Google Search Central

Search Central is now on LinkedIn too! Follow us on LinkedIn for announcements, news and more. linkedin.com/showcase/googl… Also! This is not a migration; we are still here on X 😎

Today, we're announcing an algorithmic change that enhances the quality of articles that appear on Discover. We're calling this the February 2026 Discover Core update. Find out more in our blog post at developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

Today we released the December 2025 core update. We'll update our ranking release history page when the rollout is complete: status.search.google.com/incidents/Dsir…

Today, we are excited to introduce a new feature in the Search Console Performance report: weekly and monthly views. developers.google.com/search/blog/20… This new functionality allows you to adjust the time aggregation of any of the performance charts, helping you smooth out daily changes and focus on the overall trend of traffic to your website.

Today, we are excited to announce a new experiment in Search Console that offers site owners a unified view of their Google Search performance across their websites and social channels. developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

NEW VIDEO! In this episode of Search Console Training, @danielwaisberg explains everything you need to know about the Search Console Insights report. Get started today 🤖 youtube.com/watch?v=BKtQ5t…

📢 We're launching the new store widget powered by Google to help retailers increase sales and build shopper trust! Businesses using the widget saw up to an 8% increase in sales. Learn more: developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

🇯🇵 Konnichiwa! Search Central Live is returning to Tokyo! If you are fluent in Japanese, propose your talk or just come join us! We are looking for Lightning talk speakers and topics to cover! こんにちは！Search Central Live が東京に戻ってきます！ ライトニングトークのスピーカーとトピックを募集しています。ご興味がある方は、ぜひ発表のアイデアを提案してください。参加登録フォームでは、取り扱ってほしいテーマについてご意見を聞かせてください。もちろん、イベントに参加するだけでも歓迎しています！🤩 goo.gle/scltok25 #searchcentrallive #scltok25

Hello Hong Kong! 🇭🇰 SCL is coming to you on Oct 31 with a focus on international ecommerce. If you are fluent in Chinese and are interested, apply now! 大家好！SCL將會在10月31日首登香港！此次活動將專注於國際電子商務。如有興趣請立即報名！🤩 goo.gle/sclhk25

Today we released the August 2025 spam update. It may take a few weeks to complete, and we'll post on the Google Search Status Dashboard when the rollout is done: status.search.google.com/incidents/a7Aa…

Today we released the June 2025 core update. We'll update our ranking release history page when the rollout is complete: status.search.google.com/incidents/riq1…

Today we're adding support for loyalty programs in Organization markup, and loyalty benefits in Product markup, making it easier to define loyalty programs and benefits. Learn more: developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

We're happy to announce that Google Search Central Live is coming back to Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 on June 16, 2025. If you're nearby, and want to hear and discuss all things related to Google Search, check it out. Register by June 1 to reserve your seat rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/search-…

Curious about AI in Search and your website? We just launched two new documentation pages and a blog post with some general tips on what to think about with regards to these new Search experiences. Check out the blog post at developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

🎉 Join us at the first ever Search Central Live Deep Dive in Bangkok on July 23-25! It's longer, more in-depth, offering a wider range of topics, more time for talks and activities.🤿 goo.gle/scldeepdive

This will allow developers to create solutions to show not only hourly data for the latest day, but also to compare the most recent day to the same day in the previous week, which can be useful when analyzing patterns for the days of the week. Read more about it at developers.google.com/search/blog/20…

Today, we’re adding support for hourly data to the Search Analytics API; we heard ecosystem requests to make this data more accessible, loud and clear. The API will return data for up to 10 days with an hourly breakdown.