Bing Webmaster Tools Update: More Data, Recommendations, Copilot via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Microsoft has announced respective changes to Bing Webmaster Tools, including extended information access, a caller recommendations system, and an AI-powered assistant successful constricted testing.

Updates To Bing Webmaster Tools

Historical Data Expanded to 16 Months

Bing Webmaster Tools has accrued the disposable ‘Search Performance’ information from six to 16 months.

This alteration comes aft idiosyncratic feedback indicated the erstwhile timeframe wasn’t agelong capable for a broad analysis.

The extended information presumption applies to each Search Performance filter options portion crawling and indexing past volition accumulate implicit time.

This update allows for much in-depth analyses of seasonal trends and semipermanent show patterns.

“Recommendations” Replaces “Insights”

The “Insights” instrumentality is being rebranded and expanded into a caller diagnostic called “Recommendations.”

According to the announcement, the caller instrumentality volition offer:

• More granular show metrics
• Site-specific optimization suggestions
• Real-time information updates
• SEO recommendations covering assorted aspects of website management

AI “Copilot” Enters Limited Testing Phase

Bing Webmaster Tools is integrating the AI-powered adjunct “Copilot,” which is presently disposable to a prime radical of testers.

The Copilot integration is said to include:

• A chat interface for real-time questions and answers
• Integration with different Microsoft services
• Automated handling of regular tasks

As this diagnostic is inactive successful its aboriginal stages, its afloat capabilities and imaginable interaction connected SEO workflows are yet to beryllium determined.

Looking Ahead

With these updates, Bing Webmaster Tools is positioning itself arsenic a much almighty website optimization and SEO absorption platform.

These changes besides show the company’s committedness to updating tools successful effect to changing idiosyncratic needs.

Bing’s squad encourages users to supply feedback connected these caller features done its enactment channels.

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