Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Anecdotal report that blocking AI training bots with Cloudflare blocks Googlebot from indexing websites. The post Report That Cloudflare AI Bot Blocking Prevents Googlebot From Indexing Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Now Reports AI Search Impressions. Here’s How To Read Them via @sejournal, @cshel
Comparing which pages Google uses in AI answers against how they rank conventionally is where the new Search Console report earns its keep. The post Google Now Reports AI Search Impressions. Here’s How To Read Them appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Paid Search Absorbed Organic’s Collapse – Then Q2 Slowed Down via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google paid search growth slowed in Q2 2026. See what tougher comparisons and shifting ad spend mean for PPC budgets and H2 planning. The post Paid Search Absorbed Organic’s Collapse – Then Q2 Slowed Down appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WooCommerce Social Login vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of ecommerce sites. The post WooCommerce Social Login WordPress Plugin Enables Full Site Takeover appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Snap announced that it is removing wholly AI-generated videos from Snapchat’s Spotlight recommendations in favor of promoting authentic human-authored experiences. The post Snapchat Clamps Down On AI-Generated Videos appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Open Knowledge Format v0.2 Adds A Trust Layer – No AI Agent Reads It Yet via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic
No agent reads your OKF bundle. Write one anyway: v0.2’s provenance and staleness fields expose every claim your website cannot defend. The post Open Knowledge Format v0.2 Adds A Trust Layer – No AI Agent Reads It Yet appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Why AI Recommends Your Competitor & What To Do About It via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Kris Jones says one word decides whether AI recommends your brand: synthesis. Here’s what that means for where you spend next quarter’s budget. The post Why AI Recommends Your Competitor & What To Do About It appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The State Of Search In 2026: Zero Click Searches At An All-Time High
AI Mode usage has plateaued, and search hasn’t been replaced. What Datos and SparkToro’s Q2 data actually says about the open web. The post The State Of Search In 2026: Zero Click Searches At An All-Time High appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Free Advanced Link Training Lessons via @sejournal, @martinibuster
One of the most advanced SEOs of all time, Bill Hartzer, is giving away free advanced link training lessons. The post Free Advanced Link Training Lessons appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Recommends Using 304 Status Code To Conserve Crawl Budget via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s updated crawl budget documentation recommends serving a 304 response code to Googlebot for pages that haven’t changed. The post Google Recommends Using 304 Status Code To Conserve Crawl Budget appeared first on Search Engine Journal.