Catch the latest insights on website performance and SEO in April 2026’s edition of Google Search News! John Mueller shares updates from Google Search, including new Search Console features, guidance for vibe-coded, AI-created websites, crawling resources, and recent Search changes. The episode also highlights helpful Google Trends updates, upcoming Search Central events, and a playful robots.txt project that shows the creative side of the community.
John also shout outs several community posts, covering ecommerce SEO, generative information retrieval, SEO and AI, and the role of informational content in the age of LLMs.
It’s a great roundup for anyone who wants practical updates from Google, useful SEO advice, and a look at the vibrant community contributing ideas and insights across the web.
🔗 Search Console links:
Branded → https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7437477733468692480/
AI Configuration → https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2025/12/ai-powered-configuration
Weekly/Monthly → https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7404446721218437120/
Social profiles → https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7403783212935602177/
Performance report insights → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LF6SwB5jZ0
🔗 Vibe coded sites:
SEO Starter Guide → https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide
JavaScript SEO → https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/javascript/javascript-seo-basics
JavaScript SEO videos → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKoqnv2vTMUPOalM1zuWDP9OQl851WMM9
🔗Crawling:
Crawler site → https://developers.google.com/crawling/
Crawler user-agents →
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/google-user-triggered-fetchers
Podcast episode → Google crawlers behind the scenes
🔗Search:
Shopping → https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/agentic-commerce-ai-tools-protocol-retailers-platforms/
🔗Community:
MJ Cachon → https://www.debugbear.com/blog/ecommerce-website-seo
Dawn Anderson → https://www.womenintechseo.com/knowledge/generative-information-retrieval-seo-misinformation/
Lily Ray → https://lilyraynyc.substack.com/p/a-reflection-on-seo-and-ai-search
Aimee Jurenka → https://sitebulb.com/resources/guides/the-role-of-informational-content-in-the-age-of-llms/
🔗Trends → https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/google-trends-explore-with-ai/
🔗Events → https://developers.google.com/search/events
🔗Robots.txt → https://doom.wunsch.dk/robots.txt
Watch more Google Search News → https://goo.gle/SearchNews
Subscribe to the Google Search Central YouTube Channel → https://goo.gle/SearchCentral
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Speaker: John Mueller
Products Mentioned: Search Console
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this is so helpful. Found this in my own search console at ActorDo . Love it!
Thank you
Thanks John! Really love branded/non-branded queries update & going to add this in SEO Repair Kit so user can enjoy this in WordPress Dashboard.
In additon to this AI powered confirguration will minimize friction & avoid complex filters.
0:25 Always check copy – you have "Seach Console".
Hi John. Could you provide an update on the current impressions' inflation and the resulting impact on CTR? Could you add a column to distinguish 'blue link' results or 'grids' or other among different WEB search features (+bulk export), please?
Search worked better 5 years ago and barely works anymore because you guys deliberately made it worse so you could show more ads. Google is a joke. Go fix your product instead of making dumb videos.
Would be excellent to use the brand filter along side keywords for example – including keyword – hammers and choose brand non brand..would be super helpful
Great tips! Thanks for this.
I want to ask you for building AI site or application is better in AI studio or in Gemini or Antigravity? Kindly make it clear, I am new to these things.
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Loved the community section
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
Thank you
Super ❤
Thx for including my article!
Don't you think Google is doing bad for the webmasters by not giving fetch as Google thing
Pro Tip: If you search for branded and want to know how much traffic is true non-branded, you often need to subtract branded from total = non-branded – bug from privacy with holding
To summarize, Google has found ways to navigate websites; make sure your content adds value.
Is this the why I received tons of emails from search console saying from now on my websites are being crawled like it normally is when you first index a website?
Why did I receive again for all my websites if nothing has changed?
Awesome!
Love You John! You are doing great work, Keep doing.!!!