Evidently Google has stopped serving featured snippets in its search outcomes this morning. It began round 7 AM ET as we speak, nearly an hour in the past. I can not set off any featured snippets to load.
It is perhaps some form of rendering or serving bug or perhaps Google determined to ditch featured snippets. It may well’t be intentional? I believe that is some form of serving/rendering bug, similar to we noticed with local results not serving yesterday.
Attempt surfacing any featured snippet each in Google Search basic and the Search Generative Expertise, you possibly can’t. I imply, I can not and neither can a ton of individuals.
I first noticed this by way of Shameem Adhikarath who posted about this on X after which I requested Glenn Gabe if my eyes had been tricking me and he additionally confirmed and posted on X and wrote, “Heads-up. I am certain this can be a bug, however featured snippets aren’t exhibiting in any respect primarily based on various checks I am working. Listed here are two examples. Let’s have a look at in the event that they return quickly, or not.”
He additionally shared some screenshots of earlier than and after:
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AFTER:
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Here’s a video forged from Shameem:
Listed here are extra examples pic.twitter.com/TYfvoJ8yo6
— Shameem Adhikarath (@shemiadhikarath) February 15, 2024
Do featured snippets render for you?
Possibly that’s the reason we see numerous volatility today within the Google search outcomes?
Discussion board dialogue at X.
