Daily Search Forum Recap: March 26, 2026


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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.

The Google March 2026 spam update was the fastest rolling out update...
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Google Tests Huge Block of Citations at Bottom of AI Overviews


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Google is running a test (or a bug) that shows a massive box of citations (massive in size, not in number of citations) at the bottom of AI Overviews.
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Google Ads API Version 23.2 Now Available


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Google Ads has released a minor version update to the Google Ads API. We are now up to version 23.2. 23.2 adds VideoEnhancement resource, updates to HotelSettingInfo, and so many other updates.
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Sponsored Stores Spotted in AI Mode As Google Expands Ads Across AI Surfaces


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Google is continuing to expand ads across AI Mode and now there's another type of ad unit for retailers to play with. We know that AI Mode is the future of Search and that means Google will need to continue innovating on the advertising front...
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Google To Update Shopping Ads Political Content Policy On April 16


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Google announced it will be updating its Shopping Ads political content policy on April 16, 2026. Google said the update is to "implement additional restrictions on some political content."
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Google Merchant Center: Out-of-Stock Products Need Grayed Out Buy Button


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Google Merchant Center updated its landing page requirements to say that products that are out of stock, those pages must have a grayed out add to cart/buy button on that page.
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Google To Expand Shopping Ads To 15 New European Markets


by rustybrick
Mar 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Google is reportedly expanding Shopping Ads eligibility to 15 additional European markets. This is a two phase roll out over the coming months...
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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 25, 2026


by rustybrick
Mar 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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 released the March 2026 spam update yesterday...
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Google March 2026 Spam Update Unleashed


by rustybrick
Mar 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Google has released the March 2026 spam update on March 24, 2026 at around 3:20 pm ET. This update applies globally and to all languages and will take a few days (not weeks) to complete.
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Google Adds Properties For Discussion Forum & QA Page Markup & Documents Robots Tags Outside HTML Head


by rustybrick
Mar 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Google had made a few changes to its SEO developer help documentation. First it documented how Google Search handles and processes robots meta tags outside the HTML head. Second, it added more supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup.
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