Google is testing including the positioning title subsequent to the hyperlink icons within the AI Overviews inside Google Search. This makes it more likely for searchers to click on on the hyperlinks and click on over to the supply of the data.
A month in the past, we noticed Google testing exhibiting writer names in AI Overviews however that did not appear to roll out. Perhaps these website title hyperlinks will roll out?
This was noticed by Sachin Patel who posted on X this screenshot:
Here’s a video:
Google’s AI Overview now exhibits the web site names the place the data is sourced from, and these names are clickable — when clicked, they redirect customers to the unique web site. @rustybrick @gaganghotra_ @brodieseo pic.twitter.com/WcLH7CsZiB
— Sachin Patel (@SachuPatel53124) June 27, 2025
Right here is extra on the way it works:
Based mostly on my testing, it appears just like the clickable web site names at present seem solely within the intro paragraph of the AI Overview. You’ll be able to see this within the screenshots. Google would possibly develop this function to the whole AI Overview in future assessments. pic.twitter.com/hAqrbbVYmh
— Sachin Patel (@SachuPatel53124) June 27, 2025
Right here is one other instance:
I hope this does roll out and it’ll seemingly improve the click-through charges however it’ll nonetheless be decrease than simply the ten blue hyperlinks.
Discussion board dialogue at X.
