This month we had two unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm updates, one around August 17th and the other around August 29th. Google began penalizing domain leasing portions of sites, and also slammed a popular SEO with a link penalty.
The evergreen GoogleBot is now running Chrome 76 and now supports Google's tools finally. Google also explained a lot more about two waves of indexing despite having two more indexing issues including a post about what happened.
On the EAT side, Google said they do try to recognize these types of details on the site and content, including if a doctor reviewed the content or not.
Anyway, the ongoing WebmasterWorld thread is currently very chill coming off a long three-day Labor Day weekend. But you can also read the August report if you missed it.
Here are the more important stories for the past month or so:
Google Algorithms & Updates:
- Signs Of A Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update On August 29th
- Google Search Ranking & Algorithm Update Over The Weekend?
- Google Search Algorithm Tweaked To Show Less Porn For Lesbian, Teen & Other Queries
- Google Begins Penalizing Domain Leasing
- Google Issues Warning About Leasing Subdomains Or Subfolders
- Google Still Penalizing Sites For Unnatural Links & It Can Hurt Bad
- Moving To A New Domain To Escape A Google Penalty Might Not Work Says Google
- Is Quora In Google Trouble?
- Google Considers Notifying Webmasters For Featured Snippet Penalties
- Evergreen GoogleBot Now On Chrome 76
- Google: Two Waves Of Indexing Less Vital & Going Away
- New Native Lazy-Loading Support In Chrome 76 & Evergreen GoogleBot
- Google's Indexing Issues Continue But This One Is Different
- Google's Indexing Bugs Explanation Is A Weak Post Mortem
- Google Indexing Bug Is Resolved (Updated)
- Google: We Do Not Index Parts Of A Page Independently
- Google: Noindex Robots.txt Directive Won't Work After September 1st
- Google: Structured Data Not A Ranking Factor But May Be Worthwhile
- Google: Web Site Traffic Is Not A Ranking Factor
- Google: We Try Recognize Author Details, Reviewer Details & Overall Site Quality Details
- Google: Says Dates On Articles Makes It Easier To Recognize High-Quality Evergreen Content
- Google: You Should Document If A Doctor Reviewed Your Medical Content
- Google JavaScript SEO Docs Adds Meta Noindex Examples
- A Google Leak? Google News 4,000 Submissions Per Month, Web Spam Works With News Spam, Blacklists & Fringy Search
- Google Warns: Embedding Instagram Images Can Cause SEO Issues
- New Evergreen GoogleBot Support For Google Testing Tools
- Google Search Console Adds AMP On Image Result Report - Here Is How To See It
- Google Search Console Adds Auto-DNS Verification With Some DNS Providers
- Is Google Investigating Consolidation Issues With Google Search Console Performance Report?
- Google Search Console API Removes App Indexing Features
- New Issue Types Added To Google Search Console Rich Result Reports
- Google Search Console Sending Monthly Performance Reports
- Google Adds Playable Podcasts To Search That Indexes Spoken Words Within Podcasts
- Google Expands Favicon & Black Breadcrumb At Top Test
- Google Tests Capitalizing URLs Of Snippets In Search Results
- Google Confirms Featured Snippets Anchors & Highlights Feature On Desktop
- Google Fully Dropping URLs For Breadcrumbs On Desktop Search?
- Google Tests Expandable People Also Search For
- Google People Also View Images
- Google People Also Ask With Embedded Suggested Video Clips
- Google Featured Snippets That Extract Definitions Automatically?
- Google Search Tests More Pagination Options: More Results, Infinite Scroll & More
- Google Tests Bigger Search Results Fonts
- Google Tests Infinite Scroll Search Results Interface Again
- Google Question Hub: Asking Questions In Search & Publishers Answering
- Google Drops Magnifying Glass In Search Bar For Text Search Button
- Google Wizard of Oz Easter Egg
- Google Image Search Removes Exact Size & Larger Than Tools
- Google Shows Competitors Local Listings Above The Branded Local Knowledge Panel
- Google Local Listing For Dodge Dealership Shows Toyota Advertisement
- Google My Business Adds New Service Options For Some Industries
- Owners Can Now Reply To Reviews On Google Maps Android
- Google Adds Delivery Icons To Local Pack
- Google My Business Adds Bulk Reviews For Multiple Listings
- Google My Business Currently Unable To Transfer Reviews
- Google My Business Edit Hotel Services & Amenities
- Google Maps Adds AR & Travel Features & Will Guarantee Flight Prices
- New In Google My Business: Messaging Insights, Site Manager Sign-Up & Status Changes
- Google Local Pack Tests Image Carousel For Each Local Listing
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