News for people who build, grow and earn from websites.https://publishmyblog.com/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/bing-splits-ai-training-and-grounding/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/bing-splits-ai-training-and-grounding/Microsoft announced Bing controls letting site owners block AI training and stay eligible for Bing search results. Publishers should check settings and dates.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:15:00 GMTseobingai training controlsrobots.txthttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/chatgpt-ads-ad-rewrites-default/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/chatgpt-ads-ad-rewrites-default/OpenAI expanded ChatGPT Ads to 26 more countries and turned on automatic ad rewrites by default. Here's what advertisers should check now, including tracking.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:17:57 GMTmarketingchatgpt adsopenaipaid advertisingad trackinghttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-will-back-one-robots-txt-rule-for-ai/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-will-back-one-robots-txt-rule-for-ai/Google aims to support a shared AI training control in robots.txt in 2027, so site owners can opt out once for participating AI firms. Review your rules now.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTseogooglerobots.txtai traininggoogle-extendedhttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/ai-overviews-0-9-ctr-opt-out-test/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/ai-overviews-0-9-ctr-opt-out-test/A small case study estimates about 0.9% click-through from Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, and reports organic clicks fell on one site that opted out.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:51:00 GMTseogoogle ai overviewsai modeclick-through rateseohttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/gemini-drops-utm-tags-from-cited-links/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/gemini-drops-utm-tags-from-cited-links/Gemini appears to have stopped adding UTM tags to the links it cites. Some visits may now show as Direct in GA4, so check before you call AI traffic down.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:11:00 GMTseogeminiutm parametersgoogle analyticsai referral traffichttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/safari-block-pushes-ad-tech-server-side/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/safari-block-pushes-ad-tech-server-side/Apple's latest Safari block is pushing ad tech toward server-side setups. WPP's CEO says its InfoSum platform barely feels it, so check your own setup.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:01:00 GMTmarketingsafariserver-side trackingidentity resolutionhttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/instagram-features-youtuber-offers/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/instagram-features-youtuber-offers/Instagram's new Features format is a small test of long widescreen video. Reported creator deals reach $500,000, but Meta has no clear payout plan.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:56:56 GMTcreatorsinstagramyoutubecreator monetizationhttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/reddit-logged-in-pages/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/reddit-logged-in-pages/Reddit is moving primarily to a logged-in experience as search referrals fall. The change could reshape Google results and community marketing for site owners.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:08:31 GMTseoredditgoogle searchcommunity marketinghttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/amazon-ads-hits-19-6b-in-q3/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/amazon-ads-hits-19-6b-in-q3/Amazon Ads grew 12% to $19.6B in Q3 as its Ads Agent pushes AI-run buying. Advertisers gain simpler campaigns but may lose visibility into decisions.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTmarketingamazon adsai advertisingprogrammatichttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/vercel-ai-crawler-assistant-controls/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/vercel-ai-crawler-assistant-controls/Vercel added separate Firewall controls for AI crawlers and assistants, giving site owners on any plan more choice over how AI bots access their pages.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTwebsite-toolsvercelai crawlerswebsite securityhttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-tv-viewing-third-of-ad-revenue/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-tv-viewing-third-of-ad-revenue/Alphabet says living room TV viewing accounts for a third of YouTube's ad revenue as Q3 ad sales hit $11.2 billion, a shift creators may want to plan for.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:02:50 GMTcreatorsyoutubecreatorsvideohttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-business-profile-ordering-links/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-business-profile-ordering-links/Google adds pickup and delivery controls for restaurant ordering links in Business Profiles, letting owners manage which providers appear in Search and Maps.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:11:43 GMTseogooglebusiness profileslocal seohttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/discord-public-server-chats-search/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/discord-public-server-chats-search/Discoverable Discord servers get public web pages on November 16, which may carry AI summaries. From mid-December, some public messages may show in search.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:01:56 GMTseodiscordgoogle searchuser-generated contenthttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-expands-ai-mode-ads/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-expands-ai-mode-ads/Google is expanding AI Mode ads to more countries while describing AI Mode monetization as lower. Site owners should watch traffic and ad results closely.