Ranking updates, last 12 months
Each row is one update on the Google Search Status Dashboard: start date, end date and how long the rollout took. Core and spam updates are the accent and grey bars; the Discover update is lighter.
| Update | Started | Ended | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 spam update | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-08 | 14 days | |
| August 2026 spam update | 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-21 | 3 days | |
| June 2026 spam update | 2026-06-24 | 2026-06-26 | 2 days | |
| May 2026 core update | 2026-05-21 | 2026-06-02 | 12 days | |
| March 2026 core update | 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-08 | 12 days | |
| March 2026 spam update | 2026-03-24 | 2026-03-25 | 1 day | |
| February 2026 Discover update | 2026-02-05 | 2026-02-27 | 22 days | |
| December 2025 core update | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-29 | 18 days |
Search and Crawling documentation changes and blog posts
103 changes since 2025-11-04, newest first. Each summary is Google's own wording, shortened. Docs are the Search and Crawling documentation changelogs; Blog is the Search Central blog.
| Date | Change | Category | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | |||
| 2026-10-30 | Updated common crawlers page to mention future AI training control supportAdded a note about Google's intention to support the shared machine-readable training preference signal. Why: Learn more in our blog post. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-10-30 | Supporting a shared AI training control for websitesToday, we're announcing our plans to support a shared AI training control in robots.txt. | Crawling | Blog |
| 2026-10-26 | Updated guidance on preventing user-generated spamUpdated the user-generated spam prevention guide with guidance on blocking indexing of link-shared content and monitoring abuse in Search Console. | Search Console | Docs |
| 2026-10-23 | Updated guidance on robots.txt specificationsUpdated the how Google interprets the robots.txt specification to add recommendation for percent-encoding in rule paths. Why: To synchronize the documentation with the episodes of "The Non-Canonical Cabinet" video series. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-10-23 | Updated guidance on crawlable URL structuresUpdated the URL structure best practices to clarify word separation guidelines using hyphens versus underscores. Why: To synchronize the documentation with the episodes of "The Non-Canonical Cabinet" video series. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-10-21 | Updated the control what you share with Google Search documentationUpdated the control what you share with Google Search documentation to include existing options such as the robots meta tag, data-nosnippet, X-Robots-Tag, and the Search generative AI control, along with minor clarifications that the page… | AI features | Docs |
| 2026-10-16 | Updating the Indexing API quota pageUpdated the Indexing API quota page to reflect the current quota limits and process. Why: To document the current quota limits for the Indexing API and remove an outdated form. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-10-08 | Added documentation on the UGC Fresh Data ProgramAdded a new page about the UGC Fresh Data Program. Why: To explain the purpose of the program and help prospective applicants understand the eligibility criteria and how to participate. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-10-06 | New learning paths: curated YouTube playlists for Search fundamentals and Technical SEOOver the years, the Search Central YouTube channel has published hundreds of videos across various series, from Search for Beginners and Ask Googlebot to Search Console Training and Search Off the Record. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2026-10-06 | Added Retry-After HTTP header details to the reduce crawl rate documentationRestructured the emergency crawl rate reduction section and added information and examples about the Retry-After HTTP header to the Reduce the Google crawl rate documentation. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-10-01 | Updated guidance on using generative AI contentUpdated the using generative AI content guide with information from the Search Quality Raters guidelines. Why: To get our documentation in sync with our presentations we use at our developer events. | AI features | Docs |
| 2026-09 | |||
| 2026-09-24 | Announcing web multimodal Search performance reporting in Search ConsoleUnderstanding how users find your content is crucial for any publisher or site owner. As Search evolves to include more visual and multimodal experiences, we want to ensure you have the data you need to analyze your performance. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2026-09-24 | Added creator property and updated interactionStatistic in VideoObject structured dataAdded the creator property (noting support for author) and updated interactionStatistic to document supported interaction types in the VideoObject structured data documentation. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-09-18 | Added local business query support to the aggregator and supplier unitsUpdated the aggregator unit and supplier unit documentation to include support for local business queries. Why: The aggregator unit and supplier unit now support local business queries. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-09-17 | Generalized the Mediapartners-Google crawler documentationUpdated the Mediapartners-Google documentation to clarify that it affects various ad-related Google products (not just AdSense), and renamed the section heading from AdSense to Mediapartners-Google. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-09-16 | Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026: Meet the community speakersIt's happening! We are absolutely pumped that we're just about two weeks away from Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026! | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-09-16 | Added documentation on adding a Search profile badge to your websiteAdded a new guide on how to add a Search profile badge to your website. Why: To help site owners point their audience to their Search profile. