Ranking recovery after a fix takes several months, John Mueller said on Reddit. Why the delay swings so widely depending on what you repaired.
Gemini 3.8 Lands in AI Mode for Paid Users
Gemini 3.8 reached AI Mode on September 2, limited to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. What it changes for your site, and what it leaves alone.
What Your WordPress Plugins Quietly Allow Themselves
WordPress plugins can grant themselves permanent access to your site. Where the list lives, how to read each row, and what you can revoke safely.
Markdown for AI Crawlers Only Draws SEO Tools
John Mueller only sees SEO tools asking for markdown on his test sites, and the one controlled experiment published finds no significant gap.
ChatGPT Is Now a Search Engine in EU Law
The European Commission classed ChatGPT as a search engine on 31 August. What the 159.1 million figure means and what a young site can do with it.
Blocking Your Site From AI Responses: What You Lose
A Search Console control keeps your site out of AI responses on Google. What it really cuts, what it leaves alone, and the finer levers to use instead.
Page Not Indexed: What Discovered Really Means
A page not indexed under Discovered, currently not indexed is rarely broken. What Google actually says, the real causes, and the steps that move it.
Reddit Owns 84% of Discussions and Forums
Three sites take 76.75% of Google’s discussions and forums box. What the Ahrefs study measures, and what a young site can realistically expect from it.
Google Redirects Your Clicks Through google.com/goto
Google redirects search result clicks through a google.com/goto page. What we know about the detour, why it exists, and what it may change for your stats.
OpenAI Licensing Means 48% More ChatGPT Citations
OpenAI licensing means 48% more ChatGPT citations across 129 million citations analysed. The edge vanishes on Google AI Overviews and on Perplexity.