Google’s first 2026 core update finished its 12-day rollout. You can now assess impact and adjust your content strategy.

Google began rolling out the March 2026 core update on March 27 at 2:00 AM PT. The rollout expected to take up to two weeks. This is the first broad core update of the year. Google has started rolling ...

Google released its August 2025 spam update today, the company announced at 12:05 p.m. This is Google’s first announced algorithm update since the June 2025 core update. It is Google’s first spam ...

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