What we are watching
Link-presentation changes in AI Mode that third parties report but Google has not confirmed.
Crawler access
| Bot | Sites blocking (29 Oct 2026) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Googlebot | 1 of 86 | 1.2% |
Test status
- robots.txt audit: done 29 October 2026.
- Server-log count: first reading 29 October 2026.
- Citation tests: not run yet.
Change log
- robots.txt audit: Googlebot measured across 86 analysable sites. Details
- Guide published: how to rank. Details
- Guide published: how it works. Details
- First server-log count recorded. Details