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-09-14 | Search Central Live India 2026: Bengaluru, We're Coming (For Real This Time)Remember back in March when we told our Indian community to "sit tight" while we figured out the APAC event calendar? Hopefully, you didn't take that too literally, because sitting tight for six months is probably not great for your back. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-09-08 | Search Central Live is coming to Bogota and Ciudad de MéxicoLeer en español | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-09-08 | Added documentation about regional differences in Search experienceAdded documentation about regional differences in Search experience, which includes information about search experiences available in certain countries, such as aggregator units, supplier units, and carousels. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-08 | |||
| 2026-08-31 | Updated the European Search Dataset Licensing Program pageUpdated the Google European Search Dataset Licensing Program page. Why: Refreshed the program overview, eligibility criteria, and application details. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-08-28 | Updated the site reputation policyUpdated the site reputation policy. Why: We've adjusted our enforcement approach within the European Economic Area (EEA). For more information, see our blog post. | Spam policy | Docs |
| 2026-08-28 | Updated the favicon documentationUpdated the favicon documentation to specifically list out the supported favicon file formats. Why: To be clearer about which favicon file formats are supported by Google Search. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-08-28 | Update to the Site Reputation PolicyIn 2024, we introduced our site reputation policy to stop a practice where third-party content is published on a trusted website just to exploit that site's good reputation to rank higher in Search. | Spam policy | Blog |
| 2026-08-20 | New custom button for preferred sourcesUpdated the preferred sources documentation to include instructions on how to add the new custom, interactive button to your site. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-07 | |||
| 2026-07-29 | Platform properties roll out globally, plus a new social and video performance guideEarlier this month, we announced platform properties for Search Console, allowing you to track how your social and video posts on Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube perform on Google Search, Discover, and Google News. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2026-07-29 | Added guide on analyzing social and video platform contentAdded a new guide on how to analyze your social and video platform content performance in Search Console. | Search Console | Docs |
| 2026-07-24 | Added a new review snippet guidelineAdded a new guideline to the review snippet documentation about fake and undisclosed incentivized reviews. Why: To improve user review transparency. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-07-22 | Polished and clarified the crawl budget guidePolished and clarified the Optimize your crawl budget page to improve clarity, terminology consistency, and flow. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-07-16 | Updating the NotebookLM user agentUpdated the NotebookLM user agent to be Google-GeminiNotebook. If you hardcoded the old value in your code, update the string to avoid potential bugs. We will continue to support the old value to allow for a smooth transition. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-07-14 | Updated the package tracking documentationUpdated the feature availability and eligibility requirements sections package tracking early adopters program documentation. Why: The package tracking early adopters program is no longer accepting new partners. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-07-14 | Corrected the user agent string for Google-InspectionTool user agentUpdated the Google-InspectionTool user agent string. Why: The user agent string for Google-InspectionTool mistakenly included a semicolon, which didn't match the actual user agent string in production. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-07-10 | Updated the canonicalization troubleshooting guideUpdated the canonicalization troubleshooting guide with clarifications on re-evaluation time. Why: To provide better expectations about how long it takes for canonicalization changes to take effect. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-07-07 | See how content from social and video platforms performs on Google SearchContent creators and publishers use many channels beyond their own websites to reach their audiences. | Discover | Blog |
| 2026-07-07 | Clarified how to specify sale price effective dates in Product structured dataAdded a new section on "Sale duration" to the Merchant listing guide. This explains how to use the validFrom, validThrough, and priceValidUntil schema.org properties to set the effective range for sale prices, including best practices and… | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-07-07 | Added category to merchant listing structured dataUpdated the Merchant listing documentation to detail how the Product.category property can be used with both Text and CategoryCode types. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-07-06 | Search Central Deep Dive Europe 2026: Apparently we're going to BarcelonaWe're excited to officially announce the next stop for Search Central Live Deep Dive Europe 2026! Mark your calendars: based directly on your feedback, we're headed to Barcelona, Spain, from September 30 to October 2, 2026. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-07-01 | Updating our AMP documentationSimplified our AMP documentation by removing outdated references to the AMP viewer, AMP Cache, and signed exchange. