Google Algorithm Updates

Google Algorithm Updates Since 2002, Google has made hundreds of changes to its search algorithm, most of which are minor and go unnoticed by most webmasters and searchers. But a few of these changes have had a significant impact on how Google ranks web pages.

Moz has compiled a comprehensive history of Google algorithm updates, including all of the significant changes made to the search algorithm since 2002.

This article will summarize the most important updates, as well as provide links to more in-depth information about each update.

Google Panda The Panda update was first introduced in February 2011.

It was designed to penalize websites with low-quality content and improve the quality of search results.

Panda targets a wide range of factors, including low-quality content, duplicate content, spammy links, and poor website architecture.

Websites that are hit by Panda may see a significant decrease in traffic from Google.

More information about the Panda update: Google Penguin The Penguin update was first introduced in April 2012.

It was designed to penalize websites that engaged in spammy linkbuilding practices, such as buying links or exchanging links for reciprocal links.

Penguin targets a wide range of link-related factors, including links from low-quality websites, links from spammy websites, and links from websites with excessive anchor text.

Websites that are hit by Penguin may see a significant decrease in traffic from Google.

More information about the Penguin update: Google Hummingbird The Hummingbird update was first introduced in August 2013.

It was designed to improve the accuracy and precision of Google's search results.

Hummingbird targets a wide range of factors, including the meaning of search terms, the intent of searchers, and the context of each search.

Websites that are optimized for Hummingbird may see a significant increase in traffic from Google.

More information about the Hummingbird update: Google Pigeon The Pigeon update was first introduced in July 2014.

It was designed to improve the accuracy of local search results.

Pigeon targets a wide range of factors, including the distance of a business from the searcher, the location of the business, and the type of business.

Websites that are optimized for local search may see a significant increase in traffic from Google.

More information about the Pigeon update: Google Mobile-Friendly Update The Mobile-Friendly Update was first introduced in April 2015.

It was designed to improve the ranking of mobile-friendly websites in Google's search results.

Mobile-friendly websites are websites that are designed to be used on mobile devices.

They typically have a responsive design, which means that the website adapts to the size of the screen on which it is being viewed.

More information about the Mobile-Friendly Update: Google RankBrain The RankBrain update was first introduced in October 2015.

It was designed to improve the accuracy of Google's search results.

RankBrain is a machine learning algorithm that uses artificial intelligence to learn from the searches that are conducted on Google.

It then uses this information to improve the accuracy of Google's search results.

More information about RankBrain: Google Fred The Fred update was first introduced in March 2017.

It was designed to improve the quality of Google's search results.

Fred targets a wide range of factors, including the quality of content, the quality of backlinks, and the monetization of websites.

Websites that are hit by Fred may see a significant decrease in traffic from Google.