Daily Search Forum Recap: October 20, 2025
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Daily Search Forum Recap: October 20, 2025
"We noticed a lot of Google Search ranking volatility late last week. Did your site see a boost? Google Search Console's crawl stats report is missing a day of data. Google Ads rolled out text guidelines beta. Google AI Mode now lets you select text of the AI response, to do a follow up question. Google is testing paperclip icons in the snippet. Google Search adds a price tracker graph by retailer. Google LSAs now support sitelinks in the maps view."
"You can click/hover over either type of pin to get info even if the business is not showing on the (4) GLP results. The downfall if you advertise here, there is no organic pin, Nate Louis on X How do i deindex the bulk spammy pages from my website?, Reddit Ah, interesting! I can see on my Discover feed the return of "Explore Places" on Discover cards. I know it's not really new, but when you click on this button, you see a new page that opens with other complementary articles,, Damien (andell) on X"
Late-week Google Search ranking volatility affected many sites, with some reporting boosts while others saw changes in visibility. Google Search Console's crawl stats report omitted one day of data, impacting crawl metrics continuity. Google Ads launched a text guidelines beta for advertisers. Google AI Mode now allows selecting text within AI responses to ask follow-up questions. Google is testing paperclip icons in search snippets and added a retailer price-tracker graph to product results. Local Services Ads (LSAs) began supporting sitelinks in maps view. Forum threads covered GLP organic versus ad pins, bulk deindexing of spam pages, the return of 'Explore Places' on Discover, and shifts in GenAI traffic share.
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