Field notes from the work.
Short findings from client work and from Google's own documentation. Each note says what I saw, where and when, and links to its sources.
- Written by
- Jarek Piotrowski
- Sources
- Linked in every note
- Corrections
- Dated, at the top of the note. Nothing gets quietly rewritten
Latest
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PHP2Shell: what Australian business websites should check this week
Two critical PHP flaws fixed on 21 Oct 2026 (PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, 8.2.35). How to check your site's PHP version and what to ask your host. As of 23 Oct 2026.
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Does any AI provider read llms.txt?
Google says Search ignores it. OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity and Microsoft haven't said they read it. What is and isn't known, with sources, as of 23 Oct 2026.
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FAQ rich results stopped showing on 7 May 2026
Google's changelog says so, and a 44-page check of a client site agrees. What I still do with FAQ markup, and what I don't claim for it.
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Google's AI Overviews cited the specialist pages, not the general ones
One client site, scans from 21 Aug to 28 Sep 2026: cited on 8 to 10 of 12 specialist questions and 0 of 3 broad ones in every scan. The markup didn't explain the difference.
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Why impressions rise without clicks
Search Console counts an impression whenever your link is on the page. Five reasons impressions climb while clicks don't, with Google's counting rules quoted.
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