The month of September was an insane month for Google, specifically for SEOs and webmaster. We have several unconfirmed algorithm updates with a couple confirmed ones. Google updates their image search design and algorithms as well. Google had their 20th birthday. Search Console came out of beta and also Google released new features for the knowledge graph.
Google also released the dynamic rendering docs, added more features to Search Console and released a boat load of new search features linked to below. Oh, and let's not forget all the user interface and Google Maps tests this past month.
It was a busy month and the ongoing chatter in the WebmasterWorld thread is super busy around the Google updates still. Here is a quick way to catch up on it all.
Here are the curated topics I picked out from the last 30 days or so:
Google Algorithm Updates & More:
- Google Birthday Update: Google Confirms Small Algorithm Update On September 27th
- Google Search Algorithm Update On September 27th
- Google Search Algorithm Shifts Around September 19th?
- Google Algorithm Update On September 11th
- Google Search Ranking Update Brewing? Early Signs Of Algorithm Shifts.
- Google Images Algorithm Now Uses Page Authority & Image Placement On A Page
- Google Search Launched 2,453 Changes In 2017
- Google's 20th Birthday Logo Remembers Popular Searches
- Google Datasets Search - Searching Large Dataset Databases
- Google Search Console Is Out Of Beta But More To Still Come
- Google Search Console Now Defaults To BETA Version
- New Google Search Console Adds Live URL Inspection Tool & Manual Actions
- Google Search Console Adds Event Markup Report & Sends Notices
- Google Displays Search Console Stats In Search Results
- Is The Google Search Console Page Filter Throwing Off Accuracy?
- Google Topic Layer To Knowledge Graph, Enabling Dynamic Categorization & More
- Google Finally Releases Dynamic Rendering Documentation
- Google: With Mobile-First Indexing, App Interstitials Can Be Problematic
- Google: Making Quality Links Is Against Google's Webmaster Guidelines
- Google Mobile First Indexing Migrations Not Done - Will Takes Years
- Google Images Search Adds Creator & Credit Metadata For Image Credits
- Can A Site Killed By Google Panda Come Back From The Dead
- Google: Manual Actions Still Expire & Sometimes Algorithms Take Over
- Google Sends Out Many Mobile-First Indexing Enabled Notices
- Google: We Don't Support Checking Millions Of Domains For Manual Actions In Bulk
- Google: Does It Matter Where Your XML Sitemap File Is Located?
- Google: A Change In Structured Data Formats Won't Result In Drop In Indexed Pages
- Google Responds To Auto-Translated Content Spam Issue; It's About Intent
- Google: We Index & Rank Content In Accordions & Tabs Fully Despite Some Studies
- Google Canada Caught With Paid Link For Non-Profit Contribution
- Google Image Search Desktop Redesign Officially Rolls Out
- Google Tests Navigation Slider For Mobile Search Results
- Google Tests Clustering Featured Snippet Refinement Bubbles
- Google Tests Tabs On Branded Knowledge Panels
- Google Tests Auto-Expanding People Also Ask Box
- Fixed: Google Search Results Bug Prevents Clicks To URLs With + Characters
- Google Blue Shield Icon In Snippets For Some Government Sites?
- New Google Sitelinks With Image Thumbnails
- Google Tests Related Images Hover Interface
- Google Tests New Video Search Results Box
- Google Related Activity & Collections In Search
- Google Feed Is Now Google Discover
- Google Lens Coming To Google Images
- Google Tests Expandable Top Stories List View
- Google Search Broke For 12 Hours On A Query
- Google: You Can Place Your Company Reviews From 3rd Parties On Your Web Site
- Google Maps Now On Apple CarPlay & It's Okay
- Google Tests Search Box For Local Business Reviews
- Google Tests Explore Carousel For Local Results
- Google My Business "Located In" Feature For Address Information
- Google Moves Google Posts At Bottom Of Search Results
- Google My Business Adds Family Led Attribute Icon
- Google Posts Now Allows 1,500 Character Posts
- Google Maps Showing Future Open Dates For Businesses
- Google My Business Adds Localized Business Names
For last month, see our September report.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
