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Google pre-announced a "core" update, but with limited details. Sites impacted in previous core updates seem to have been affected, in some cases, and some major UK publishers reported heavy losses. On average, the impact was smaller than the August "Medic" update, as measured by MozCast.We want to share some ...

On June 3, 2019, Google released its June 2019 Core Update, which aimed to improve the relevance and quality of search engine results. The update focused on understanding the intent behind search queries and providing users with more accurate and informative search results.Website owners noticed significant changes in their search ...

Two days in a row, Google confirmed indexing bugs. The first bug reportedly was preventing new content from being properly indexed. MozCast confirmed unusually high SERP flux from May 23-25 (peaking on the 23rd), but it's unclear if this was directly related to the bugs.Danny Sullivan from Google told us ...

Google confirmed a bug that dropped pages from the search index around the weekend of April 5th. Moz data suggested drops on April 5th and 7th, with about 4% of stable URLs falling off of page one. Most sites recovered soon after.Google dropped pages inadvertently from its search index due ...

A rare Google confirmation came related to a Google search algorithm update this week. Google restated previous advice that there is no fix if your site was negatively impacted.Google on Wednesday confirmed that it released a broad core search ranking algorithm update this week.If your rankings did change recently, it ...

On March 12, 2019, Google released its March 2019 Core Update, which aimed to improve the relevance and quality of search engine results. The update focused on understanding the intent behind search queries and providing users with more accurate and informative search results.Website owners noticed significant changes in their search ...

It's Happening... Google Speed Update Now Rolling OutThis month Google has begun rolling out the Google Speed Update that they first announced in January 2018.Google stated on July 9, 2018: "The Speed Update is now rolling out for all users." Google Speed Update 2018 - Important points:Only affects the slowest ...

This month Google begins rolling out mobile-first indexing to more sitesSites that follow the best practices for mobile-first indexing will be migrating over now, and Google will send notifications via Search Console. What is mobile-first indexing? Google says it is about how Google crawls your site. Google will only have one index, ...

This month Google confirmed that a “broad core algorithm update” had rolled out the prior week.Google said the changes were meant to “benefit pages that were previously under-rewarded,” and advised everyone to “continue building great content.” The Algorithm Update Was About Relevance, Not Quality. There is a big difference between an algorithm ...