Google is testing replacing the “Show more” button under the AI Overviews with a “Loading…” button. Also, earlier this year, Google tested “Enter AI Mode” for the button text but that obviously did not stick.

Google has completely revamped the Google Merchant Center API help document page. It was previously named “API access to Merchant Center” and was renamed to “Google Merchant Center API.” Plus, the content on the page has been completely rewritten and expanded.

Google continues to test variations of designs and user experiences for Sitelinks within its search results. The new design spotted has the Sitelinks listed line by line, with a horizontal line across the left side of the mobile search result snippet.

Today is Google’s 28th birthday and Google has a special Google Doodle to celebrate. The Doodle takes you back in time to an early Google logo.

Google’s September spam update may take up to two weeks, Search Console adds image-based search data, reports look at traffic from Search and AI Mode. The post Google Spam Update, Image Search Data In GSC – SEO Pulse appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Strip the visual layer and a machine can still use a website. Strip the structure, as markdown does, and it can only read about it.

AI models are everywhere. The data you feed them isn’t. Mallory Gray of Skydeo explains why audience signals, not mention counts, decide who buys.

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’s new system for catching AI content spam has already been deployed. This is why it may be a part of Google’s Spam Update. The post Google Has Deployed A New AI Spam Detector Called SAFE appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

This week, Google announced yet another spam update, the fourth of the year, the September 2026 Google spam update. Prior to that, we reported on more Google Search ranking volatility