Google Search Console Performance report filters now stick
There is a “reset filters” option to remove the filters you previously set.
Google updates its spam policies document
Google added more details on site reputation abuse, while updated and clarifying other sections of the search spam policies.
Google adds support for sale pricing and priceType property
Google said this makes it easier for merchants to specify sale pricing through structured data and bring parity with price features in Merchant Center.
Google Search completely kills the cache feature
9 months after Google dropped the cache link and 2 weeks after Google added the Wayback Machine links, the cache operator has fully stopped working.
Data providers: Google August 2024 core update was very volatile
Google said the March 2024 core update was their biggest core update but the August 2024 core update did shake things up, in a big way.
Google updates crawlers and user-triggered fetchers documentation
With that, Google expanded how Google products are affected by each crawler and gave robots.txt examples for each crawler.
Google Search adds Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine links to about this page
This comes after Google dropped the cache link from the search results.
Google Search testing new display for forum content
This new user interface shows top comments and related discussions around that forum search result snippet.
Google August 2024 core update rollout is now complete
The update took 19 days to rollout and was a pretty impactful update.
Google Search now supports AVIF file formats
This means AVIF images will show in Google Search, Images, News, Discover and more.
Google Search may now use OG title for title links
Google added a 9th source that Google Search may use for title links.
Google Search ranking bug is now resolved
The four-plus day ranking bug, that kicked off around the same time of the August core update is now fixed.
Google Search ranking bug unrelated to the core update
This bug is impacting a large number of the search results but Google identified the issue.
Google AI Overviews now show for signed-out users in the US
You no longer need to be logged in to see AI Overviews in the US, Google confirmed this is rolled out to all US searchers.
Google August 2024 core update rolling out now
This update also aims to surface useful content from small and independent sites, Google added.
Google gives new look for trending now section of Google Trends
The new design fits more trending keywords and gives you a nicer and more actionable interface to do your research with.
Google Search Console launches recommendations
This is an experimental feature, so you might not see it yet.
Google updates deepfakes search algorithms and controls and expands About this image
Google is making it easier to remove deepfakes and also expands About this image to Circle to Search and Google Lens.
Billions of Google redirects to stop working next year
Google announced its URL shortener service will stop working completely on August 25, 2025.
New Google core update coming in weeks
The last core update was the March 2024 core update, any many sites are still waiting since September 2023 to see helpful content recoveries.