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-06 | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Help Us Pick the Next Stop in Europe for Search Central Live Deep Dive 2026!As we mentioned a few months ago, we are bringing the Search Central Live Deep Dive format to the EMEA region. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-06-17 | Site move guidance now includes information on domain variantsThe site move guide now includes information on using the Change of Address tool for all subdomain variants (including www and non-www) during domain migrations. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-06-15 | Removing documentation for the FAQ rich result featureRemoved documentation for the FAQ rich result feature. Why: The FAQ rich result feature is no longer shown in Google Search results, as announced in the changelog entry in May 2026. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-06-15 | Clarifying guidance on llms.txt filesAdded a note to the AI optimization guide clarifying Google Search's usage of llms.txt files. | AI features | Docs |
| 2026-06-12 | New article for small business owners in TennesseeCreated a new article explaining how small business owners in Tennessee can receive notifications from Google Search. | Search Console | Docs |
| 2026-06-05 | Guidance on third-party SEO tools, services, and adviceAdded Google Search's guidance on using third-party SEO tools, services, and advice. Also added guidance to the Do you need an SEO? | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-06-03 | Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search ConsoleToday, we're excited to announce the launch of new Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover, to help you understand your site's visibility within generative AI features… | Search Console | Blog |
| 2026-05 | |||
| 2026-05-27 | Preferred sources is available in AI Mode and AI OverviewsUpdated the feature availability section of the preferred sources documentation to include AI Overviews and AI Mode. Why: The preferred sources feature is starting to roll out to AI Overviews and AI Mode. | AI features | Docs |
| 2026-05-20 | Added hasAdultConsideration to product-related structured data typesAdded the hasAdultConsideration property to the Merchant listing and Product variant documentation. Why: This property brings parity with the Merchant Center feed specification for the adult property. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-05-15 | Clarifying that spam policies apply to generative AI responses in Google SearchClarified that our spam policies also apply to generative AI responses in Google Search. Why: To make it clear that the spam policies apply to all of Google Search, including generative AI responses. | Spam policy | Docs |
| 2026-05-15 | Adding a new guide on optimizing for generative AI featuresAdded a new guide on optimizing for generative AI features on Search. Notable new sections include guidance on the importance of providing non-commodity content, tips about providing local, shopping, image, and video content, mythbusting… | AI features | Docs |
| 2026-05-15 | A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google SearchAs people increasingly gravitate to generative AI experiences and find information in new ways, we're publishing a new resource to help website owners, SEOs, and developers understand how to optimize their content for appearance in… | AI features | Blog |
| 2026-05-08 | Deprecating the FAQ rich result featureAdded a deprecation notice to the FAQ rich result documentation. Why: This feature will no longer appear in Google Search starting May 7, 2026. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-05-04 | Adding Web Bot Auth documentationAdded documentation on how to authenticate requests with Web Bot Auth. Why: To provide site owners with instructions on how to verify requests with Web Bot Auth during the experimental phase, as some Google user agents are now starting to… | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-04 | |||
| 2026-04-30 | Expanding preferred sources to all languages where Google Search is availableAdded that the preferred sources feature is now available in all languages where Google Search is available, including new translated downloadable button assets. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-04-23 | Clarifying when and why we may take manual action based on spam reportsFurther clarified when and why we may take manual action based on spam reports. Why: To address feedback we received about the change on using spam reports to take manual action. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-04-20 | Added a section about "read more" deep linksAdded a new section on "read more" deep links to the snippet documentation. Why: To explain how to increase the likelihood of your content appearing with a "read more" deeplink in Google Search results. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-04-14 | Clarifying the use of spam reportsClarified that Google may use spam report submissions to take manual action against violations. Why: Google may now use spam report submissions to take manual action. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-04-13 | Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"Added a new section to the malicious practices spam policy to address a deceptive practice known as "back button hijacking". Why: Learn more about this update in our blog post on back button hijacking. | Spam policy | Docs |
| 2026-04-13 | Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"Today, we are expanding our spam policies to address a deceptive practice known as "back button hijacking", which will become an explicit violation of the "malicious practices" of spam policies, leading to potential spam actions. | Spam policy | Blog |
| 2026-04-02 | Search Central Live is Coming to Shanghai in 2026!We are hosting Search Central Live Shanghai 2026 on May 15. This event is structured for the local community, with a specific focus on optimizing sites that target users outside of China. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-03 | |||
| 2026-03-31 | New Location for the Google Crawlers' IP Range FilesJust a short note this time! | Crawling | Blog |
