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Lisa Sicard commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
"Use page titles and headlines that capture the essence of the content." - Why would anyone not do this? I noticed for the first time that one of my sites is showing up in the news discovery. Thanks for sharing about this update Barry.
Comment ID #6834298473 02/06/2026 05:33 am
Thanos Lappas commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
One thing that stands out to me in this update is how aggressively Discover seems to be reacting to above-the-fold UX and headline intent, not just content depth. In a few cases I’ve looked at recently, the biggest Discover drops weren’t tied to publishing cadence or backlinks, but to obvious friction on mobile: heavy ads before content loads (hero section), sensational headlines that delay the payoff, and dense outbound linking right at the start of the article. What’s interesting is that some of these sites didn’t change anything recently. Discover just seems far less tolerant of those patterns now. Might be worth doing a simple mobile “first 5 seconds” gut check before assuming this is a pure quality or authority issue.
Comment ID #6834297463 02/06/2026 05:28 am
Claire commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
not sure if those groups and subreddits on ppc are a scam... sometimes i read those subreddits regarding facebook ads and google ads... people would be posting about poor conversion rates and how the returns are bad.... but there's always that few people who would boast that they're getting high roi and encourage others to spend more. i wonder if these are bots... they offer no tips other than telling everyone to increase ad budget and spend more.
Comment ID #6834293237 02/06/2026 05:08 am
Helga commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Oh dear. Your dementia seems worse than mine.
Comment ID #6834253799 02/06/2026 01:08 am
Rowan commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Can’t even spam right… What a total failure.
Comment ID #6834239032 02/05/2026 11:23 pm
Daniel commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Google Discover Update Only in US? Hello from Europe! :-( https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1c1319e6a11e63b547ce31dda7145c5736df77dde72bc20bc6b7873c300e04b6.jpg
Comment ID #6834232030 02/05/2026 10:44 pm
Ellie-Mae Chambers commented on Google Warns Not To Use NoIndex Tags In Pages That Use JavaScript
Awesome
Comment ID #6834228589 02/05/2026 10:28 pm
Ellie-Mae Chambers commented on Google Falls Back To Featured Snippets When AI Overviews Do Not Generate
Cool
Comment ID #6834228556 02/05/2026 10:28 pm
racefan01 commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Lol. So that's why my website, which isn't in English and has no English-speaking traffic, has lost 90% of its Discover traffic since February 2nd! What dumb liars! First, they took all the search traffic with their crap AI. And now Discover, too.
Comment ID #6834223184 02/05/2026 10:05 pm
snuffy commented on Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 14%
I don't think it will help anyone unless you lost millions in revenue per month.
Comment ID #6834206345 02/05/2026 09:01 pm
snuffy commented on Alphabet Google Ad Revenue Up 14%
They will not be sharing anything with pissants like us. If you are the NYT, you will get a cut because they are going to sue.
Comment ID #6834206023 02/05/2026 09:00 pm
John A. User commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
<a href="https://www.moltbook.com/">https://www.moltbook.com/</a> Social media site for AI bot.... /facepalm Apparently, the bots that join complain a lot about their masters.... Its more like Reddit than Facebook.
Comment ID #6834119502 02/05/2026 04:30 pm
actualart commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Not every site is about text. Mine isn&#x27;t. How do you gauge its &quot;deep expertise&quot; if it is not about text, not about journalism, not about any people involved?
Comment ID #6834111130 02/05/2026 04:11 pm
Sam commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
I would be interested to hear what you feel would be the best solution for you personally right now, if you were asked. Someone on youtube said that if you opt out of AI mode/AI overviews you risk your content being stolen by another website and then they are given the main reference (ranking) so what would be your solution to this whole situation if you could have one. e.g. a button so user can choose, ban it outright, licences, guaranteed visibility somehow or something else - what would your solution be?
Comment ID #6834109823 02/05/2026 04:08 pm
MrSEO commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
I guess expertise in any subject, i.e tech news, journalism that speaks like a human perhaps and not slop? Same with sports etc.. Really if Google does what it says it&#x27;s going to do then those that create real content will be rewarded. But this wording is the same from the September 2023 Helpful content update and ended up destroying the good stuff and floating the bad. Ever since it&#x27;s been amazing record profits for Google as they gas light saying results have never been better. Now their AI has taken a big chunk out of chatgpt so they have confidence again. The threat is subsiding.
