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

Mike King asked John Mueller of Google an interesting question around issues that come up with the web rendering engine and blocked endpoints with JavaScript rendering issues. Mike asked if it would be considered cloaking if Google does not end us seeing the content in the rendered version because of the blocked endpoint

Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that Google uses XML Sitemaps like an energy drink. John said “All sitemap files of a site are imported into a common, big mixing cup, lightly shaken, and then given to Googlebot by URL in the form of an energy drink.”

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Google is testing a new search user interface treatment for map results called “Lists on Google Maps.” This shows you a carousel of results from Google Maps, Google My Business listings, that you can scroll through and learn more about.

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