Google’s first 2026 core update finished its 12-day rollout. You can now assess impact and adjust your content strategy.

Google updated its core update documentation to say it does smaller core updates and does not announce those updates. This is not new; Google told us this back in 2019. What is new is that Google ...

Google has released its April 2026 core algorithm update, emphasizing content quality, relevance signals, and user experience across devices. Early data shows some sites in competitive markets losing ...

Google's John Mueller said that it is impossible for Google to pre-announce quality improvements to Google Search, including core updates. He said, "having quality changes ready for a specific ...

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Google added a page experience recommendation to the Discover guidance The updated guidance now uses the words "clickbait" and "sensationalism" by name. Google split its title guidance into two ...