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Forums added to Google's search console!

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  1. YachtForums, Apr 29, 2026
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    TRUST COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE​

    Google has recently added forums as a category on their search bar. This speaks volumes to the relevance of forums as it pertains to search. It’s most interesting this was implemented by user demand. People are choosing their peers over the questionable results of AI or the brainless banter that plagues social media.

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  2. YachtForums, Apr 29, 2026
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    At YachtForums, we never stopped believing in the power of collective knowledge and this inclusion by Google is further validation. Google set up a page detailing some very insightful reasons why they added Forums to the search bar…

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  3. Kevin, Apr 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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    Wow!

    I'm almost speechless. :eek:

    AI searches have a place, but they aren't a replacement for human experience, and I am stunned - but glad - Google openly admits this.

    There has long been a nifty work-around for avoiding AI generated content by simply adding "before:2023" to the end of a search query. This works particularly well for Images searches.
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