Category: Google Webmaster Blog

The authors of the Search Central blog reflect on 2021 and share their aspirations for 2022.

The authors of the Search Central blog reflect on 2021 and share their aspirations for 2022.

We are now rolling out a new product reviews update, the first major update since April 2021,
that may change how your product reviews rank in search results.
We are also sharing new best practices when writing product reviews to augment th…

We are now rolling out a new product reviews update, the first major update since April 2021,
that may change how your product reviews rank in search results.
We are also sharing new best practices when writing product reviews to aug…

We first started working on mobile-first indexing a number of years ago. Since then, we
switched to indexing the majority of web pages with Googlebot-Smartphone. We’ve now
determined that some sites are still not ready to be shifted over du…

We first started working on mobile-first indexing a number of years ago. Since then, we
switched to indexing the majority of web pages with Googlebot-Smartphone. We’ve now
determined that some sites are still not ready to be shifted …

A year ago, we launched our new site and announced that we were leaving our beloved
name, Google Webmasters, behind for a new moniker: Google Search Central. This year, we’ve been
working with our internal SEO team to improve our content, w…

A year ago, we launched our new site and announced that we were leaving our beloved
name, Google Webmasters, behind for a new moniker: Google Search Central. This year, we’ve been
working with our internal SEO team to improve our con…

Google I/O is our annual developers festival, and this year it was all virtual. But as with
any events, virtual, or in-person, a lot of information was covered over the three-day event.
In case you missed it, here is a list of some Search-r…

Searching for a job can be a time consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life
changing. That’s why providing job seekers with authentic, fresh, and trustworthy content when
they come to Google Search is our top priority…

We’ll begin using page experience as part of our desktop ranking systems beginning in February
2022. The rollout will be complete by the end of March 2022. This ranking launch will be based on
the same page experience signals that we rolled out for mobile earlier this year.

We’ll begin using page experience as part of our desktop ranking systems beginning in February
2022. The rollout will be complete by the end of March 2022. This ranking launch will be based on
the same page experience signals that we rolled out for mobile earlier this year.

We’ve uncovered an opportunity to improve your job posting pages, and it only takes a few changes to the description field.

We’ve uncovered an opportunity to improve your job posting pages, and it only takes a few changes to the description field.

We’ve uncovered an opportunity to improve your job posting pages, and it only takes a few changes to the description field.

The Google Search Analytics API, which already provides data about Search performance, is being updated to also include Discover and Google News data.
Site owners that have this type of traffic will now be able to pull it programatically through …

The Google Search Analytics API, which already provides data about Search performance, is being updated to also include Discover and Google News data.
Site owners that have this type of traffic will now be able to pull it programatically through …

The Google Search Analytics API, which already provides data about Search performance, is being updated to also include Discover and Google News data.
Site owners that have this type of traffic will now be able to pull it programatically t…

We’re making changes in the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools to be fully aligned with the Search Console URL Inspection tool.
The changes include standardization of previous features, plus new features that you may be familiar with from the URL Inspection tool.

We’re making changes in the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools to be fully aligned with the Search Console URL Inspection tool.
The changes include standardization of previous features, plus new features that you may be familiar with from the URL Inspection tool.