| 2026-03-31 | Inside Googlebot: demystifying crawling, fetching, and the bytes we processIf you tuned into episode 105 of the Search Off the Record podcast, you might have heard us diving deep into a topic that is close to our hearts (and our servers): the inner workings of Googlebot. | Crawling | Blog |
| 2026-03-24 | Added new supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markupAdded more supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup. Why: For providing more clarity on comment thread structure to Google ingestion systems. This prevents misinterpretations in our handling of forum and Q&A content. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-03-24 | Added a note on the robots meta tags documentationAdded a note to the robots meta tags documentation on the way Google Search processes robots meta tags outside the HTML head. Why: The behavior didn't change but was previously undocumented. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-03-20 | Search Central Live Asia Pacific 2026: Get Ready for Sydney and more!It's that time of the year again! Let's talk about the Search Central Live (SCL) schedule for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. We have mapped out a series of events designed to connect you with our Search teams and fellow community members. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-03-20 | Added the Google-Agent user agentAdded the Google-Agent user agent and added the IP ranges for user triggered agents to the documentation on verifying requests from Google crawlers and fetchers. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-03-11 | Search Central Live is coming to CanadaOur event series, Search Central Live, is coming to Toronto, Canada on April 21, 2026 for the first time! | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-03-04 | Removed outdated information about JavaScript and accessibilityRemoved a section on accessibility from the JavaScript SEO basics documentation. Why: The information was out of date and not as helpful as it used to be. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-03-03 | Added an overview page about Google's web crawlingAdded a new page about how Google's crawling works. Why: Based on questions we've received over the years, we've put together a resource page with basic educational information about crawling to better highlight various resources about… | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-03-02 | Added preferred image best practicesAdded a new section on specifying a preferred image with metadata to the image SEO best practices and Discover documentation. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-02 | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Updated the location of Google's IP ranges for common crawlers, special crawlers, and user-triggered fetchersUpdated the location of Google's IP ranges for common crawlers, special crawlers, and user-triggered fetchers to the /crawling/ipranges directory. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-02-05 | Google's February 2026 Discover core updateToday we've released the February 2026 Discover core update. This is a broad update to our systems that surface articles in Discover. Our testing shows that people find the Discover experience more useful and worthwhile with this update. | Ranking update | Blog |
| 2026-02-05 | Added information to the Get on Discover page for site ownersAdded more information on how sites can increase the likelihood of their content appearing in Discover. Why: We're rolling out the February 2026 Discover Core Update. | Discover | Docs |
| 2026-02-03 | Clarified information about the default file size limits for GooglebotWhile moving over the information about the default file size limits of Google's crawlers and fetchers to the crawler documentation, we also updated the Googlebot documentation about its own file size limits. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-02-03 | Added information about the default file size limits for Google's crawlers and fetchersMoved the information about the default file size limits of Google's crawlers and fetchers from the Googlebot documentation to the crawling documentation. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-01 | |||
| 2026-01-30 | Adding preferred sources documentationAdded preferred sources documentation for website owners. Why: To help publishers understand how to help their audience find their site as a preferred source. | Documentation | Docs |
| 2026-01-26 | Search Central Live is coming back to South AmericaWe're excited to announce that Search Central Live is returning to São Paulo and to Buenos Aires in 2026. | Blog | Blog |
| 2026-01-21 | Adding more supported query types to South African carousel documentationUpdated the structured data carousels (beta) documentation and the South African badges and refinement chips blog post to include additional query types. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2026-01-21 | Added Google Messages to the list of user-triggered fetchersAdded the Google Messages fetcher to the list of user-triggered fetchers. Why: To help site owners identify traffic from Google Messages when it generates link previews for URLs sent in chat messages. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2026-01-06 | Removing documentation for the practice problem structured data typeRemoved documentation for the practice problem structured data type. Why: The practice problem structured data type is no longer shown in Google Search results. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2025-12 | |||
| 2025-12-31 | Search Central Live APAC 2025 Recap: A Note of GratitudeIt has been a busy second half of the year for the Search Central Live (SCL) team! | Blog | Blog |
