Google has made a major announcement for website owners and content publishers, rolling out a new feature called 'Query groups' in the Search Console Insights report. With this powerful new tool, Artificial Intelligence (AI) automatically groups related search terms into easy-to-view simple topic groups.
The update aims to allow site owners to immediately see what actually matters to their audience, without becoming bogged down in a crowded, lengthy list of keywords.
Why the Change Matters: From Keywords to Topics
Previously, when users searched for something, Google reports would return every minor variation as an individual query. For instance, searches such as:
- "how to make guacamole dip"
- "guac dip recipe"
- "easy guacamole dip recipe"
All look like separate entries. Although these are distinct words, they all exhibit the same user intent, the need for a guacamole recipe.
Query groups address this issue by grouping all of that variation into a single cohesive group, perhaps labeled merely "Guacamole Recipe." This enables website owners to observe the overall performance (such as clicks) for that single subject.
"Rather than a lengthy, messy list of individual questions, you will now be able to view lists of questions that capture the major groups that are of interest to your users," Google said.
What Site Owners Will Be Able to See
The new feature is displayed as a card in the Search Console Insights report and provides an even tidier overview of how a site performs. The information is listed in three basic trend categories:
- Top: The most click-heavy topics overall.
- Trending Up: The subjects in which the clicks have recently jumped high.
- Trending Down: The subjects in which the clicks have recently plummeted.
For instance, an owner of a site would be able to quickly notice that their overall "SEO" content group is experiencing a 9% decline in clicks, so they can respond much sooner than they used to.
Google confirmed that the AI-created groupings are strictly for reporting reasons and do not have any effect on search rankings whatsoever.
Who Will Have Access?
Google is implementing the 'Query groups' feature slowly over the next few weeks.
But it will only be accessible to sites with a high amount of queries. Google clarified that for smaller websites with fewer data points, the necessity to group queries is less vital.
This is viewed as a significant victory for website owners and particularly for new users since it automates the tedious analysis job that experts used to perform manually. Google invites users to discover the new card and provide feedback while the feature is rolled out.
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