Yesterday we reported Google is testing products and products sites in the search bar tab within the European areas. At present, Google is testing locations and locations websites within the search bar tab within the European areas.
Here’s a screenshot of the search bar from Frank Standtmann on Mastodon who wrote, “Google appears to be testing one other variant of its navigation bar right now: “Locations” and “Locations websites”. “Locations” presents an countless listing of Google Enterprise Panel outcomes, whereas “Locations websites” appears to supply a special set of natural internet outcomes (most likely extra targeted on web sites that combination data). Unusual to see them testing such carefully associated and probably complicated parts.”
Right here is that screenshot:
Then if you click on on “Locations” you get a protracted listing of native pack listings:
Whereas “Locations websites” provides you extra search outcomes:
We first noticed places sites in December 2023 after which a product sites box within the Google Search outcomes when Google was testing its DMA changes to the search outcomes for the EU. Notice, there’s structured data for it as effectively.
Discussion board dialogue at Mastodon.