Google has announced the discontinuation of the subsearch box in web search results that appear on the main search page (Sitelinks Search Box), citing a decrease in usage volume and a desire to simplify search results. The subsearch box in Google’s main search results will be shut down starting November 21, 2024, affecting users globally and across all languages. Google confirms that this change will not impact search result rankings. Website owners who have implemented Structured Data for their sites to enable the subsearch box functionality will no longer need to include this data, as Google will ignore this information in the future.
The Sitelinks Search Box feature has been a part of Google for the past 10 years, enabling users to conduct more specific searches within a website similar to using “site:” in search queries.
Source: Google, via The Verge
TLDR: Google is ending the subsearch box feature in web search results to simplify the search experience, starting from November 21, 2024. Website owners using Structured Data for this feature will no longer need to include this data.
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