PublishMyBlog: SEOSearch news and practical guidance for growing visibility.https://publishmyblog.com/Bing Splits AI Training From AI Search Groundinghttps://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 GMTbingai training controlsrobots.txtGoogle plans to support one robots.txt rule for AI training opt-outshttps://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 GMTgooglerobots.txtai traininggoogle-extendedAI Overviews Estimated at 0.9% CTR in One Opt-Out Testhttps://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 GMTgoogle ai overviewsai modeclick-through rateseoGemini Seems to Have Dropped UTM Tags From Cited Linkshttps://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 GMTgeminiutm parametersgoogle analyticsai referral trafficReddit is moving to logged-in pages as search traffic fallshttps://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 GMTredditgoogle searchcommunity marketingGoogle Lets Restaurants Control Ordering Links in Business Profileshttps://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 GMTgooglebusiness profileslocal seoDiscord Will Put Some Public Server Chats in Search Resultshttps://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 GMTdiscordgoogle searchuser-generated contentGoogle Expands AI Mode Ads as Search Revenue Growth Slowshttps://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 GMTgoogleai modesearch adsGooglebot Must Now Follow Redirects to Find Your Faviconhttps://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 GMTgooglefavicontechnical seoSemrush Confirms Poisoned Google Results Are Hitting Rank Trackershttps://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 GMTsemrushrank trackinggoogleahrefsGoogle Search Central Docs, Late October: Spam, URLs, Controlshttps://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 GMTgooglesearch centralnoindexurl structureRank Math PRO 3.0.123 Shipped With a Backdoor for 11 Hourshttps://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 GMTrank mathwordpresssecuritypluginsGoogle Moves Inline Links Higher in AI Mode and AI Overviewshttps://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 GMTgoogleai modeai overviewspreferred sources