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<p>Alphabet and Microsoft earnings show search ad revenue growing while Google Network revenue fell to $6.97B, continuing a multi-quarter decline. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-google-microsoft-earnings-say-about-search/573499/">What Google & Microsoft Earnings Say About Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Preferred Sources is now available as a global signal that can help SEO for Top Stories and Google Discover.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-preferred-sources-feature-is-now-a-global-seo-signal/573591/">Google’s Preferred Sources Is Now A Global SEO Signal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's web.dev guidance advises developers to treat AI agents as a distinct visitor type and recommends practices similar to accessibility practices. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-tells-developers-to-build-for-ai-agents-not-just-humans/573587/">Google Tells Developers To Build For AI Agents, Not Just Humans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google repeats the bounce clicks claim. Alphabet and Microsoft report from the revenue side. More in this week's SEO Pulse.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-pulse-ai-overviews-clicks-get-tested-earnings-tell-two-stories/573505/">AI Overviews Clicks Get Tested, Earnings Tell Two Stories – SEO Pulse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Aleyda Solis's Similarweb analysis of 10 markets shows that AI search clicks frequently redirect to local domains, with the distribution differing by industry.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-search-clicks-often-go-to-local-domains-report/573448/">AI Search Clicks Often Go To Local Domains: Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google adds AI Brief and text disclaimers to AI Max. See how new controls help regulated advertisers adopt automation while maintaining compliance and messaging accuracy.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-ai-brief-and-text-disclaimers-come-to-google-ai-max/573401/">New: AI Brief And Text Disclaimers Come To Google AI Max</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google expands AI Max to Shopping and Travel campaigns. Learn what’s changing, how it works, and what advertisers should prepare for ahead of broader rollout.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-launches-ai-max-for-shopping-and-travel-campaigns/573375/">Google Launches AI Max For Shopping and Travel Campaigns</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Microsoft says Bing reached 1B monthly active users, as search ad revenue grew 12% and Edge gained share for the 20th straight quarter.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/microsoft-says-bing-reached-1b-monthly-active-users/573444/">Microsoft Says Bing Reached 1B Monthly Active Users</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Alphabet's Q1 2026 earnings put Google Search revenue at $60.4 billion, up 19% YoY, as Pichai tied AI experiences to higher Search usage. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-revenue-grew-19-in-q1-pichai-cites-ai/573378/">Google Search Revenue Grew 19% In Q1, Pichai Cites AI</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A comparison of 5 AI search engines show they cite different sources but converge on citing brands, a key to SEO for AI search.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/comparison-of-ai-citation-patterns-offers-strategic-seo-insights/573327/">Comparison Of AI Citation Patterns Offers Strategic SEO Insights</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>OpenAI crawl activity roughly tripled after GPT-5, with OAI-SearchBot now generating more log events than GPTBot.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-crawl-activity-tripled-since-gpt-5-data-shows/573316/">OpenAI Crawl Activity Tripled Since GPT-5, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is testing "Ask YouTube," a conversational search feature that returns AI summaries with cited videos. Available to US Premium users.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-tests-ask-youtube-conversational-search-experiment/573175/">Google Tests ‘Ask YouTube’ Conversational Search Experiment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Microsoft previewed four new AI reporting features for Bing Webmaster Tools at SEO Week, including Citation Share and grounding query intent labels.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/bing-previews-ai-citation-share-for-webmaster-tools/573169/">Bing Previews AI Citation Share For Webmaster Tools</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>GoDaddy accidentally transferred someone's domain name to someone else then refused to fix the problem.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/godaddy-transferred-a-domain-by-mistake-and-refused-to-fix-it/573164/">GoDaddy Transferred A Domain By Mistake And Refused To Fix It</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A randomized field experiment found Google AI Overviews reduced organic clicks on triggered queries by 38%, while user experience ratings stayed unchanged.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-overviews-cut-organic-clicks-38-field-study-finds/573145/">Google’s AI Overviews Cut Clicks Without Satisfaction Gain: Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Seer Interactive says brand-cited AI Overview CTR fell 61% as impressions grew faster than clicks across cited pages. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-overview-ctr-fell-61-but-clicks-didnt-collapse/572993/">AI Overview CTR Fell 61%, But Clicks Didn’t Collapse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google’s Liz Reid told Bloomberg AI Overviews cut “bounce clicks,” not deeper visits, but Google still hasn’t shared data backing that claim.