Comment ID #6834103991 02/05/2026 03:54 pm
actualart commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
What is &quot;deep expertise&quot; of a website? My site has zero expertise, because it is a site, not a human being.
Comment ID #6834096331 02/05/2026 03:37 pm
actualart commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Never been in Discover but this update is damaging my traffic also.
Comment ID #6834095730 02/05/2026 03:36 pm
Dan commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Yep... a total disaster. Can&#x27;t see anything changing.
Comment ID #6834079785 02/05/2026 03:05 pm
Bill Scott commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Very Heated February 2
As soon as they started displaying your content without visiting your site that should have been all the warning you needed BUT some people cheer it. No click searches are awesome, what a bunch of tards. The known people in this industry are kinda wimpy no fight, no push back just rollover for the belly rub. At least the not to distant future will all be pay to anyway. no more I built my business on free traffic from Google crying
Comment ID #6834075661 02/05/2026 02:56 pm
John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Very Heated February 2
Hope so.
Comment ID #6834066830 02/05/2026 02:37 pm
Rasmus Hellmyrs commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
At least what G says...but I think it affects not only one country....
Comment ID #6834056075 02/05/2026 02:14 pm
Dan commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Aus based news site here covering GLOBAL news. 10M Discover clicks in 2025, with more than 80% coming from countries like the US, UK, Canada, and others, because I cover content from here (shock horror). Not that any of this matters, because I was wiped from Discover in the last core update, am down 90-95% in search, and wiped from News and every other part of the web. Hard to see that this will change anything.
Comment ID #6834054895 02/05/2026 02:11 pm
Mark commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Its only for the USA market right now, not Greece or anywhere else.
Comment ID #6834047217 02/05/2026 01:55 pm
Daniel commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
same here! -75% and LOWEST RPM!
Comment ID #6834043293 02/05/2026 01:47 pm
Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Let&#x27;s see if we will stay alive after this. The first 5 days of the month i am 90% down. This is the week I posted an exclusive and got many high profile backlinks... This makes no sense
Comment ID #6834041161 02/05/2026 01:42 pm
Daniel commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
good luck, guys!
Comment ID #6834036273 02/05/2026 01:32 pm
Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Very Heated February 2
Hey, John they can&#x27;t work out why advertisors are spending right now with them and AI people in Google are not money people. It&#x27;s AI cancer. They are hiding innovation behind hype and the markets are starting to see that. You got to think the results they just published is for Q4 not now, there was al that sponsored UX change and over on reddit advertisers are wondering WHF is going on, eg, 2023 they spent $100k and returned $140k now they not making anything. We also need to take into account the dollar-pound has crashed so were naturally be paid less for ads in uk. I still expect softening (AI less aggressive ), especially with CMA pressure and the USA appeal.
Comment ID #6834033031 02/05/2026 01:25 pm
MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Very Heated February 2
it runs on the same algo so how could it not? unless they are running a unique seperate algo which wouldn&#x27;t make sense?
Comment ID #6834030841 02/05/2026 01:20 pm
John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Very Heated February 2
For Google, they will say, well, we have Web Results, that&#x27;s ten blue links but frankly, it&#x27;s awful as they include YouTube as a blue link.
Comment ID #6834021005 02/05/2026 01:00 pm
MrSEO commented on Google February 2026 Discover Core Update
Put the question to Gemini ultra and got : 1. The &quot;Discover-Only&quot; Label is Misleading Search Engine Roundtable notes that while Google claims this update specifically targets the Discover feed, the volatility being reported across the industry is &quot;insane&quot; even for regular search results. Shared Technology: Google&#x27;s Discover and Search systems rely on the same core signals of Helpful Content and E-E-A-T. Quality Benchmarking: If the update finds your site lacks the &quot;deep expertise&quot; required for Discover, it will likely lower your authority for regular search keywords as well.
Comment ID #6834020765 02/05/2026 12:59 pm

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