Archive for January, 2026

Google Search Console Links Report Missing Data?

2026/01/05

Google Search Console’s link report seems to be either missing data or is now showing fewer links. I suspect it is a bug but I also don’t think Google spends too much time monitoring this report within Search Console.

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Google Ads Change History Adds Go To Button

2026/01/05

Google added a new button to the Google Ads Change history report that lets advertisers quickly jump to different campaigns and ad groups in this report.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: January 2, 2026

2026/01/02

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

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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google December Core Update Done, News Publishers Hit Hard, Frankenstein AI Recipe Horror & Happy New Year

2026/01/02

Google completed the December 2025 core update this week and it hit some news publishers incredibly hard.

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Some News Publishers Saw Big Declines With The Google Core Update

2026/01/02

Now that the December 2025 core update is officially done, some are looking at the damage it caused. A number of very visible news publishers saw some significant declines in Google Search visibility with this latest core update.

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(John) Mueller Report Of SEO Memes (2025 Edition)

2026/01/02

For the past several years now, John Mueller of Google would come out with what he calls the “Mueller Report of SEO memes.” Well, here is his 2025 edition of the Mueller Report of SEO memes. It is fun to scan through, so I’ll just embed them all.

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Google Search Tests Blue Send Button In Query Box

2026/01/02

Google is testing a blue “Send” button in the search query box on its home page.

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The Technical Guide To Common Magento (Adobe Commerce) SEO Issues via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

2026/01/02

Adobe Commerce/Magento’s flexibility comes with technical complexity.

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Google: Why 404s Don’t Matter For SEO

2026/01/02

Google has been saying that 404 error codes are a normal part of the web, that 404s are not a low quality signal and that they don’t use up your crawl budget. Now, John Mueller of Google explained why 404s don’t matter for SEO.

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John Mueller (Personally) On If Schema Helps With LLMs & Google

2026/01/02

John Mueller, who works on the Google Search team, responded to a question that asks, “Does extensive Schema markup actually help Large Language Models (LLMs) understand your entity better, or is it just for Google Rich Snippets?” He responded to the question, prefacing it that it is his point of view and “this is not official guidance.”

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