Why does this site have a rectangle on Google Search?

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loael

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I blurred it out to hide the niche. The top result has a rectangle around it like it's recommended by Google, never seen that before. Anyone know what the heck that is? Thank you.

 

gb

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I'm not exactly sure what it's called or how you get in that spot, but I do know it shows up for questions like:
How old is _____?
Define _______
etc.

It's just to help people find what they're looking for faster. Sucks though because then people aren't clicking on your site.

 

J-S-T

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Yup, Most probably They are Steps when you Search for "How to" Queries.

 

ORJay

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Its been there in the serps for a while. Google scrapes content from the first post and display it in the serps itself so as the user doesn't even need to visit the page

 

Nut-Nights

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OP its clash of clan niche No need to hide. That first result is my website.

 

Word Wizard

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For anyone wondering what it looks like without blur

What happens when you click "feedback"

 

ThopHayt

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• #7

Rich snippets related?

 

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loael

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It's a hacks / gaming niche so there shouldn't be a suggested result like that. That's just weird.

 

wisdomkid

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Nut-Nights said:

OP its clash of clan niche No need to hide. That first result is my website.

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Nice one.. ONLY those who have the money to spend on SEO, would consider this niche.

 

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loael

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wisdomkid said:

Nice one.. ONLY those who have the money to spend on SEO, would consider this niche.

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It's not his site, lol. I know the guy who owns it. He just saw through the blur.