-ga...

Google Ads is now asking you to note a justification for when you request the removal of access for a user in your Google Ads account. Then that request is sent to another administrator for approval, with the justification you entered.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-justification-removal-41667...

Mass programmatic AI content breaks Google's crawl ecosystem and indexing thresholds in ways most teams never anticipate until rankings collapse. The post Scaled AI Content Often Fails & Google’s Crawl Economics Explain Why appeared first o?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/scaled-ai-content-often-fails-g...

Google Merchant Center is rolling out a beta AI Performance report that shares how well your products are performing within AI Mode and AI Overviews. Google wrote this report "specifically revealing your performance on AI Mode and AI Overv?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-merchant-center-ai-performance-...

Google has updated its Google crawlers help documentation to fix a typo under the Google-InspectionTool user agent string. In short, Google had a semicolon as part of the Google-InspectionTool user agent string and it should not have been t?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-inspectiontool-user-agent-strin...

The shortlist economy is here: AI agents hand buyers three to five options. Here's how to make sure you're on it. The post Surviving The Impression Squeeze: How Agentic Commerce Is Changing Google Ads In 2026 appeared first on Search Engine?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/surviving-the-impression-squeez...

Google's Ginny Marvin explains AI Search eligibility, Qualified Future Conversions, and Creator Partnerships, adding context to key Google Marketing Live announcements. The post Google’s Marvin Clarifies AI Search and Qualified Future Conve?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-marvin-clarifies-ai-sea...

A new research paper compares how often ChatGPT and Google send people to websites, and what wider ChatGPT access did to search. The post ChatGPT Access Tied To 9% Drop In Traditional Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-access-tied-to-9-drop-i...

Google Ads adds AI disclosure labels for third-party creative. Learn how the new transparency requirements affect advertisers and campaign workflows. The post Google Ads Requires Disclosure For AI-Generated Content appeared first on Search?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ads-requires-disclosure-...

Google Ads email support option seems broken right now, when you try to use it, you get a notice that reads in red, "Something went wrong. Please try again."
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-email-support-broke-41677.html

We may have had another unconfirmed Google Search ranking update around July 11th, which I will call the 7-Eleven update. It has been an unusual time since the completion of the June 2026 spam update, where I was on the verge of covering a?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-july-...

Google has updated its canonical help document to say "Do include a rel="canonical" link on the canonical page itself (also known as a self-referential canonical)." The advice is not new to Google's communication but it was just added to th?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-self-referential-canonical-4166...

Google Ads now lets you see ad previews by filtering by assets, plus you can preview examples of text customizations and final URL expansion directly within the Google Ads advertiser console.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-previews-updates-41666.html

Google is testing a slight update to the sticky sponsored results interface that it tested back in September 2024. Note: A version of this was launched in October 2025, but this interface has a thinner and smaller sponsored label and uses c?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-sticky-sponsored-results-again-...

Google Ads has updated the conversion actions overview statuses it shows in the Google Ads user interface. Now there is misconfigured, awaiting conversions and even removed as new statuses, that replaced inactive, no recent conversions and?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-conversion-tracking-status-...

A few weeks ago we reported on a new Google Business Profiles help document change that talks about the Collected Info action. Well, I have not seen it live yet and most have not, but we have a screenshot of what it looks like when it does?
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-business-profiles-new-collected...