Google Search Results Page Simplification: Features Phased Out (November 2025)
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On 5 November 2025 Google said it is beginning to phase out lesser-used features on the search results page to simplify it. Search Console and its API stop supporting the related structured data types from January 2026.
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What changed
- On 5 November 2025 Google said it is phasing out some lesser-used features on the search results page to simplify it.
- Google says the features were not used often and were not adding significant value for users.
- Google expects most searches to show no major difference, and says the change should simplify the page and speed up results.
- From January 2026, Search Console and its API stop supporting the affected structured data types.
- The post does not name the features; Google says it will list actionable details for specific structured data features in its documentation changelog.
What to check this week
- Review Google's documentation changelog for the specific structured data features being removed, and check whether your markup uses them. Recommended in the platform documentation: read the official page
Official sources
- Here's an update on our efforts to simplify the search results pageGoogle Search Central Blog · checked 7 October 2026
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- Updated on 7 October 2026: Published automatically after verification against the official source.