Google says images styled with CSS won’t be indexed in Image Search, advising developers to use HTML tags for important visuals. The post Google Warns: CSS Background Images Aren’t Indexed appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
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Google Warns: CSS Background Images Aren’t Indexed via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 28, 2025
Google clarifies that soft 404 pages consume crawl budget, even when they return a 200 OK status. Here’s how this affects your site
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Google: Soft 404s Use Crawl Budget Despite 200 OK Status via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
The gap between traditional SEO and AI-first search is growing. Duane Forrester shows what to cut, what to keep, and what to start doing.
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The SEO Industry Is Teaching The Wrong Skills via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester
I know I just reported on the super-heated Google Search ranking volatility week we had, and how the post-core update seems more unstable than during the June 2025 core update. However, we are now seeing even more volatility over the weekend, with some reporting reversals from the events of last week.
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Google Search Ranking Volatility Was Heated This Weekend – Reversals?
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AI search favors clear, trustworthy content. Learn how to structure yours for maximum visibility in AI Overviews and chatbot responses.
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Why Generative AI Isn’t Killing SEO – It’s Creating New Opportunities via @sejournal, @AdamHeitzman
Google seems to be rolling out a new Google local feature for Google Business Profiles that shows if the attributes listed by the business are accurate. Now, Google can show the percentage of users who confirmed the attribute actually exists at that business.
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Google Business Profile Attributes With Confirmed By Percentages
Google held its Google Search Central Live event in the Asia-Pacific region last week. It was a three day event, as opposed to the normal half day events it has held in the past. In any event
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Google Search Central Deep Dive 2025 Indexing Slides
Google seems to be testing replacing the three vertical dots next to the search results snippets with a question mark icon. Clicking on that triggers the about this site feature.
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Google Search Swaps Three Dots With Question Mark For About This Site
Google has changed how much it charges for message leads within Google Local Service Ads. Previously, it was 50% of the corresponding phone lead but now, Google said it is “typically priced lower than the corresponding phone lead price, although that’s not always the case.”
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Google Local Service Ads Message Leads Now More Expensive?