Google is deprecating the ten-year-old Sitelinks Search Box. It’ll begin to disappear from the search outcome snippets beginning on November 21, 2024. This doesn’t affect the traditional sitelinks, simply the search field.
Google wrote, “It has been over ten years since we initially introduced the sitelinks search field in Google Search, and over time, we have observed that utilization has dropped. With that, and to assist simplify the search outcomes, we’ll be eradicating this visible aspect beginning on November 21, 2024.”
I generally discovered this characteristic fairly helpful however hey, I suppose Google observed most searchers didn’t?
“This replace will roll out globally throughout all search outcomes, in all languages and nations,” after November twenty first.
“This does not have an effect on rankings or sitelinks in any other case, and will not be listed within the Search standing dashboard,” Google added.
Google added, “As soon as we cease displaying sitelinks search field parts in Search, we’ll take away the Search Console wealthy outcomes report for it and cease highlighting the markup within the Wealthy Outcomes Check. When you can take away sitelinks search field structured knowledge out of your web site, there isn’t any want to take action. Unsupported structured knowledge like this would possibly not trigger points in Search, and will not set off errors in Search Console reviews. For those who resolve to take away sitelinks search field structured knowledge, be aware that web site names additionally makes use of a variation of WebSite structured knowledge, which continues to be supported.”
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