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-pushes-bounce-clicks-explanation-for-ai-overview-traffic-loss/572986/">Google Pushes “Bounce Clicks” Explanation For AI Overview Traffic Loss</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google documents deep link best practices and signals robots.txt doc expansion. The EU proposes Google share search data with rivals and AI chatbots.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-pulse-googles-robots-txt-docs-expand-deep-links-get-rules-eu-steps-in/572877/">Google’s Robots.txt Docs Expand, Deep Links Get Rules, EU Steps In – SEO Pulse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google updated their spam reporting tool to warn they won't process reports that contain personal information.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-wont-act-on-spam-reports-if-they-contain-personal-information/572929/">Google Won’t Act On Spam Reports If They Contain Personal Information</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google may expand its unsupported robots.txt rules list using HTTP Archive data and could broaden how it handles common misspellings of disallow.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-may-expand-unsupported-robots-txt-rules-list/572866/">Google May Expand Unsupported Robots.txt Rules List</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>OpenAI's public crawler docs now list OAI-AdsBot, a bot that may visit pages submitted as ChatGPT ads to check policy compliance and ad relevance.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openais-crawler-docs-now-list-oai-adsbot-for-chatgpt-ads/572861/">OpenAI’s Crawler Docs Now List OAI-AdsBot For ChatGPT Ads</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google adds view-through conversion optimization to Demand Gen and expands Commerce Media Suite support.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-view-through-conversion-optimization-to-demand-gen/572840/">Google Adds View-Through Conversion Optimization To Demand Gen</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>What Google's systems actually do with click data and what it means for SEO and rankings. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-facts-about-google-click-signals-rankings-and-seo/572827/">The Facts About Google Click Signals, Rankings, And SEO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google posted a GEO Partner Manager role in its ads sales organization, using “Generative Engine Optimization” terminology in an ads-side job description.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ads-posts-geo-partner-manager-role/572741/">Google Ads Posts GEO Partner Manager Role</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google and WooCommerce announced today that the Google for WooCommerce extension now enables merchants to sell products directly through YouTube. The update connects WooCommerce stores to YouTube channels enabling them to tap into 2.7 billion shoppers. Merchants can tag products in videos and Shorts, where they appear as shoppable cards during playback and in a dedicated shopping tab on the channel. The cards are pulled from the merchant’s existing product catalog They stay synced automatically through Google Merchant Center The same data is reused across YouTube, Shopping, and ads Connect WooCommerce Stores To YouTube Shoppers WooCommerce is an open source […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/woocommerce-youtube-shopping/572690/">WooCommerce Stores Can Now Sell Products Via YouTube Videos</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Digiday reports an early ChatGPT ads manager build now shows $3-$5 CPC bids for some pilot advertisers, as OpenAI continues expanding its ad tools.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-ads-now-offer-cpc-bidding-between-3-and-5-report/572652/">ChatGPT Ads Now Offer CPC Bidding Between $3 And $5: Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Ads now enables call recording by default for eligible AI-qualified call leads, changing how call conversions are evaluated in the U.S. and Canada.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ads-makes-call-recording-default-for-ai-lead-calls/572613/">Google Ads Makes Call Recording Default For AI Lead Calls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google announced new tools that further transforms Search to a tasked-based platform. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-new-tasked-based-search-features/572547/">Google Adds New Tasked-Based Search Features</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>The European Commission proposed Google share data with rival search engines and qualifying AI chatbots in the EU/EEA.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-may-have-to-share-search-data-with-rivals/572434/">Google May Have To Share Search Data With Rivals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google has outlined best practices that can increase the likelihood of "Read more" deep links appearing. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-lists-best-practices-for-read-more-deep-links/572423/">Google Lists Best Practices For Read More Deep Links</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Research on 68 million AI crawler visits show what SEOs should do to improve AI search performance</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/68-million-ai-crawler-visits-show-what-drives-ai-search-visibility/572386/">68 Million AI Crawler Visits Show What Drives AI Search Visibility</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Stanford's 2026 AI Index covers 400+ pages of data. Here's what search professionals should take from the adoption numbers, reliability gaps, and transparency decline. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-adoption-outpaced-the-pc-internet-dive-into-the-stanford-report-data/572305/">AI Adoption Outpaced The PC & Internet: Dive Into The Stanford Report Data</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is updating AI Mode in Chrome with side-by-side page viewing and a plus menu for adding tabs, images, and files as context.