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Added documentation on identifying traffic from Google Search
What : Added a new page about identifying traffic from Google Search using HTTP Referer headers. Why : To document how site owners can identify and track traffic from Google Search in their web analytics systems.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Robots · 2026-10-30Making it easier for websites to express AI training preferences
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Indexing · 2026-10-26Updated guidance on preventing user-generated spam
What : Updated the user-generated spam prevention guide with guidance on blocking indexing of link-shared content and monitoring abuse in Search Console. Why : To help platforms keep user-created pages that aren't meant for Search out of th
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Canonical · 2026-10-23Updated guidance on crawlable URL structures
What : Updated the URL structure best practices to clarify word separation guidelines using hyphens versus underscores. Why : To synchronize the documentation with the episodes of "The Non-Canonical Cabinet" video series.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Robots · 2026-10-21Updated the control what you share with Google Search documentation
What : Updated the control what you share with Google Search documentation to include existing options such as the robots meta tag, data-nosnippet , X-Robots-Tag , and the Search generative AI control, along with minor clarifications that t
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-10-16Updating the Indexing API quota page
What : Updated the Indexing API quota page to reflect the current quota limits and process. Why : To document the current quota limits for the Indexing API and remove an outdated form.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Bing/Copilot · 2026-10-13Introducing Topics Portfolio (Beta) in AI Performance
Bing Webmaster Tools introduces Topics Portfolio, a beta view of sites’ presence across thematic AI Search clusters. It combines portfolio-level context with query-level opportunities for planning growth. Each topic shows Topic Size, Sites
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-10-01Updated guidance on using generative AI content
What : Updated the using generative AI content guide with information from the Search Quality Raters guidelines. Why : To get our documentation in sync with our presentations we use at our developer events.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Schema · 2026-09-24Added creator property and updated interactionStatistic in VideoObject structured data
What : Added the creator property (noting support for author ) and updated interactionStatistic to document supported interaction types in the VideoObject structured data documentation . Why : To document support for the creator and author
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-09-16Added documentation on adding a Search profile badge to your website
What : Added a new guide on how to add a Search profile badge to your website . Why : To help site owners point their audience to their Search profile.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →International SEO · 2026-09-08Added documentation about regional differences in Search experience
Google added documentation describing regional Search experiences, including aggregator units, supplier units, carousels, and their participation requirements.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-08-31Updated the European Search Dataset Licensing Program page
Google refreshed the European Search Dataset Licensing Program overview, eligibility criteria, and application details.
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