Daily Search Forum Recap: January 16, 2026

Google’s John Mueller does not want you to lump programmatic SEO with technical SEO. He said they are different things and that while technical SEO “will definitely continue to be a thing,” programmatic SEO is another story.

This week, we did a check in on the ongoing Google Search ranking volatility. Google AI Mode expanded to 180 countries, added agentic experiences, got more personalized and gained sharable links. ChatGPT may be…

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…