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-mode-in-chrome-gets-side-by-side-browsing/572273/">Google AI Mode in Chrome Gets Side-by-Side Browsing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>New Ahrefs data shows Reddit pages appeared often in ChatGPT retrievals but rarely as visible citations.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-often-retrieves-but-rarely-cites-reddit-pages-data-shows/572243/">ChatGPT Often Retrieves But Rarely Cites Reddit Pages, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Gen Z workers surveyed by Gallup said they would trust work done without AI over AI-assisted output by more than 2-to-1, with the gap widening.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/gen-z-workers-pick-human-only-output-over-ai-assisted/572230/">Gen Z Workers Pick Human-Only Output Over AI-Assisted</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>IAB's annual report shows search ad growth fell while social media and digital video posted stronger year-over-year gains.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/search-ad-growth-slows-as-social-video-gain-faster/572179/">Search Ad Growth Slows As Social & Video Gain Faster</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A recently updated patent describes how an automated assistant can circle back to a user when an answer is available at a later date.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-patent-on-autonomous-search-results/572216/">Google’s Patent On Autonomous Search Results</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google replaces Dynamic Search Ads with AI Max. Learn what’s changing, when migrations begin, and what advertisers should do before September upgrades.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-replacing-dynamic-search-ads-with-ai-max/571949/">Google Is Replacing Dynamic Search Ads With AI Max</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google just handed SEOs a new way to hit spammy sites with manual actions and get them deindexed from search results.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-just-made-it-easy-for-seos-to-kick-out-spammy-sites/572118/">Google Just Made It Easy For SEOs To Kick Out Spammy Sites</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A Google Search Console glitch resulted in a message to site owners implying that impressions have only just started being reported.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-google-search-console-message-glitch-gives-seos-a-scare/572072/">New Google Search Console Message Glitch Gives SEOs A Scare</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is rolling out Skills to Gemini in Chrome on desktop, letting users save prompts as reusable one-click tools and run them across selected tabs.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-chrome-skills-turn-gemini-prompts-into-reusable-workflows/571994/">Google Chrome Skills Turn Gemini Prompts Into Reusable Workflows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller lists nine scenarios that lead Google to choose one URL as the canonical over another.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-google-picks-canonical-urls/571914/">Google Lists 9 Scenarios That Explain How It Picks Canonical URLs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google added back button hijacking to its malicious practices spam policy. Enforcement starts June 15, 2026. Sites have two months to remove offending code. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-google-spam-policy-targets-back-button-hijacking/571859/">New Google Spam Policy Targets Back Button Hijacking</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>A recent announcement by Google signals the start of a massive change in how the internet and search work.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-task-based-search/571800/">Google’s Task-Based Agentic Search Is Disrupting SEO Today, Not Tomorrow</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Sundar Pichai outlines search as an “agent manager,” signaling a shift from link-based results to task completion and multi-step workflows.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-pichais-interview-reveals-about-googles-search-direction/571574/">What Pichai’s Interview Reveals About Google’s Search Direction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Mueller answers whether links pass negative signals and says unhelpful links may be ignored.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-if-outbound-links-pass-poor-signals/571687/">Google Answers If Outbound Links Pass “Poor Signals”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>SISTRIX analyzed German search results after the March core update and found uneven visibility shifts across categories, with some site types hit harder than others.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-march-core-update-left-4-losers-for-every-winner-in-germany/571639/">Google March Core Update Left 4 Losers For Every Winner In Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>An analysis of 400+ websites found five characteristics associated with estimated organic traffic gains. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-400-sites-reveal-about-organic-traffic-gains/571632/">What 400 Sites Reveal About Organic Traffic Gains</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's CEO says that informational queries will become agentic search and that search itself will be an agent manager.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-ceo-predicts-search-will-become-an-ai-agent-manager/571526/">Google’s CEO Predicts Search Will Become An AI Agent Manager</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Akamai breaks down which AI bots are hitting publishing, who operates them, and why fetcher bots may pose a more immediate risk.