An explainer of how recommender systems like Google Discover may work according to a classic research paper. The post How Recommender Systems Like Google Discover May Work appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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AI search platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews are reshaping how people discover information. Digital marketing agencies feel the impact firsthand and must adapt quickly. They need to keep their services relevant, their processes outcome-driven, and their results easy to prove. This article explores how 10 agencies have updated their strategies, services,
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A WordPress and WooCommerce plugin vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts. The post NotificationX WordPress WooCommerce Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact 40k Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Join our webinar to discover effective strategies for automating Google Ads and mastering Performance Max Smart Bidding. The post What Profitable Google Ads Look Like in 2026 [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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A vulnerability in an ACF addon plugin installed in 100k websites enables unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges. The post WordPress Advanced Custom Fields Extended Plugin Vulnerability appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Take charge of your advertising with Performance Max. Learn to segment products and enhance your campaign performance effectively. The post The Smart Way To Take Back Control Of Google’s Performance Max [A Step-By-Step Guide] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Hostinger analyzed 66.7B bot requests across 5M+ hosted sites and found AI training crawlers are blocked more often, while OpenAI’s search bot expands. The post OpenAI Search Crawler Passes 55% Coverage In Hostinger Study appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Organic search traffic is down just 2.5% year over year — nowhere near the 25% to 60% drops often cited in industry commentary. That’s one big takeaway from a new large-scale analysis by Graphite using Similarweb data from more than 40,000 of the largest U.S. websites. This finding challenges the idea that generative AI tools
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Google Shopping API migration deadlines are approaching, and advertisers who don’t act risk disrupted Shopping and Performance Max campaigns. What’s happening. Google is sunsetting older API versions and pushing all merchants toward the Merchant API as the single source of truth for Shopping Ads. Advertisers can confirm which API they’re using in Merchant Center Next
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The debate around llms.txt has become one of the most polarized topics in web optimization. Some treat llms.txt as foundational infrastructure, while many SEO veterans dismiss it as speculative theater. Platform tools flag missing llms.txt files as site issues, yet server logs show that AI crawlers rarely request them. Google even adopted it. Sort of.
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