Daily Search Forum Recap: December 1, 2025
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 1, 2025
"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. Google is working on a huge Gemini UX update. Google Search Console annotations now supports current dates. Google Search Console's page indexing report is delayed over two weeks. Google Discover tests top searches widgets leading to AI Mode. Google Ads may bring back website optimizer. Google AI Mode tests hover style inline links."
"Did you ever use the feedback links? (I can't reproduce it either) If you click on "more", then thumbs-down, and "report a problem" you can give more context., John Mueller on Bluesky New on Google Discover and AI Overview. Google is testing titles below the image/video and just above the AI-generated text. Generated titles are now larger than before. I should point out that before, the title was right n, Damien (andell) on X"
Google is making a large Gemini UX update and testing multiple AI-driven interface elements across Search, Discover, and AI Mode. Search Console added support for current dates in annotations while its page indexing report experienced delays exceeding two weeks. Google Discover is experimenting with top searches widgets that connect to AI Mode and is changing title placement and sizing above AI-generated text. Google Ads shows signs of reviving Website Optimizer and faces criticism over link-selling practices. Forum reports note feedback link behaviors, ‘Ask anything’ unit variations, and Wikipedia moving to a shared desktop/mobile URL pattern.
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