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-meta-bytedance-lead-ai-bot-traffic-in-publishing/571483/">OpenAI, Meta, ByteDance Lead AI Bot Traffic In Publishing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's March core update finished rolling out. Here's what to know about the rollout and when to check your data. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-confirms-march-2026-core-update-is-complete/571459/">Google Confirms March 2026 Core Update Is Complete</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller answers question about how Google handles multiple URLs and duplicate content.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-says-it-can-handle-multiple-urls-to-the-same-content/571424/">Google Says It Can Handle Multiple URLs To The Same Content</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google CEO Sundar Pichai said AI models could expose more software vulnerabilities and agreed it was plausible AI is affecting zero-day exploit markets. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/pichai-says-ai-could-break-pretty-much-all-software/571387/">Google CEO Says AI Could ‘Break Pretty Much All Software’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google explains why it doesn't matter if websites are getting heavier and the takeaway has everything to do with SEO.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-explains-why-it-doesnt-matter-that-websites-are-getting-larger/571333/">Google Explains Why It Doesn’t Matter That Websites Are Getting Larger</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller says that those who self-identify as SEO gurus are clueless imposters.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-mueller-on-seo-gurus-who-are-clueless-imposters/571290/">Google’s Mueller On SEO Gurus Who Are “Clueless Imposters”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>An Ipsos survey of U.S. adults found 63% say ads in AI search results would reduce trust. Early advertiser data offers limited, mixed signals.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/trust-in-ai-search-could-drop-with-ads-survey-shows/571240/">Trust In AI Search Could Drop With Ads, Survey Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>ChatGPT Search is citing fewer websites per response after GPT-5.3 Instant became the default experience.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-search-is-citing-fewer-sites-data-shows/571219/">ChatGPT Search Is Citing Fewer Sites, Data Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Will WordPress's troubled real-time collaboration feature be worth delaying the release of WP 7.0?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpresss-troubled-real-time-collaboration-feature/571201/">WordPress’s Troubled Real-Time Collaboration Feature</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Agentic AI shopping may not be good for SEO. But there's a reason why SEOs won't need to worry about it.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-agentic-ai-shopping-feels-unnatural-and-may-not-threaten-seo/571122/">Why Agentic AI Shopping Feels Unnatural And May Not Threaten SEO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Matt Mullenweg invokes Will Smith's Oscars slap in response to Cloudflare's boat that EmDash is a successor to WordPress.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/mullenweg-to-cloudflare-keep-wordpress-out-of-your-mouth/571119/">Mullenweg To Cloudflare: Keep WordPress Out Of Your Mouth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller answers question of whether splitting a sitemap is worth the extra work.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-why-some-seos-split-their-sitemap-into-multiple-files/571097/">Google Answers Why Some SEOs Split Their Sitemap Into Multiple Files</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>AI led all cited reasons for U.S. job cuts in March at 25% of the total, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-leads-all-reasons-for-u-s-job-cuts-in-march-report-says/571065/">AI Leads All Reasons For U.S. Job Cuts In March, Report Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Cloudflare's WordPress competitor EmDash may be the future of CMSs, but there are six reasons why it's not that CMS today.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/6-reasons-why-cloudflares-emdash-cant-compete-with-wordpress/571053/">6 Reasons Why Cloudflare’s EmDash Can’t Compete With WordPress</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller answered a question about the nature of core updates: Are they rolled out in steps or all at once then refined?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-answers-why-core-updates-can-roll-out-in-stages/571003/">Google Answers Why Core Updates Can Roll Out In Stages</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Gary Illyes published a blog post explaining how Googlebot works as one client of a centralized crawling platform, with new byte-level details.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-explains-googlebot-byte-limits-and-crawling-architecture/570961/">Google Explains Googlebot Byte Limits And Crawling Architecture</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Delay in release of WordPress 7.0 stems from concerns over the real-time collaboration feature. The focus is on targeting "extreme stability."</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wordpress-delays-release-of-version-7-0-to-focus-on-stability/570944/">WordPress Delays Release Of Version 7.0 To Focus On Stability</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt discuss page weight growth, the 15MB crawl limit, and whether structured data is adding bloat to web pages. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-pages-are-getting-larger-it-still-matters/570875/">Google: Pages Are Getting Larger & It Still Matters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Tufts index projects 9M U.S. jobs at risk from AI. Writers and Authors, Computer Programmers, and Web and Digital Interface Designers top the risk list.