Aug 25
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Ahrefs launched a monthly dashboard comparing Google and ChatGPT referral traffic so you can track AI search as a measurable channel. The post Ahrefs Launches Tracker Comparing ChatGPT & Google Referral Traffic appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Ahrefs Launches Tracker Comparing ChatGPT & Google Referral Traffic via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
High severity vulnerability hits Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin, affecting over 300,000 WordPress sites The post WordPress Contact Form 7 Redirection Plugin Vulnerability Hits 300k Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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WordPress Contact Form 7 Redirection Plugin Vulnerability Hits 300k Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Aug 25
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Explore Optmyzr’s study on Amazon leaving Google Ads: why clicks increased but value declined, and what it means for advertisers across industries. The post Breaking Down Optmyzr’s Study on Amazon’s Exit from Google Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Breaking Down Optmyzr’s Study on Amazon’s Exit from Google Ads via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Aug 25
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Google’s Barry Pollard explains why CrUX and Search Console often report different Core Web Vitals results. Learn how page-view vs. URL-level methods lead to mismatches.
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Google: Why CrUX & Search Console Don’t Match On Core Web Vitals via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 19, 2025
Aug 25
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Google’s AI Overviews show how self-cannibalization works. Kevin Indig revisits product cannibalization with lessons from Apple, Netflix, Amazon, and what it means for marketers
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Standby As Google Cannibalizes Itself (While Also Devouring All Of Us) via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
Smaller travel brands appear more often in Google’s AI results, yet major players still dominate.
Google AI Overviews has this feature where you can select the text in the AI Overview and an overlay with explain this, related images and copy text (sometimes other features) overlay as buttons for you to do more with. Google even tested keyboard shortcuts for it. But now Google is testing this in a bottom tray design.
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Google AI Overviews Explain Overlay Tests Bottom Tray
While I think SEOs spend way too much time and effort on Core Web Vitals, many do ask why does the Google Chrome UX report often not match what is shown in the Google Search Console core web vitals report. Well, as Google’s Barry Pollard said, they look at “different measures.”
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Why Google Chrome UX Report & Search Console Don’t Match
Google is testing vertical images within the Top Stories (and news tab) section of the Google search results on desktop. We’ve seen vertical or portrait layouts for top stories on mobile, but I don’t think I’ve seen it look like this on desktop.
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Google Tests Vertical Images For Top Stories (& News Tab)