Daily Search Forum Recap: October 18, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
For the original iTunes version, click here. Yep, another week, more Google search ranking volatility to report on…
Google Search is testing replacing the article carousel format with a list view format of sort. This shows the articles in two columns with a show more button, instead of a carousel of article cards you can toggle through.
Google Search is testing replacing the article carousel format with a list view format of sort.
Google is testing a more results button with a bit more design, the button expands or refines your query in the people also ask section. Normally you just see a text link that says “more results” but here Google a query and a search icon enclosed in a button.
Google is testing a new image pack design that shows four images instead of three images with a more images button. This may not be a new change, it might be query dependent but it seems newish to me.
Google Search’s translate feature may sometimes show images that match the word or words, depending on the language you are translating from and to.
Google Search’s translate feature may sometimes show images that match the word or words, depending on the language you are translating from and to. So if you want to translate the word baby into Spanish or French, Google will show baby photos but if you want to translate it into Hebrew or some other languages, it won’t.
Google is now testing an “open in maps” button in the local pack maps embed interface. That button takes you into the core Google Maps product for that Google search query.
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