According to the announcement by John Mueller, Google will cease showing author profile images and Google+ circle counts in desktop and mobile search results. The announcement will be effective over the next few days.
Mueller wrote: “We’ve been doing lots of work to clean up the visual design of our search results, in particular creating a better mobile experience and a more consistent design across devices. As a part of this, we’re simplifying the way authorship is shown in mobile and desktop search results, removing the profile photo and circle count.” as revealed by Well-known Digital Marketing Agency.
The test shows that the image appearing in the search result helps increases click-through rates and attracts users’ eyes, but Mueller denied the test. However, SEO consultant Kristine Schachinger supported the test.
She said: “I have three times intentionally lost my image from the results and each time the drop was approximately 25 percent. Since I have 1 million impressions and 110,000 CTR on average every 3 months, I think my tests show there is a significant drop.”
Author Images to be removed from Search Results
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