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:48:37 GMTseogoogleai modesearch adshttps://publishmyblog.com/saas/servicenow-chatgpt-mcp-plugin/https://publishmyblog.com/saas/servicenow-chatgpt-mcp-plugin/ServiceNow and OpenAI expanded their deal: a ServiceNow MCP plugin is live in ChatGPT now, with voice, security and Codex tools expected in 2027.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:45:02 GMTsaasservicenowopenaichatgptmcphttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-tests-a-20-adsense-payout-threshold/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-tests-a-20-adsense-payout-threshold/YouTube is testing a $20 AdSense payout threshold for some US, Indian and Indonesian creators, which could help smaller channels access earnings sooner.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:31:00 GMTcreatorsyoutubeadsensecreatorshttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-1-4-security-release/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-1-4-security-release/Search Engine Journal counts 22 vulnerabilities in WordPress 7.1.4, including an updater flaw that could allow remote code execution. Update now.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:13:02 GMTwebsite-toolswordpresswordpress securitywebsite securityhttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-3-ai-agent-access/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-3-ai-agent-access/WordPress's AI team wants MCP, core abilities and OAuth in WordPress 7.3, after a benchmark found agents finished no owner tasks through today's MCP Adapter.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:46:37 GMTwebsite-toolswordpressai agentsmcphttps://publishmyblog.com/ai/google-connected-apps-platform-preview/https://publishmyblog.com/ai/google-connected-apps-platform-preview/Google's Connected Apps Platform preview, open to US developers on a waitlist, lets services plug into Gemini and Search through MCP. It matters to SaaS owners.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTaigooglegeminimcpconnected appshttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/tiktok-must-eat-restaurant-guide/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/tiktok-must-eat-restaurant-guide/TikTok launched Must Eat in three US regions, turning community posts into restaurant guides that could affect how local businesses get discovered.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTmarketingtiktoklocal marketingrestaurantshttps://publishmyblog.com/saas/freshworks-buys-robusta/https://publishmyblog.com/saas/freshworks-buys-robusta/Freshworks acquired Robusta, whose AI agents find why services fail, for IT teams using Freshservice and FireHydrant. Freshworks didn't disclose a price.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTsaasfreshworksrobustaacquisitionsai agentshttps://publishmyblog.com/saas/guidewire-buys-hyperexponential/https://publishmyblog.com/saas/guidewire-buys-hyperexponential/Guidewire agreed to buy Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion, adding AI underwriting and pricing tools to its insurance software for SaaS buyers.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:26:00 GMTsaasguidewirehyperexponentialinsurance softwarehttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/googlebot-favicon-redirects/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/googlebot-favicon-redirects/Google's favicon docs now say Googlebot must follow redirects from your home page to the favicon page. Here's what site owners with redirects should check.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:05:00 GMTseogooglefavicontechnical seohttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-2-beta-2/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/wordpress-7-2-beta-2/WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 adds work on the Abilities API, DataViews and admin loading. The final release is set for December 8, so test your sites on staging now.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:49:21 GMTwebsite-toolswordpresswordpress 7.2wordpress pluginshttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/semrush-poisoned-google-results-rank-trackers/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/semrush-poisoned-google-results-rank-trackers/Semrush says some Google results its tools collect differ from what real users see. Ahrefs and other rank trackers report the same problem with poisoned SERPs.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:17:00 GMTseosemrushrank trackinggoogleahrefshttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-microdramas-members-only-episodes/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-microdramas-members-only-episodes/YouTube says microdramas passed 6.5 billion views in the first half of 2026 and will revamp members-only episodes on mobile in the coming weeks.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTcreatorsyoutubeyoutube shortsmicrodramaschannel membershipshttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-search-central-docs-october-updates/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-search-central-docs-october-updates/Google changed three Search Central docs in late October: user-generated spam, hyphens in URLs and the controls page. Here's what each means for your site.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:15:00 GMTseogooglesearch centralnoindexurl structurehttps://publishmyblog.com/ai/openai-gpt-6-1-terra/https://publishmyblog.com/ai/openai-gpt-6-1-terra/OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra targets computer use at $1 and $5 per million API tokens. It's in the API and for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu users.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTaiopenaichatgptgpt-6.1 terraai modelshttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-shopping-amazon-gulf-egypt-india/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/youtube-shopping-amazon-gulf-egypt-india/YouTube's Shopping affiliate program opens in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt with Amazon, and Indian creators can now tag Amazon products in their videos.