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Search Console is adding a new section for Shopping tab listings to help online store owners display their products on Google's Shopping tab as part of our ongoing efforts to support merchants and assist them in expanding their businesses across Google. To make it simpler for Search Console users to display their products across Google, we've added a number of features. A Merchant Listings report was just released by Search Console to assist retailers in adding Product structured data. A new section called Shopping tab listings will be visible to eligible online store owners who have implemented product markup as of right now. You might not notice any changes right away because we'll be implementing this change gradually over the coming weeks. In Search Console Shopping Tab Then, without having to re-verify website ownership, merchants will be able to easily create a Merchant Center account using a streamlined assisted sign-up process. With this new option, merchants only n

Google Search is constantly attempting to provide users with more relevant results. In order to accomplish this, we're introducing what we're calling the "helpful content update," which is a component of a larger initiative to make sure users see more helpful, original information created by people, for people, in search results. The change and certain considerations for creators are covered in greater detail below. Google Helpful Content Update Focus on material that puts people first The helpful content upgrade intends to more favourably reward content where users believe they have had a pleasant experience, whereas content that falls short of a user's expectations will not do as well. How can you be certain that the material you produce will be effective with our recent update? by adhering to our steadfast recommendations and principles to produce content for humans rather than search engines. People-first content producers put the needs of their audience first

Users who are deciding which product to purchase can benefit from reading product reviews. Our study has shown that consumers frequently refer to lists of benefits and drawbacks in product reviews when deciding which products to buy. Google Search may emphasise advantages and disadvantages in the product review snippet in search results due of their significance to users. Example Search Snippet Pros and Cons By including pros and cons structured data on editorial review sites, you may inform Google about your advantages and disadvantages. You can use Rich Results Test to verify that the structured data you're adding to your web pages is accurate and appropriate for Google Search. The tool has recently been expanded to examine the benefits and drawbacks of structured data in addition to the many forms of structured data that Google Search currently supports. Google may attempt to automatically identify the advantages and negatives stated on the website if you do not submit structure

For the Google Business Profile function in Google Web Search, Google Search is currently testing a new enlarged menu. This enables you to extend the options to change your business profile straight on the desktop Google Search interface by clicking an arrow down. These screenshots were shared by Professor M in the Local Search Forums when he discovered this. This is the compressed version; note the downward-pointing arrow in the right-hand circle: This is how it appears expanded: Although I do not personally notice this, I do kind of appreciate expanding the options here because many of them are difficult to find in the default design. Source: Local Search Form

We've been inundated with inquiries over the past few days regarding a recent revision to our Googlebot documentation. In particular, we've shown that when downloading particular file types, Googlebot only ever "sees" the first 15 megabytes (MB). This criterion has been in place for a long time. We recently included it to our documentation because it rarely changes and because some people might find it useful when debugging. The referenced resources on the page are not included in this limit; rather, it only pertains to the bytes (content) received for the initial request made by Googlebot. For instance, when you open https://example.com/puppies.html, your browser will first download the HTML's bytes. Then, based on those bytes, it may request other files, such as external JavaScript, graphics, or other resources that the HTML links to. The Googlebot acts similarly. How does the 15 MB restriction affect me? Probably nothing. On the internet, there aren't many