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/new-ai-jobs-index-ranks-784-occupations-by-loss-risk/570867/">New AI Jobs Index Ranks 784 Occupations By Loss Risk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Why Google's new AI user agent may be tied to shift of resources from Project Mariner To Gemini Agent</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/why-new-google-agent-may-be-a-pivot-related-to-openclaw-trend/570764/">Why New Google-Agent May Be A Pivot Related To OpenClaw Trend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Gemini more than doubled its referral traffic to websites in two months while ChatGPT declined from its peak, SE Ranking data shows. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-gemini-sends-more-traffic-to-sites-than-perplexity-report/570714/">Google Gemini Sends More Traffic To Sites Than Perplexity: Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google has started rolling out the March 2026 core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks to complete. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-begins-rolling-out-march-2026-core-update/570657/">Google Begins Rolling Out March 2026 Core Update</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Wikipedia's new AI guidelines prohibit editors from using LLMs for writing or rewriting content, with two exceptions.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/wikipedia-bans-use-of-ai-generated-content/570651/">Wikipedia Bans Use Of AI-Generated Content</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries, powered by its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model with multilingual voice and camera search in AI Mode. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-takes-search-live-global-with-gemini-3-1-flash-live/570602/">Google Takes Search Live Global With Gemini 3.1 Flash Live</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google introduces Performance Max updates, including audience exclusions, budget projections, and expanded reporting to give advertisers more visibility and control over campaign performance.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-new-performance-max-controls-and-reporting-features/570588/">Google Adds New Performance Max Controls And Reporting Features</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Why Google's recently finished Spam Update could be the beginning of something bigger that is yet to come.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-march-spam-update-felt-muted-but-may-signal-bigger-changes/570541/">Google’s March Spam Update Felt Muted But May Signal Bigger Changes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google Analytics launched Scenario Planner and Projections to help advertisers forecast performance, optimize budgets, and plan cross-channel media spend more strategically.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-analytics-launches-scenario-planner-and-projections/570520/">Google Analytics Launches Scenario Planner and Projections</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google updated its Discussion Forum and Q&A Page structured data docs with new properties, including a way to label AI- and machine-generated content. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-adds-ai-bot-labels-to-forum-qa-structured-data/570425/">Google Adds AI & Bot Labels To Forum, Q&A Structured Data</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google has finished rolling out the March 2026 spam update. The update applies globally and to all languages, with rollout taking a few days.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-begins-rolling-out-the-march-2026-spam-update/570428/">Google’s March 2026 Spam Update Is Already Complete</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Research finds that persona prompts "reliably damage" factual accuracy in certain kinds of tasks but work well in others.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/research-you-are-an-expert-prompts-can-damage-factual-accuracy/570397/">Research Shows Where Persona Prompting Works And When It Backfires</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Bing's AI Performance dashboard now maps grounding queries to cited pages, letting you connect AI citation data to specific URLs on your site.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/bing-ai-dashboard-maps-grounding-queries-to-cited-pages/570323/">Bing AI Dashboard Maps Grounding Queries To Cited Pages</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's John Mueller responds to a question about search results that display outdated branding for a site that rebranded over ten years ago.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-responds-to-error-that-causes-old-branding-to-persist-in-serps/570315/">Google Responds To Error That Causes Old Branding To Persist In SERPs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Yoast SEO founder shares that most sites don't need content management systems like WordPress anymore.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/is-wordpress-too-complex-for-most-sites/570274/">Is WordPress Too Complex For Most Sites?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google is testing AI headline rewrites in Search using similar language to the earlier Discover test that became a feature. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-headlines-in-search/570208/">Google Tested AI Headlines In Discover. Now It’s Testing Them In Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>
<p>Google's Universal Commerce Protocol adds cart management and catalog access, highlights identity linking support, and begins simplifying Merchant Center onboarding.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-expands-ucp-with-cart-catalog-onboarding/570084/">Google Expands UCP With Cart, Catalog, Onboarding</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com">Search Engine Journal</a>.</p>