On the heels of the completion of the June 2024 spam update this Thursday, June 27th, I am now seeing signs of an unconfirmed Google Search ranking algorithm update and volatility. It seems more heated than the week of this spam update rollout but less weak than you’d see with a Google core update.

Google clarifies E-E-A-T’s role in search rankings, emphasizing quality content over chasing specific signals for improved search performance. The post Google’s E-E-A-T & The Myth Of The Perfect Ranking Signal appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google’s Gary Illyes warns of soft 404 errors’ impact on web crawling and recommends proper error handling to improve SEO and site efficiency. The post Google Warns Of Soft 404 Errors And Their Impact On SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

More WordPress security threats emerge as supply chain attack infections are discovered in a greater number of plugins The post WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attacks Escalate appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google still struggles with complex search queries, particularly those using “not” and prepositions, despite AI advancements. The post Google’s Search Dilemma: The Battle With ‘Not’ & Prepositions appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google’s June 2024 spam update is now completely rolled out…

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google’s June 2024 spam update is now completely rolled out…

This week, Google completed the rollout of the June 2024 spam update over a 7-day period. Google has dropped its continuous scroll interface for the search results. Google is testing placing link cards at the top of the AI…

Google has completed the rollout of the June 2024 spam update after a seven-day and one-hour period. This update started on June 20, 2024, and was completed on June 27, 2024. This was a broad spam update, not a link spam update, and it did not automate the site reputation abuse policy.

Elizabeth Tucker, Director, Product Management at Google Search was a guest on Google’s Search Off the Record podcast where Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller of Google asked her about search quality, how Google measures it, and so much more.