AI Websites, Crawling and Search Console updates (Q2 ‘26)
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
#GoogleSearch #SEO #SearchNews
Speaker: John Mueller
Products Mentioned: Search Console
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
#GoogleSearch #SEO #SearchNews
Speaker: John Mueller
Products Mentioned: Search Console
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