Google Search Console Launches New Features
Google Search Console (GSC) has quietly rolled out three new user interface updates this week, and for anyone working in SEO in Ireland these changes are very welcome. For brands with smaller teams, the updates are set to speed up workflows, cut reporting time and make it easier to answer performance questions faster than ever.
Core’s SEO team has been testing them out over the past week, and we only have positive things to report back.
Faster date range selection
The first update is small but mighty. When selecting a custom date range, GSC now automatically moves your cursor from the start date to the end date field once you choose the start date. This removes an unnecessary extra click that has frustrated many of us for years. It feels like a no brainer addition, and it makes the whole experience smoother.
Screenshot: End date field auto selection
AI-powered performance reporting
The next feature is a bigger leap. GSC now includes a ‘Customise your performance report using AI’ option. With a single prompt, you can build regex filters, set date ranges, combine dimensions or surface insights without having to manually set up filters. In our tests, it even suggested new ways to segment queries that helped answer stakeholder questions in seconds.
Screenshot: AI custom report feature
Hourly, daily, weekly or monthly graph views
Finally, and perhaps most exciting, GSC now lets you view your performance graphs hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. This is something users have wanted for decades. GA4 has offered flexible granularity for some time, so seeing this option arrive in GSC is a huge win for anyone needing to diagnose short-term fluctuations or long-term trends.
Screenshot: Graph granularity options
What is next for GSC?
These updates follow other recent additions such as custom annotations in Google Search Console and adding query groups. With so much activity, the big question is whether Google is preparing the platform to help us track AI-related traffic such as AI Overviews and AI Mode more easily. Time will tell, but it is encouraging to see the level of attention GSC has received over the past few months.
What this means for marketers
If you do not see the new features yet, be patient. Rollout is still in progress, and they should reach all accounts soon.
For marketers, these new features mean faster insights and a more powerful workflow with GSC. Now is an ideal time to spend more time in GSC and get to know the updated features. If organic search is key to your strategy in 2026, this free tool has more to offer than ever.