Google Updates: all the updates to the search engine algorithm
Every day, the Google Search system undergoes an average of about 13 change operations, bringing the total to nearly 5,000 changes per year, which cause a more or less noticeable impact on the SERPs, the search results pages.
These Google updates encompass a wide range of operations, such as user interface changes, new feature launches, troubleshooting, and, most importantly, ranking interventions, between those that remain unconfirmed and the official Broad Core Updates, updates to Google’s overall Search algorithm in light of new quality metrics or search intent changes.
Each algorithm change and update by Google aims to always ensure the quality of search results for users, always providing the most relevant answers to the queries and needs of those using the search engine.
Thanks to this timeline and our blog articles, it is possible to keep track of all official and confirmed Google algorithm updates, to read the main information about each one and find out what aspects it is going to change, so that you can work on making the appropriate optimizations to your site and content.
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13 December 2024
December 2024 Core Update
Somewhat surprisingly, Google has released a new core algorithmic update, the December 2024 Core Update. “We have several core systems that we are always improving,†explained official Google sources. Read more
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21 November 2024
Removal of sitelink search box
Google has removed the sitelink search box, deeming it now of little use to users. Introduced in 2014, it allowed internal searches directly from the SERP, but declining usage led to its deprecation. The report in Search Console and related markup were also removed accordingly.
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19 November 2024
Site Reputation Abuse Update
Google intensifies the rules of site reputation abuse, a practice in which third-party content exploits a host site's ranking signals to manipulate SERPs. It is now explicitly prohibited to publish such content, even with the direct involvement of the site owner. In addition, Google has updated its systems to evaluate sections of sites independently, preventing sub-sections from gaining unwarranted advantage from the domain's overall reputation. Read more
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11 November 2024
November 2024 Core Update
Google has released a new algorithmic core update, the November 2024 core update: as usual, it aims to improve the quality of results and the identification of useful content, proposing to reduce the appearance of content that seems to be created just to get good results in Search.
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11 September 2024
Removal of Google cache link
Google has removed the cache link from search results, removing public access to archived versions of web pages. The feature is being replaced by a partnership with Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine. Read more