Bulk data export: a new and powerful way to access your Search…
In this post, we discuss bulk data export, a new Search Console feature that allows you to export data to…
BlogDon’t use 403s or 404s for rate limiting
Friday, February 17, 2023 Over the last few months we noticed an uptick in website owners and some content delivery…
BlogGoogle Search’s guidance about AI-generated content
In this post, we'll share more about how AI-generated content fits into our long-standing approach to show helpful content to…
BlogAnnouncing the Search Central Live Brazil roadshow
Monday, February 6, 2023 Leia em Português We’re very excited to announce that Search Central Live is coming to Brazil!…
BlogNew updates to the Search Console Video indexing report
Wednesday, February 01, 2023 Last July we launched a new report in Search Console to help you understand the performance…
Spanish blog: Register for the Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023 ¡Hola! The Search Central Virtual Unconference en español 2023 is now open for participant registration. All…
Thanks, 2022
Friday, December 30, 2022 You know what time it is: year in a review. With only a few days left…
Search Central Live 2022 Highlights
Friday, December 16, 2022 We spent the past few weeks busy (and excited!) hosting Search Central Live events in Singapore…
BlogOur latest update to the quality rater guidelines: E-A-T gets an extra…
Thursday, December 15, 2022 Many creators are familiar with the concept of E-A-T, which is used in how we evaluate…
BlogDecember 2022 link spam update releasing for Google Search
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Today, we’re leveraging the power of SpamBrain to neutralize the impact of unnatural links on search…
BlogIntroducing the Google Search Status Dashboard
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 As we head into 2023, we want to introduce another tool for the public to understand…
Visual Elements of Google Search
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Walk into a library and ask for a book, without specifying which one. After puzzled looks,…
BlogUpdates to Google’s Services in Czechia in Light of the Czech Transposition…
Monday, December 12, 2022 We also published this blog post in Czech. The European Copyright Directive, which is being implemented…
BlogNovember Google SEO Office Hours
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the November edition of the Google SEO office hours!…
BlogIntroducing our new guide to Google Search ranking systems
Monday, November 21, 2022 Over the years, through blog posts and other public communications, Google has regularly shared information about…
Start showing your products on the Shopping tab with Search Console
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Continuing our efforts to support merchants and help them grow their businesses across Google, Search Console…
BlogA deep dive into Search Console performance data filtering and limits
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Google Search performance data is the most widely used data in Search Console, both through the…
Introducing site names on Google Search
Search is introducing site names on mobile search results to make it easier to identify the website that's associated with…
BlogBack in business: Search Central Live events
Thursday, October 13, 2022 In 2019 we organized events called Webmaster Conference for site owners and SEOs in over 15…
BlogRefreshed guidelines for site owners
Thursday, October 13, 2022 In 2002 we launched a page with a set of guidelines for site owners that gave…
BlogThe new Https report in Search Console
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Last year, we released the Page Experience report in Search Console to help site owners understand…
New Search Console Merchant Listings report: expanding eligibility with Product structured data
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Google is pleased to announce expanded eligibility for enhanced product experiences in Google Search through the…
What creators should know about Google’s August 2022 helpful content update
Thursday, August 18, 2022 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
BlogNew in structured data: Pros and cons
Friday, August 5, 2022 Product reviews are a valuable resource for users researching which product to buy. Product reviews often…
BlogAnnouncing the new Search Console Video index report
Monday, July 11, 2022 Video creation and consumption on the web continues to grow, and Google Search indexes videos from…
BlogGooglebot and the 15 MB thing
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Over the last few days we’ve received a great deal of questions about a recent update…
BlogSimplifying Search Console reports with an updated item classification
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 We are simplifying the way we classify pages, items, and issues in Search Console reports. We…
BlogHow Google generates titles for documents with language or script misalignment
Friday, June 3, 2022 This week, we introduced an algorithmic improvement that identifies documents where the title element is written…
May 2022 core update releasing for Google Search
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 We now post about core updates on our List of Google Search ranking updates page. To…
BlogThe Global Search Central Virtual Unconference 2022 is a wrap!
It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some…
Event recap: Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
BlogSpring cleaning: some sitemap extension tags are going away
Friday, May 06, 2022 Over the years, we introduced a number of tags and tag attributes for Google sitemap extensions,…
BlogHow we fought Search spam on Google in 2021
Thursday, April 21, 2022 In 2021, the world searched for how to heal and how to come back stronger. To…
BlogOptimizing website performance with a Search Console bubble chart
Wednesday, April 06, 2022 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
Monitoring Search traffic (and more!) with Data Studio
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 This article shows how to create a monitoring dashboard for your Search traffic on Data Studio.…
BlogAdding context to structured data issues in Search Console
Monday, March 28, 2022 To help you identify structured data issues more effectively, starting tomorrow Search Console is adding more…
BlogSpring cleaning: the URL Parameters tool
Monday, March 28, 2022 In short: We’re deprecating the URL Parameters tool in Search Console in 1 month. There’s no…
BlogJapanese Blog: Register for the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan 2022!
Thursday, March 24, 2022 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
Improving Product Review ranking, one year on
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 We now post about product reviews updates on our List of Google Search ranking updates page.…
Google Search for Beginners YouTube Series now available in Japanese
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 The Search For Beginners series on our Search Central YouTube channel is now available in Japanese.…
BlogConnecting Search Console to Data Studio
Tuesday, March 08, 2022 Google Search Console gives you insight into your website performance in Google Search, but understanding your…
BlogWelcoming the new Search Console URL Inspection API
Monday, January 31, 2022 Today we’re launching the new Google Search Console URL Inspection API, which gives programmatic access to…
New robots tag: indexifembedded
Friday, January 21, 2022 Today, we’re introducing a new robots tag, indexifembedded, that brings you more control over when your…
BlogOur authors’ take on 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021 It’s that time of year again: writing a blogpost about what happened during the year, and…
BlogDecember 2021 Product reviews update and your site
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 We now post about product reviews updates on our List of Google Search ranking updates page.…
A 2021 update on mobile-indexing
Friday, November 26, 2021 We first started working on mobile-first indexing a number of years ago. Since then, we’ve switched…
BlogOne year of Google Search Central
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 A year ago, we launched our new site and announced that we were leaving our beloved…
BlogTimeline for bringing page experience ranking to desktop
Thursday, November 4, 2021 It’s been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be…
Help job seekers understand your job postings by including a complete description
Monday, November 01, 2021 We’ve uncovered an opportunity to improve your job posting pages, and it only takes a few…
BlogSearch Analytics API now supports Discover, Google News, and Regex
Monday, October 25, 2021 The Google Search Console Performance reports already show data about Search, Discover, and Google News to…