Daily Search Forum Recap: September 5, 2023

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

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Google Fixed The Search Console Canonical URL Reporting Bug

From the end of July through just a couple of days ago, Google has had this weird error for some sites in Google Search Console. In short, Google Search Console was reporting the wrong canonical URL for some pages. Yesterday, September 4th, it seemed like Google fixed the issue.

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Google SGE Drops Local Results (5 Local Pack)

When Google launched its Search Generative Experience, the AI-powered answer embedded local results from Google Business Profiles in a local pack. In fact, it was a "five pack" but now, Google is no longer showing the local pack at all - at least at the time I wrote this story.

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Google Local Negative Reviews Hack Leads To Harassment & Abuse

Did you know that Google is totally fine with customers leaving negative reviews and then every few months they "update" that negative review just to ensure the review is labeled as "new" and remains at the top of all the other positive reviews?

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Google: Content Quality Is Not About Typos But Overall Quality

Google's John Mueller said when it comes to rankings, Google doesn't really care too much about typos here and there but rather the overall quality of the site's content. I guess I am in luck on this sight (did that on purpose), don't you think?

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Sunflower At GooglePlex with Peter The Greeter

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 4, 2023

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...

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Exotic Animals Visit The GooglePlex

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 1, 2023

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Google Manual Actions & Penalties Are Not Just For English Sites

Google's John Mueller confirmed something that many of you probably already know, Google can penalize a site irrespective of the language it is written in. John said on X, "Manual actions and algorithm changes are independent of the native language of the authors."

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Does Google Use The Meta Keywords Tag For Rankings? No

It has been a while since I covered the keyword meta tag and for some reason the topic has come up recently, so I decided to cover it again. In short, Google Search still does not use the keyword meta tag for ranking purposes.

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Google Sneaker Illustrated

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 31, 2023

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Google Search Generative Experience now really launched links in its AI-powered answers...

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Google Building Across From Another Google Building

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 30, 2023

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Google Search Snippet "Mentioned In" Carousel Feature

Google seems to be testing a new Google Search snippet carousel titled "mentioned in." Under the main search result snippet, you can expand a new section called "mentioned in" that loads a carousel of snippets that show you what other websites this website is mentioned in.

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Google: If A Page Is Indexed Then It Was Rendered By Google (Even Refreshes)

Martin Splitt from the Google Search Relations team said on Twitter that if a page is indexed that means it was rendered. He added that page refreshes are also fully rendered by Google when indexed.

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Google Band Music Rooms

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 29, 2023

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Bing: We Release Search Features Globally (We Don't Discriminate)

Bing's CEO, Mikhail Parakhin, said that Bing does not release some features slower or delayed in some countries. He said they release "All countries at the same time," adding that they "don't discriminate."

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Google Fuel Pump

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 28, 2023

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

The Google August 2023 core update seemed to cause some big movement on some sites around Friday, August 25th...

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Google Search Generative Experience Local Results Gain More Link Cards

The new Google Search Generative Experience now shows more links and link cards in the local results interface for some users. The link cards show below the listing and also at the top right of the map interface in the SGE interface on both desktop and mobile.

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Google: Word Location In URLs Does Not Matter For SEO

Google's John Mueller was asked if it matters SEO-wise or search ranking-wise if you place /services/ before /location/ in your URL structure or the other way. John said when it comes to SEO, it really does not matter.

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Screenshots Of Google Search Console News Showcase Filters & Reports

A while ago we reported that Google Search Console will gain specific reports for Google News Showcase and it now seems Google is testing this in the wild. Clara Soteras shared some screenshots of these reports on Twitter and she shared an email and additional screenshots with me directly that I can post here.

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