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Google updates: every update to the search algorithm

Timeline, rollout notes and the operational memory of Google updates: Core Updates, Spam Updates and every relevant change in Search.

From 2011 to today Latest entry 25 June 2026
78 Updates recorded
31 Core Update 13 Spam Update 24 Ranking systems 7 Policies and guidelines 3 Other updates

Each entry starts from Google's official announcement and records its dates, scope and rollout status.

15 updates found

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  1. 2024

  2. Spam Update

    December 2024 Spam Update

    Google has released a new anti-spam update for Search, the December 2024 Spam Update, which applies globally and to all languages. It does not specify exactly what type of spam it targets.
  3. Core Update

    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
  4. Core Update

    November 2024 Google Core Update: winners and losers

    For a while it even seemed like Google had forgotten about it! In fact, we had to wait a full 24 days for confirmation of the completion of the release of the November 2024 Core Update, the third major algorithmic update of the year, which officially ended on December 5 and had the classic variable, moderate to significant, impacts in several areas. As we mentioned in our presentation, this latest update follows in the wake of previous 2024 interventions, expanding the work on quality and reliability, already the focus of the changes introduced by the March and August updates.     Read more
  5. Other updates

    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.
  6. Spam Update

    Site reputation abuse: Google’s anti-spam rule

    It is the latest chapter in Google's fight against spam and attempts to manipulate SERPs with abusive and manipulative practices. Site reputation abuse, in Italian “site reputation abuse,” is the policy by which the search engine is trying to curb practices known as parasite SEO, by which external content hosted on authoritative sites exploits their established reputation to gain positions in SERPs without offering real value to users. So let's try to understand what is going on, why Google decided to intervene so quickly, and which sites were affected.     Read more
  7. Spam Update

    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
  8. Core Update

    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.
  9. Other updates

    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
  10. Core Update

    Google August 2024 Core Update: winners and losers

    “Oops, Google did it again,” we might say paraphrasing Britney Spears. Once again this year, as is now “tradition,” the Search giant launched an algorithmic update in the middle of August, which disturbed or at least threatened the vacation season of SEOs and webmasters. In fact, the impact of this August 2024 Core Update does not seem to have been that violent, nor do the claims of Google, which had spoken of an intervention launched (also) to help sites that had lost rankings and traffic with previous updates, appear confirmed.     Read more
  11. Other updates

    Google updates: what they are and how to recover lost rankings

    They are among the most anticipated, feared and discussed events in the world of digital marketing and SEO: Google Core Updates, Google's updates, are significant and far-reaching changes that intervene in Google's search algorithms and systems, released periodically throughout the year and usually announced officially so that site owners, content producers and SEOs have the right information to understand any changes that are noticed in terms of ranking and traffic. Born out of the need to keep the world's leading search engine on the cutting edge, Google updates introduce changes that can rearrange the game, drastically affecting traffic and page visibility.     Read more
  12. Core Update

    August 2024 Core Update

    Google has released a new core algorithmic update. August 2024 Core Update is designed to continue the work of improving the quality of search results, showing more content that people actually find useful and less content that seems to be created just to get good results in Search.
  13. Spam Update

    June 2024 spam update

    Google released the June 2024 Spam update, periodic intervention by system to make spam detection and elimination of new types of spam in Search more effective.
  14. Ranking systems

    INP in Core Web Vitals

    Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is the official metric for measuring responsiveness in Core Web Vitals, taking the place of FID (First Input Delay). Compared to FID, INP looks at all interactions with the page and measures overall latency, providing a more complete picture of performance in terms of interactivity and responsiveness to users. Read more
  15. Spam Update

    March 2024 spam update

    Google has released the March 2024 spam update, focusing on combating spam in search results. Specifically, it introduces three new cases of violations recognized by Google's systems: illicit use of expired domains, large-scale content, and site reputation. Read more
  16. Core Update

    March 2024 core update

    Google has released a new core algorithmic update, the first in 2024. The March 2024 core update aims to improve the quality of results and identification of useful content by reducing the presence of unoriginal content in SERPs. Read more
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