Author Archives: Google Search Central Blog

The new Search Console Insights report is here

We're excited to announce the launch of the new Search Console Insights report. The new report offers even more insights and a deeper integration with Search Console's Performance report. With this change, we aim to streamline your workflow, make it easier to find opportunities to improve your site's performance, and provide more ways to explore specific areas of interest.

Top ways to ensure your content performs well in Google’s AI experiences on Search

As a site owner, publisher or creator, you may be wondering how to best succeed in our AI search experiences, such as AI Overviews and our new AI Mode. The underpinnings of what Google has long advised carries across to these new experiences. Focus on your visitors and provide them with unique, satisfying content. Then you should be well positioned as Google Search evolves, as our core goal remains the same: to help people find outstanding, original content that adds unique value. With that in mind, here are some things to consider for success in Google Search all around, including our AI experiences.

The Search Analytics API now supports hourly data

A few months ago, we announced an improved way to view recent performance data in Search Console. The "24 hours" view includes data from the last available 24 hours and appears with a delay of only a few hours. This view can help you find information about which pages and queries are performing in this recent timeframe and how content you recently published is picking up.

Robots Refresher: Future-proof Robots Exclusion Protocol

In the previous posts about the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP) we explored what's already possible to do with its various components — namely robots.txt and the URI level controls. In this post we will explore how the REP can play a supporting role in the ever-evolving relation between automatic clients and the human web.

Get Ready for Search Central Live Asia Pacific 2025

Hello 2025! (Yeah, we know, time flies!) We've had some exciting plans in the works for Search Central Live (SCL) Asia Pacific this year, and we're super excited to let you in on what we've been up to. We've been listening closely to your feedback, and we're cooking up something different than what we usually do–something bigger, deeper, and more tailored to you!