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Google Testing Removing The Estimated Number Of Search Results

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7 months ago

March 3, 2022

Google Testing Removing The Estimated Number Of Search Results

Google Search is testing removing the estimated number of search results figure you typically see under the search bar after you conduct a search query. Google tested this back in 2016 and I guess Google is testing it again.

Initially, when I was first told about this test by Punit on Twitter and then Eli Schwartz on Twitter last week, I thought maybe it was a CSS bug. But since then, a few other people noticed it, including Steve Plunket on Twitter and some on Facebook. So I guess this is a test.

Here is a GIF of it:

Here are more screenshots:

Google may removed about results & time in SERP
CC: @rustybrick pic.twitter.com/bu1FddVhRe
— Punit (@Punit6008) December 31, 2021

Number of results missing on “Site:” queries. Is this a test or a bug? cc:@rustybrick pic.twitter.com/BfuG0rePd3
— Eli Schwartz (@5le) February 24, 2022

I’m guessing these are UI tests, perhaps by cookie. Drop some feedback in the link on the bottom 🙂
— 🐐 John 🐐 (@JohnMu) March 2, 2022
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The site command is really not that useful and known to be widely inaccurate – so I am not sure I care if it goes away… I suspect the estimated numbers shown is also super inaccurate…

Forum discussion at Twit ter.

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Google Product Review Updates Still Get Periodic Updates

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Google Product Review Updates Still Get Periodic Updates

Just a reminder, since I am seeing this question come up often. The Google product reviews update is updated periodically, just like with core updates. Google will run them every now and then as it sees fit, so far, Google confirmed five different product review updates.

Danny Sullivan of Google said this again last week on Twitter saying “It’s still a periodic refresh situation.” He referenced his old tweet that said “At the moment, there’s a periodic refresh. Unlike with core updates, we might not always post when a refresh happens given the more limited nature of content involved here. So overall, sites should consider the advice & keep working to it (true of core updates as well!).”

As you can see, Google might not confirm all runs of the product review update.