Plain-English explainers for every concept the AI Overview Checker tests for. Quoted from Google's documentation, debugged from real customer sites, written for people who have to ship the fix.
The big picture, plus the eight myths to ignore.
The myths SEOs keep getting wrong
Same eligibility, different surfaces
The meta tags that control what Google can show in AI Overviews.
The silent killer for AI Overview eligibility
Why max-snippet:-1 is the right default
Enable large image previews for AI features
How Google decides which URLs are eligible to be cited.
The most absolute exclusion directive
Which Google bot actually controls AI Overviews
Pick which URL AI Overviews should cite
Schema, author signals, video, and page experience.
What schema does and does not do for AI features
Who, when, and how - what Google looks for
Make embedded video eligible for AI Overviews
Soft signal, but worth the work
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