| 2025-12-18 | Migrating more crawling documentation to a new locationMigrated the following documentation to Google's crawling infrastructure site. The functionality hasn't changed, only the location of the documentation and some minor wording changes to clarify that some guidance applies to both Google… | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-12-18 | Migrated more documentation to the Google crawling documentation siteMigrated the following documentation to Google's crawling infrastructure site. The functionality hasn't changed, only the location of the documentation and some minor wording changes to clarify that some guidance applies to both Google… | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-12-18 | Clarifying JavaScript execution on non-200 HTTP status codesWe added a note on how Googlebot processes JavaScript. Why: While pages with a 200 HTTP status code are sent to rendering, this might not be the case for pages with a non-200 HTTP status code. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-12-17 | Clarifying canonicalization best practices for JavaScriptWe added a section on canonicalization best practices for JavaScript to our JavaScript documentation and the best practices for consolidation of duplicate URLs. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-12-15 | Clarifying noindex and JavaScriptClarified in our JavaScript documentation how Google's crawler handles noindex tags in pages that use JavaScript. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-12-10 | Introducing weekly and monthly views in Search ConsoleAnalyzing search traffic trends is a core part of SEO. While granular, daily data is essential for spotting immediate issues or spikes, it can sometimes be harder to understand the bigger picture. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2025-12-09 | Adding a section on smaller core updatesAdded information to the core updates documentation about how Google continually makes updates to our search algorithms (including smaller core updates), and how that can affect your website. | Ranking update | Docs |
| 2025-12-08 | Introducing social channels in Search ConsoleMany companies and organizations manage their digital presence using different platforms, including social media websites, in addition to their own websites. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2025-12-04 | Streamline your Search Console analysis with the new AI-powered configurationThe Search Console Performance report is a powerful tool to analyze organic search traffic, but finding the exact data you need can take more time than you'd like. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2025-12-02 | Updated Google Read Aloud user agent pageUpdated the Google Read Aloud user agent page to provide additional details on how it functions, in particular that it uses stateless rendering, and that it needs to access the page to see the meta tags used on the page. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-11 | |||
| 2025-11-20 | Migrating Google's crawling documentation to a new locationMigrated the following crawling documentation to a new location, Google's crawling infrastructure documentation (the content hasn't changed, only the location). | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-11-20 | Migrated documentation to the new Google crawling documentation siteMigrated crawling documentation from the Google Search Central to a new Google crawling documentation site. The content hasn't changed, only the location. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-11-20 | Introducing the Branded queries filter in Search ConsoleFollowing the Query groups launch last month, we're happy to announce we're providing an additional tool to analyze the performance of your website by query type in the Search Console Performance Report: the branded queries filter. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2025-11-19 | Removing guidance on the Follow feature in DiscoverRemoved guidance on the Follow feature from Google Discover documentation. Why: The Follow feature is no longer shown in Google Discover. | Discover | Docs |
| 2025-11-17 | Adding context to your Search Console data with custom annotationsWe're always looking for new ways to help you understand your data and make smarter decisions when it comes to Google Search. | Search Console | Blog |
| 2025-11-12 | More ways to share your shipping and returns policies with GoogleShipping speed, cost, and return policies are critical factors for online shoppers. When customers have clear information on fulfillment, it builds trust and improves their shopping experience. | Blog | Blog |
| 2025-11-12 | Launching new merchant shipping policies documentationAdded documentation for shipping policies. Why: We now support merchant-level shipping policy markup in Search. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2025-11-12 | Clarifying nesting in reviews and aggregate ratingsClarified the review snippet documentation to explain that site owners should avoid using multiple ways of indicating what's being reviewed. | Structured data | Docs |
| 2025-11-12 | Adding a new user-triggered fetcherWe added the Google-Pinpoint fetcher to the list of user-triggered fetchers. Why: The Google-Pinpoint fetcher is used by the Pinpoint research tool. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-11-12 | Added the Google-Pinpoint fetcherWe added the Google-Pinpoint fetcher to the list of user-triggered fetchers. Why: The Google-Pinpoint fetcher is used by the Pinpoint research tool. | Crawling | Docs |
| 2025-11-11 | Search Central Live Zurich is back!We're thrilled to announce our upcoming Search Central Live Zurich on December 9th! This is a fantastic opportunity for SEO and digital marketing professionals to connect, learn and engage with each other and the Google Search teams. | Blog | Blog |
| 2025-11-05 | Removing and clarifying documentation for some structured data typesAdded a deprecation notice to the practice problem documentation. Starting in January 2026, we'll also be removing support for that feature in Search Console rich result reporting, the Rich Result Test, and the list of Search appearance… | Structured data | Docs |
| 2025-11-05 | Here's an update on our efforts to simplify the search results pageWe're constantly working to simplify the search results page, so that it's quick and easy to find the information and websites you're looking for. | Search appearance | Blog |
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