Google is testing payments for content contributing to AI answers, Mueller says AI position data is hard to report, and Cloudflare splits training from search.

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Google is testing a "Dive deeper" button in Discover, starting with videos.

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No GSC for ChatGPT? Paste a distinctive snippet into a chatbot and ask for exact matches. If your URL comes back, retrieval isn't your problem.

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Google updated its Search documentation to add local business queries to the two result units rolled out in the EEA for directories and direct providers.

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Turn AI guardrails into search assets with a school district's template for published policies, named reviewers, and clear data protections.

The post Your Brand Needs An AI Accountability Document, A School District Beat Big Tech To It appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Bot Preference Sync sets AI crawler policy per category, not per crawler. Allow GPTBot and block Bytespider, and no setting describes what you do.

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Is a traffic decline actually hurting your business? Our State of Search 2027 shows how to tell and where to invest next.

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Google, Cloudflare, and Microsoft are testing different models for paying publishers when AI systems access or use their content.

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Google's John Mueller explains how publishers can catch site problems before they become an indexing crisis.

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Google expanded their Mediapartners-Google guidance to make it about more than just AdSense.

The post Google Updates Mediapartners-Google Crawler Guidance: Less About AdSense appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and Googlebot won't pay your price yet. Charge now and you lose citations. Here's what to decide before the dashboard toggle arrives.

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A controlled AI citation test found source order mattered less than raw data suggested, while structured rewrites shifted how citation credit was distributed.

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An audit of Reddit AI search found formal, highly upvoted comments were selected more often, while experiential language appeared less often.

The post Reddit AI Search Picks Already-Popular Comments, Audit Finds appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Product page copy builds shopper trust and fills gaps in AI feeds, giving customers the details they need to buy.

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Join us on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. CEST for a practical live conversation about building WooCommerce stores with block themes.

Block themes give merchants and builders new ways to shape a store’s layout, styles, and templates. They also change how agencies think about design systems, plugin compatibility, performance, and the boundary between visual editing and custom code. If you have been curious about block themes—or tried them and found the experience harder than expected—this conversation is for you.

We are excited to welcome Mike McAlister, creator of the Ollie block theme, alongside WooCommerce engineers Karol Manijak and Lucio Giannotta. Mike will bring the perspective of an independent theme builder supporting real stores, while Karol and Lucio will share what the team is learning as it improves Woo Blocks and builds Purple, our block theme currently in beta.

Woo Developer Advocates Brian Coords and Shani Banerjee will lead the discussion, exploring practical ideas for trying block themes safely and a checklist for deciding whether they are a good fit for your next project. Bring your thoughts and questions, and join us for audience Q&A at the end.

Event details

This event will be recorded and posted for those who cannot attend live.

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The surface that ranks and the surface that earns are decoupling. Three predictions for Google in 2027, plus one about whether you'll know.

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Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publisher.

The post Google Search Profile Badges Expose The Publisher Traffic Crisis appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google is rolling out cart transfer and checkout testing in the Merchant Center UCP hub, plus a YouTube ads beta and wider AI insights.

The post Google UCP Update Lets Merchants Enable Cart Transfer To Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

A model can know the right answer and still defer to a wrong tool result. What does that mean for your visibility report?

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