Category: Google Webmaster Blog

Today, Search is introducing site names on mobile search results to make it easier to identify
the website that’s associated with each result, and we’re sharing how you can indicate your
preferred site name with structured data.

In 2002 we launched a page with a set of guidelines for site owners that gave an overview of
best practices when it came to building a site. We called this page “Webmaster Guidelines” and
it’s been with us ever since. Since then we a…

Google Search Console has a new report called HTTPS, which provides more information regarding the HTTPS status of the site
and make it easier to understand which pages are not served over HTTPS, and why not. Use this report to get insight…

Google Search Console has a new report called HTTPS, which provides more information regarding the HTTPS status of the site
and make it easier to understand which pages are not served over HTTPS, and why not. Use this report to get insight…

Google is pleased to announce expanded eligibility for enhanced product experiences in
Google Search through the use of Product structured data. These enhanced
product experiences were previously only open to Merchant Center users. W…

Google is pleased to announce expanded eligibility for enhanced product experiences in
Google Search through the use of Product structured data. These enhanced
product experiences were previously only open to Merchant Center users. W…

We organized the first Search Central Virtual Unconference Japan on April 5, 2022 to facilitate a discussion and networking platform for the SEO, Search and publisher community, in Japanese. This is a recap from the event.

We’re launching what we’re calling the “helpful content update” that’s part of a broader

to ensure people see more original, helpful content written by people, for people, in search
results. This post contains more about the Search ranking update and things for creators to consider.

We’re launching what we’re calling the “helpful content update” that’s part of a broader

to ensure people see more original, helpful content written by people, for people, in search
results. This post contains more about the Search ranking update and things for creators to consider.

Product reviews are a valuable resource for users researching which product to buy.
Product reviews often contain a list of pros and cons, which our research has shown
to be popular with shoppers when making their purchasing decision…

Product reviews are a valuable resource for users researching which product to buy.
Product reviews often contain a list of pros and cons, which our research has shown
to be popular with shoppers when making their purchasing decision…

To help you understand the performance of your videos on Google, and identify possible areas of
improvement, Search Console is launching a new report called Video indexing. We will roll out
this change gradually over the next few mon…

To help you understand the performance of your videos on Google, and identify possible areas of
improvement, Search Console is launching a new report called Video indexing. We will roll out
this change gradually over the next few months, so…

We’re addressing some questions we’ve received the past few days in response to our
documentation update about Googlebot handling up to 15 MB of data on request.

We’re addressing some questions we’ve received the past few days in response to our
documentation update about Googlebot handling up to 15 MB of data on request.

Search Console is simplifying the way it classifies pages, items, and issues in reports. The goal is to help you focus on
critical issues that affect your visibility in Search, and will help you better prioritize your work. This change wil…

Search Console is simplifying the way it classifies pages, items, and issues in reports. The goal is to help you focus on
critical issues that affect your visibility in Search, and will help you better prioritize your work. This change will be ro…

Recently we introduced an algorithmic improvement that identifies documents where the title
element is written in a different language or script from its content, and chooses a title
that is similar to the language and script of the …

Recently we introduced an algorithmic improvement that identifies documents where the title
element is written in a different language or script from its content, and chooses a title
that is similar to the language and script of the documen…

Several times per year, we make substantial improvements to our overall ranking processes,
which we refer to as core updates. Core updates are designed to increase the overall
relevancy of our search results and make them more helpfu…