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VOL. XII, No. 4022 - Archive
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Want to present at SMX Next? Now’s the time to submit a pitch!

If you’re on top of the latest techniques and what’s to come in SEO, PPC, and AI search, submit a pitch to present at SMX Next. Search Engine Land

The new SEO stack: What replaces your old toolset

See how LLMs, APIs and scripts cut busywork, uncover AI search signals and help teams move faster without ditching core SEO basics. Search Engine Land

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 30, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads redesigns All Campaigns selector

Google Ads is rolling out a redesigned All Campaigns selector with a new hierarchy view and search to simplify campaign navigation. Search Engine Land

Google renames age estimation ads policy as global age assurance expands

Google updated its age estimation ads policy and changes what they now restrict ads for with shocking content not making the cut. Search Engine Land

Google adds new YouTube brand campaign measurement tools

Google's new YouTube measurement features help advertisers better connect brand campaigns with branded search activity. Search Engine Land

Google makes recipes in AI Mode more publisher friendly

Google launched a new "visual treatment making it even easier to discover and visit recipe pages with AI Mode," said Robby Stein of Google. Search Engine Land

Google Search Console Has First Generative AI Reporting Bug On June 24

The Google Search Console Generative AI performance reports just launched recently and already Google has documented a data logging bug with the Discover and Generative AI in Discover search [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Fabrice Canel retires from Microsoft Bing after legendary career

Canel worked at Microsoft for about 30 years and was responsible for indexing, Bing Webmaster Tools, IndexNow and the foundation of Bing Search. Search Engine Land

Fabrice Canel Retires From Microsoft After Almost 30 Years Of Service

Fabrice Canel has announced he has retired from Microsoft as of today. This comes after almost 30 years of service at Microsoft. Fabrice was most well-known in our community for his work on Bing and [...] Search Engine Roundtable

New WordPress Plugin Safely And Easily Connects AI To Your Website via @sejournal, @martinibuster

WPVibe WordPress plugin makes it easy to connect virtually any AI to your WordPress site and safely edit virtually anything. Search Engine Journal

How campaign structure shapes Google Ads performance

Better automation starts with better account architecture. Learn how to strengthen signals, reduce overlap, and improve results. Search Engine Land

Google Ads Tests AI Generated Summaries Under Descriptions

Google is testing the placement of AI-generated summaries in Google Ads sponsored results, right below the description. Google did add the disclaimer to the ad, "Google Al responses are [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Fraudulent DMCA Takedowns Wreak Havoc In Google Search

Google has always allowed you to request that content be removed from Google Search via the legal DMCA request form. But in the past year or so, this legal route has become a negative SEO nightmare. [...] Search Engine Roundtable

Google AdSense Ad Intents To Add AI-Gemini-Generated Content

Google is adding AI-generated content, generated by Gemini, to Google AdSense ad intents formatted ads. That means when a user interacts with the AdSense ad unit, a link, anchor or chip, it opens a [...] Search Engine Roundtable