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Google: Not all sites will fully recover with future core algorithm updates
Google will however keep working to reward content creators; but not all deserve to rank well at this point.
Google Search Console API gains 24-hour hourly data for past 8 days coming soon
Now you can programmatically get access to the 24-hour search performance data from the Search Console API.
Google may remove your page from search if users don’t interact with it
Google once again confirms user interactions play a role in ranking and indexing, especially if users don't click on pages in search results.
Google March 2025 core update rolling out now
This is the first core update of 2025 and the first core update since December. It will take up to two weeks to roll out.
Google begins testing AI Mode while rolling out Gemini 2.0 AI Overviews
Plus, AI Overviews are now available to more searchers, including teenagers.
Google Search Console API delayed
The web interface is not delayed but the API seems backed up since last Thursday.
Google adds member pricing beta type to Merchant listing pricing structured data
Google also clarified the priceType property for active prices, sale prices, strikethrough prices, and member prices.
Google News automated publication pages to start in March
This comes after Google announced in April 2024 that Publisher Center will stop allowing you to add publications manually.
Google AI Overviews now with detailed shopping comparisons
Google Search will provide a very detailed comparison of two products within its AI Overviews.
Google Search launches Ask for me
This is a new labs experiment where Google AI calls businesses to find out what they charge for a service & when it’s available.
Is Google testing Gemini 2.0 powered AI Overviews?
We are seeing some really deep and comprehensive AI Overviews being tested in Google Search.
Google sending manual actions for site reputation abuse in Germany
This comes a week after Google expanded enforcement of this policy in Italy, Spain and France.
Google updates search quality raters guidelines with a focus on spam
The last update was 10 months ago, when Google released its new spam policies and March 2024 core update.
Google no longer shows breadcrumbs in mobile search results snippets
Google said this change is to have a cleaner, more streamlined look for how URLs appear in search results.
Google quietly updated the News and Discover manual action policies
Google removed the adult-theme and artificial freshening sections and added a number of deceptive practices sections.
Google Search Console performance report 24-hour view now can be exported
A month ago, Google added new hourly data to the performance reports in Search Console, and today, you can export that data.
Google December 2024 spam update done rolling out
This spam update took about 7 days to fully roll out and is now complete.
Google algorithm updates 2024 in review: 4 core updates and 3 spam updates
There were seven confirmed algorithm updates (two less than last year). But Google's March core update was Google's biggest update ever.
Query Deserves Freshness: What it is and how it works
Query deserves freshness (QDF) is a model Google uses to rank fresh content for queries that need new info.
Data providers: Google December 2024 core update was more volatile than last
This last Google core update was more impactful than the November core update but not the August or March 2024 core updates.
Google December 2024 spam update unleashed
This update was released a day after Google finished rolling out the December core update.
Google December 2024 core update rollout is now complete
This update took 6 days to roll out and was a typical Google core update.
Google’s new help document on faceted navigation
Faceted navigation can potentially lead to overcrawling and slower discovery crawls.
Google December 2024 core update rolling out now
Google has released its fourth core update for the 2024 year today.
Google Search Console rolling out new date controls for performance reports
This includes a new hourly view of the data.
Data providers: Google November 2024 core update was less volatile
This last Google core update was less impactful than the August core update and some other core updates.
Google Search Console Insights no longer to show data from Google Analytics
Google says this change is to make it easier to use these reports.
Google Search fixes delayed indexing issues
Google has confirmed it is investigating indexing issues within Google Search.
Google clarifies how Google’s crawlers handle cache control headers
Google is also asking site owners to allow Google to cache your web pages.
Google adds FAQs on site reputation abuse policy
Google added several frequently asked questions around the site reputation abuse policy.
Google November 2024 core update rollout is now complete
This update took 24 days to roll out and was a typical Google core update.
Google Search makes it easier to search without personalization
Google Search now labels if the results are personalized and gives you a quick way to turn off personalization.
Google Search Console recommendations now fully live
Note, you still may not see it if Google does not have recommendations for you.
Google site reputation abuse policy now includes first-party involvement or oversight of content
This policy is still enforced with manual actions but Google confirmed there are algorithms that detect similar issues.
Google Lens for in-store and local shopping
Now just point and shoot a photo and get prices, reviews, product details and more while looking at products in a retail store.
Google Search Console removing the Page Experience report
Google said, "We decided to remove this page to reduce unnecessary clutter within Search Console and simplify navigating to this information."
Google November 2024 core update rolling out now
Google today launched its next big search ranking update. The November 2024 core update will take about two weeks to roll out.
Google updates crawl budget docs for large sites with differing mobile and desktop pages and links
Google said it is best practice to have all links present on both mobile and desktop versions.
Google’s next algorithm update is coming soon, but don’t expect to recover lost traffic
Google held a web creator event yesterday, where engineers and executives spoke directly to creators who had ranking declines.
Google Search demoting content that is starkly different from the main content of the site
A Google spokesperson told Glenn Gabe, "Our systems aim to understand if a section of a site is independent or starkly different from the main content of the site. This helps us surface the most useful information from a range of sites."