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Added 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.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-08-28Updated the favicon documentation
Google Search now lists supported favicon file formats directly in its documentation, making compatibility requirements clearer.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-07-29Added guide on analyzing social and video platform content
Google added guidance for analyzing social and video platform content performance in Search Console.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →Schema · 2026-07-07Clarified how to specify sale price effective dates in Product structured data
Google added Sale duration guidance for validFrom, validThrough, and priceValidUntil in Product structured data.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Schema · 2026-07-07Added category to merchant listing structured data
Google documented how Product.category can use Text or CategoryCode and align with Merchant Center category fields.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 65/100Read analysis →Technical SEO · 2026-07-01Updating our AMP documentation
Google simplified its AMP documentation and removed outdated references to AMP Viewer, AMP Cache, and Signed Exchange.
Confidence: 96/100 · Importance: 52/100Read analysis →