Daily Search Forum Recap: January 6, 2022

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

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Google Discover Tests New Look For Trending Searches

Google is testing a new look and design for the trending searches you see on the Google home page on mobile and in Google Discover. Here is a screenshot of the slick search phrase in a bubble with the trending icon next to it that Jason Mandragona shared on Twitter.

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Google Tests New Visual Stories Designs

It looks like Google is testing new layouts and formats for the visual stories, formerly AMP stories. Brodie Clark shared some screen shots of the new designs on Twitter.

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Google People Also Ask With Read Full Answer Button

Google is testing a new option on some people also ask results, an option to click a button that says "read full answer." Valentin Pletzer spotted this in the German Google results and I am not able to replicate it on my end, but here are his screenshots, you can click on them to enlarge.

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IndexNow WordPress Plugin Released By Microsoft Bing

Our friends at Microsoft Bing released a holiday gift over Christmas, the IndexNow WordPress plugin. If you run your site on WordPress, you can easily click a few buttons to add IndexNow support to your site and get instant indexing from Bing and Yandex.

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