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTcreatorsyoutubeamazonaffiliate marketingyoutube shoppinghttps://publishmyblog.com/ai/moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-open-weights/https://publishmyblog.com/ai/moonshot-kimi-k3-1-pro-open-weights/Moonshot AI's Kimi K3.1 Pro is live in its apps and API with a 1M token context and $2/$10 pricing, and the open weights are promised by November 4.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTaimoonshot aikimiopen weightsai modelshttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/salesforce-winter-27-campaign-agent-ga/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/salesforce-winter-27-campaign-agent-ga/Salesforce's Winter '27 overview marks Campaign Agent GA now. CGC says Salesforce's Dreamforce recap gave no availability dates, so check your edition.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:17:11 GMTmarketingsalesforcemarketing cloudai agentsmarketing automationhttps://publishmyblog.com/saas/azoma-raises-11-2m-ai-shopping-agents/https://publishmyblog.com/saas/azoma-raises-11-2m-ai-shopping-agents/Azoma raised an $11.2M Series A led by Puma Growth Partners. Its software helps brands track how AI shopping tools and assistants show their products.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:30:47 GMTsaasagentic commerceai shoppingfundinggenerative engine optimizationhttps://publishmyblog.com/ai/claude-api-drops-sampling-controls/https://publishmyblog.com/ai/claude-api-drops-sampling-controls/Anthropic's first new Claude API version since 2023 rejects temperature, top_p and top_k with a 400 error, and new SDKs switch to it by default.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:03:10 GMTaianthropicclaudeapihttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/substack-podcast-ads-brand-sponsorships/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/substack-podcast-ads-brand-sponsorships/Substack is previewing podcast ad tools in early access and testing brand formats that pay to open paywalled posts. No prices or launch dates yet.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:41 GMTcreatorssubstacknewsletterspodcastssponsorshipshttps://publishmyblog.com/ai/anthropic-claude-duet-agent-preview/https://publishmyblog.com/ai/anthropic-claude-duet-agent-preview/Claude Duet is a research preview of a proactive agent for US Pro and Max users that watches Gmail, Slack, Shopify and more, and asks before it acts.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTaianthropicclaudeai agentshttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/php2shell-critical-php-flaws/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/php2shell-critical-php-flaws/PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two critical remote code execution flaws. No WordPress update is planned, so your host has to patch PHP.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTwebsite-toolsphpwordpress securitywebsite securityhttps://publishmyblog.com/saas/salesforce-to-buy-braze/https://publishmyblog.com/saas/salesforce-to-buy-braze/Salesforce agreed on Oct 20 to buy messaging platform Braze for $47.50 a share in cash, with closing expected in fiscal 2028. What Braze users should check.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTsaassalesforcebrazeacquisitionmarketing automationhttps://publishmyblog.com/creators/aliexpress-youtube-shopping-affiliate/https://publishmyblog.com/creators/aliexpress-youtube-shopping-affiliate/AliExpress is joining YouTube Shopping's affiliate program for creators in the US, UK, Germany and Brazil, after a first launch in South Korea in March.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTcreatorsyoutubealiexpressaffiliate marketingyoutube shoppinghttps://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/updraftplus-updraftcentral-breach/https://publishmyblog.com/website-tools/updraftplus-updraftcentral-breach/Stolen UpdraftCentral keys were used to plant backdoor plugins on WordPress sites. TeamUpdraft now says every site ever connected should be checked by hand.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:57:04 GMTwebsite-toolsupdraftpluswordpress securitywordpress pluginshttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/rank-math-pro-backdoor/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/rank-math-pro-backdoor/Rank Math PRO 3.0.123, downloaded between October 15 and 16, could take over WordPress sites if activated. Free plugin unaffected; 3.0.124 is the clean fix.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:32:21 GMTseorank mathwordpresssecuritypluginshttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/meta-product-browsing-existing-ads/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/meta-product-browsing-existing-ads/Meta said product browsing would switch on for existing Facebook and Instagram ads from October 28 unless advertisers opted out. Here's how to check your ads.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:11:03 GMTmarketingmeta adsadvantage+facebook adsinstagram adshttps://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-ai-mode-overviews-inline-links/https://publishmyblog.com/seo/google-ai-mode-overviews-inline-links/Google is placing more inline links higher in AI Mode and AI Overviews and testing an official websites section for task searches. Site owners are affected.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTseogoogleai modeai overviewspreferred sourceshttps://publishmyblog.com/marketing/klaviyo-composer-ai-agent-all-customers/https://publishmyblog.com/marketing/klaviyo-composer-ai-agent-all-customers/Klaviyo's Composer AI agent is out of private beta and open to everyone, with scheduled tasks, Skills you teach once and benchmarks from 205,000+ customers.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:56:53 GMTmarketingklaviyoemail marketingai agents