{"id":625669,"date":"2024-06-26T20:07:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-testing-ai-overviews-with-link-cards-at-the-top\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:07:45","slug":"google-testing-ai-overviews-with-link-cards-at-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-testing-ai-overviews-with-link-cards-at-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google testing AI Overviews with link cards at the top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24c5ad7e1cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24c5ad7e1cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-testing-ai-overviews-with-link-cards-at-the-top\/#This_makes_clicking_to_publishers_and_content_creators_way_more_likely_than_the_current_version_of_AI_Overviews\" >This makes clicking to publishers and content creators way more likely than the current version of AI Overviews.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_makes_clicking_to_publishers_and_content_creators_way_more_likely_than_the_current_version_of_AI_Overviews\"><\/span>This makes clicking to publishers and content creators way more likely than the current version of AI Overviews.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\nGoogle is testing moving the link cards from the bottom of the AI Overviews to the top, making those links much more visible and much more likely to be clicked on by a searcher.  Currently, these link cards were below the AI Overview answer and are hard for searchers to see and click on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it looks like. <\/strong>Here is a screenshot of this new AI Overviews test in Google Search. It was spotted by Bartosz G\u00f3ralewicz who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bart_goralewicz\/status\/1805974324391686548\">posted<\/a> this screenshot on X:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1597\" height=\"1064\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Google Ai Overviews Link Cards New\" class=\"wp-image-443697\" style=\"width:841px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new.jpg.webp 1597w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new-507x338.jpg.webp 507w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new-800x533.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new-170x113.jpg.webp 170w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-link-cards-new-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1597px) 100vw, 1597px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What a Normal AI Overview<\/strong> <strong>looks like. <\/strong>Here is a screenshot of the normal version of this AI Overview. By default, you see no link cards, you have to click \u201cShow more\u201d to see them:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1359\" alt=\"Google Ai Overviews Normal\" class=\"wp-image-443698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-510x338.png.webp 510w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-800x531.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-170x113.png.webp 170w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-768x509.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-1536x1019.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal.png.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1359\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal.png.webp\" alt=\"Google Ai Overviews Normal\" class=\"wp-image-443698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-510x338.png.webp 510w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-800x531.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-170x113.png.webp 170w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-768x509.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-normal-1536x1019.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/figure>\n<p>After you click on \u201cShow more\u201d it will then expand and show you the link cards below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"Google Ai Overviews Expanded Cards Bottom\" class=\"wp-image-443699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-384x338.png.webp 384w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-683x600.png.webp 683w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-129x113.png.webp 129w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-768x675.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-1536x1350.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom.png.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom.png.webp\" alt=\"Google Ai Overviews Expanded Cards Bottom\" class=\"wp-image-443699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-384x338.png.webp 384w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-683x600.png.webp 683w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-129x113.png.webp 129w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-768x675.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2024\/06\/google-ai-overviews-expanded-cards-bottom-1536x1350.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>If Google makes this change live for all AI Overviews, it might lead to publishers and content creators getting the visibility and clicks they deserve and want from these AI Overviews. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, Google doesn\u2019t show us those impressions and clicks clearly in Google Search Console \u2013 yet.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n    About the 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