Daily Search Forum Recap: February 13, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Where are those Google Search Console features announced months ago? Google Ads now shows product eligibility across campaigns. Google’s John Mueller recommends you have visible anchor text for your links. Google Ads has a new section for recommended experiments. Bing is testing underlining names and pricing in Shopping Ads. And I posted the weekly SEO video recap…

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Search Engine Roundtable

New Google Search Console Features Delayed?

Last November and December, Google announced a slew of new features for Google Search Console. But it seems like most of us still do not have access to those features.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Video: Google Volatility, Bing AI Performance Reports, New AI Mode Retail Ads, UCP Checkout & ChatGPT Ads Go Live

This week in search we have more ongoing Google search ranking volatility. Bing Webmaster Tools rolled out new AI Performance reports with a new design. Google AI Overviews tests new overlay cards. Grokipedia is seeing a decline in visibility in Google Search and ChatGPT. Google Ads has new ad units for retailers in AI Mode. Veo 3 is now in Google Ads Asset Studio. Google launched UCP-powered checkout in AI Mode. Google Search Console still hasn’t fully rolled out those new features they showed off months ago. Google released an early preview of WebMCP. OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT ads with user ad controls…

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Search Engine Roundtable

4 Tools For TikTok Trend Research

TikTok trend research tools like Exploding Topics can help you better connect with your audience and find a new user base through short-form video.

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Google Recommends You Focus On Visible Anchor Text For Links

Google’s John Mueller said he still recommends you have visible anchor text for your links in order to "provide more context for search engines." Don’t just use title elements in the link attribute; make sure the link has actual visible anchor text.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Why Export GA4 Data to BigQuery?

Unlock the full potential of your analytics. Dave Westby explains 8 key reasons to export GA4 data to BigQuery, from overcoming retention limits to fixing data sampling.

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moz (en-US)

Cloudflare’s Markdown for Agents AI feature has SEOs on alert

Cloudflare will auto-convert HTML to Markdown for AI crawlers, cutting tokens by 80% — but it may encourage cloaking.

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Search Engine Land

How to optimize news content for today’s social-first Google SERP

Google blends social posts, short-form video, and AI into news results. Adapt your strategy for visibility across SERP features and Discover.

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Search Engine Land

Andrea Cruz talks about turning client pressure into growth

Andrea Cruz shares how marketers can handle client pressure with better communication and a solutions-first mindset.

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Search Engine Land

SEO leaders: stop chasing rankings, start building visibility systems

Learn how to build visibility gates, embed shared OKRs, and align product, PR, and content teams for AI-driven search.

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Search Engine Land

Google Ads adds ROAS-based tool for valuing new customers

Google Ads is testing a ROAS-based tool that suggests conversion values to help advertisers bid smarter for new customers.

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Search Engine Land

Why creative, not bidding, is limiting PPC performance

Smart Bidding and Meta’s delivery systems have leveled the field. To scale PPC, fix creative fatigue, increase asset volume, and test faster.

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Search Engine Land

Bing Testing Underlining Name & Price In Shopping Ads Carousel

Microsoft is testing underlining the product name and product price in the shopping ads carousel at the top of the Bing Search results. I am not sure how much this adds to the interface but maybe it drives a bit more attention and thus clicks?

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Recommended Experiments Section

Google Ads now has a new recommended experiments box in the Experiments page. This should offer you customized and personalized recommendations that Google Ads thinks you should try based on your account setup and performance data.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Product Eligibility Across Campaigns

Google Ads added to the Products section of your ads account the ability to see product eligibility directly in the Status column. This lets you see very quickly where each product is eligible across different campaigns in your Google Ads account.

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Search Engine Roundtable

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