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OpenAI Search Crawler Passes 55% Coverage In Hostinger Study via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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.
Why Agentic AI May Flatten Brand Differentiators via @sejournal, @martinibuster
The co-lead of the WordPress AI Team says some sites face a “more complex” future as brand differentiation gets flattened. The post Why Agentic AI May Flatten Brand Differentiators appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Head Of WordPress AI Team Explains SEO For AI Agents via @sejournal, @martinibuster
James LePage, co-lead of the WordPress AI team, explains how SEO applies to AI agent content consumption. The post Head Of WordPress AI Team Explains SEO For AI Agents appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s Mueller: Free Subdomain Hosting Makes SEO Harder via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s John Mueller explains why free subdomain hosting services attract spam and make it harder for legitimate sites to gain search visibility. The post Google’s Mueller: Free Subdomain Hosting Makes SEO Harder appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google On Phantom Noindex Errors In Search Console via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google’s John Mueller acknowledges phantom noindex errors in Search Console reflect hidden indexing signals surfaced during Googlebot access. The post Google On Phantom Noindex Errors In Search Console appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
ChatGPT To Begin Testing Ads In The United States via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
OpenAI will begin testing ads for ChatGPT Free and Go users in the U.S., outlining strict guardrails around privacy, answer independence, and ad placement. The post ChatGPT To Begin Testing Ads In The United States appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Health AI Overviews Cite YouTube More Than Any Hospital Site via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A study of 50,807 German health queries finds Google AI Overviews cite YouTube most, as Google pulls some health summaries after a Guardian report. The post Google Health AI Overviews Cite YouTube More Than Any Hospital Site appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
WordPress Membership Plugin Flaw Exposes Sensitive Stripe Data via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress membership plugin vulnerability exposing Stripe payment setup data affects up to 10,000 websites. The post WordPress Membership Plugin Flaw Exposes Sensitive Stripe Data appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
All In One SEO WordPress Vulnerability Affects Over 3 Million Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster
A vulnerability in the popular AIOSEO plugin affecting up to 3 million sites is in addition to the six found in 2025. The post All In One SEO WordPress Vulnerability Affects Over 3 Million Sites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Survey: Publishers Expect Search Traffic To Fall Over 40% via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
A Reuters Institute survey finds publishers expect search traffic to drop over 40% in three years as AI answer engines expand. The post Survey: Publishers Expect Search Traffic To Fall Over 40% appeared first on Search Engine Journal.