What the GSC Enhancements Section Shows

The Enhancements section in Google Search Console groups the structured-data reports that Google actively monitors — types where it validates your markup, counts errors and warnings, and tracks which URLs are eligible to show rich results in Search. The section is not a complete registry of every supported structured-data type; it covers only the subset for which Google has built dedicated reporting infrastructure. As of June 2026, that subset has contracted significantly from what existed in 2022.

The active reports currently include Breadcrumbs, Products (two separate reports — Product snippets for non-merchant pages and Merchant listings for Shopping-eligible pages), Review snippets, Video, and AMP. Each report shows URLs across four validation states — Error, Valid with Warnings, Valid, and Excluded — and each state carries a distinct action priority. The structured-data status reference table below covers every type that has ever had a dedicated GSC report, showing current rich-result status and report availability.

Before working in the Enhancements section, confirm your property is verified in GSC — see what Google Search Console is and how to set it up. Structured-data errors in Enhancements are separate from crawl and indexing failures, which appear in the index coverage report. The URL Inspection tool shows exactly which structured data Google parsed on any specific page — see sitemaps and URL inspection. Once a rich result is live, measure its click-through lift in the Performance report using the Search Appearance filter.

Breadcrumbs: Desktop Display Removed January 23, 2025

On January 23, 2025, Google stopped showing breadcrumb trails in mobile search results across all languages and regions, citing truncation problems on smaller screens. From that date, mobile SERPs display only the domain name — for example, "example.com" — in place of the full breadcrumb path. Desktop display was unaffected and continues to show the full BreadcrumbList hierarchy. The Google Search Central Blog announcement confirmed the change is permanent across all languages and regions.

The GSC Breadcrumbs Enhancement report remains active and continues to monitor BreadcrumbList markup for errors. The Rich Results Test continues to validate BreadcrumbList schema. For sites with substantial mobile traffic share — which is most sites — the visible click-through benefit of breadcrumbs is now a desktop-only signal. The underlying structured data, however, still informs Google's understanding of site hierarchy regardless of SERP display. MB Adv Agency treats breadcrumb errors in GSC as worth fixing on the same schedule as other active Enhancement reports: breadcrumb errors indicate a hierarchy parsing problem that affects Google's structural understanding of the site, not just the snippet's visual presentation on desktop.

Video Indexing: ContentUrl Is the Gating Requirement

The Video Indexing report in GSC shows which videos on a site are eligible for video features in Google Search — including video carousels in Search and Discover — and which videos failed indexing with a specific reason. It is the most actively expanding Enhancement report in 2026: video carousels have grown as a SERP surface, and the delta between "videos on page" and "videos indexed" is a fixable gap on most content sites with embedded video.

For a video to appear as eligible in the Video Indexing report, VideoObject schema must include five required properties: name, description, thumbnailUrl, uploadDate, and either contentUrl or embedUrl. The most common silent failure is VideoObject schema that omits contentUrl — for example, a YouTube embed where no crawlable video file URL is supplied. Without a crawlable video URL, Google cannot index the video file itself, and the report returns "video not indexed" for those URLs. Full technical requirements are at support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9495142. MB Adv Agency includes the Video Indexing report as a routine audit item for any content site with embedded video: the fix is frequently a single contentUrl property addition that unlocks indexing eligibility across all affected pages. Align video engagement measurement with click-through and engagement metrics in your analytics layer.

• As of June 2026, six structured-data types still earn rich results with active GSC Enhancement reports: Breadcrumbs, Product snippets, Merchant listings, Review snippets, Video, and AMP.
• FAQ rich results were fully removed on May 7, 2026; the GSC FAQ Enhancement report is being retired June 2026; the Search Console API drops FAQ support August 2026.
• HowTo rich results were removed August–September 2023; Sitelinks Searchbox November 21, 2024; Course Info, Claim Review, Estimated Salary, Learning Video, Special Announcement, and Vehicle Listing in the June 2025 batch (GSC reporting ended September 9, 2025).
• Breadcrumbs lost mobile SERP display on January 23, 2025 — desktop display and the GSC report remain active.
• Deprecated markup (HowTo, FAQ, the June 2025 batch) does not cause GSC errors or ranking penalties — removal is optional and never urgent.
• An Error in a GSC Enhancement report blocks the rich result entirely. Fix Errors before addressing Warnings or removing deprecated markup.

Structured-Data Type Status Reference (June 2026)

The table below maps every structured-data type that has had a dedicated GSC Enhancement report to its current rich-result and report status. Use it as the authoritative reference before any schema implementation or audit decision in 2026. The SEO glossary provides broader context for structured data concepts. Product schema in GSC connects directly to Shopping eligibility — see the Google Merchant Center glossary for Shopping-specific structured data.

The Four GSC Enhancement Validation States

Every active Enhancement report uses a four-state validation model. The state determines whether a URL is eligible to show a rich result and what action to take. A 2024 GSC UI update introduced a two-broad-category view (invalid vs. not invalid) alongside the four states — both are current. Source: support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9216203.

Search Demand: Enhancements & Rich Results Keyword Cluster

The chart below shows US monthly search volume for the keyword cluster anchored by this pillar (Ahrefs, June 2026, operator-supplied). The two highest-volume terms — "schema markup" at 7,300/month and "rich results test" at 5,000/month — carry keyword difficulty scores of 89 and 90, unrealistic capture targets without substantial domain authority growth. The reachable opportunity sits below them.

"Structured data" at 3,700/month (KD 43) is the primary head target. "Breadcrumbs seo" at 900/month (KD 43) is a second reachable cluster. "Video sitemap" at 700/month with KD 7 is the easiest individual toehold in the cluster. "faq schema" — 1,700/month — retains informational demand even though FAQ rich results were removed May 7, 2026; the query intent has shifted from "how do I implement this" to "why doesn't this work anymore," making the deprecation angle itself a search demand driver. The SEO glossary covers related technical SEO concepts in broader context. GSC tracks rich-result clicks; Google Analytics 4 tracks what users do after they click through.

Methodology

Deprecation dates and report statuses verified against primary Google Search Central Blog posts: August 2023 (HowTo removal; FAQ restriction), October 2024 (Sitelinks Searchbox), January 2025 (breadcrumbs mobile removal), June 2025 (six-type batch, GSC reporting ended September 9, 2025). FAQ May 2026 full removal confirmed via Search Engine Land and Google’s FAQPage documentation. Practice Problem removal confirmed via Search Engine Journal (November 2025 announcement) and Search Engine Land. Active Enhancement report list cross-referenced against seotesting.com (2025) and sitechecker.pro (2025–2026). Validation states verified against support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9216203. AMP report confirmed active via support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7450883. Video indexing requirements from support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9495142. No fabricated client figures; MB Adv perspective is qualitative. Keyword data: Ahrefs, June 2026 (operator-supplied). Reviewed by MB Adv Agency, June 2026.