Google Core Update August 2024: Things You Need to Know!

On August 15, 2024, Google announced the August core update to Google Search, following the last update in March 2024.

This update is designed to continue the effort to improve the quality of search results by featuring more content that is genuinely useful to users and reducing the appearance of search-optimized content in search results.

 

More About the Google Core Update August 2024

This update may support content from smaller or independent publishers, helping them appear at the top of search results.

Google has received a lot of feedback from content creators and has reviewed it over the past few months.

The hope is that original and relevant content produced by smaller and independent publishers will be more accessible to users.

Additionally, this update aims to capture improvements that sites may have made so that Google can continue to display the best results from those sites.

Furthermore, Google also published several updates to the page discussing the core update [2], including guidelines for users who notice changes on their sites following this update.

 

Issues Detected in the Google Core Update August 2024

Unfortunately, on the Google Search Status Dashboard, we found that Google is still receiving reports about issues with the August core update.

The issues are related to rankings in Google Search, which are affecting a large number of search results.

This issue has caused inaccuracies in the rankings of several websites, which in turn impacts their visibility in Google search results.

Based on the SERP volatility tool by Semrush, the indicator also shows very high ranking volatility, reaching a level of 7.7/10

However, Google has stated that they are working to resolve these issues and will update the information within 72 hours from August 16, 2024, which is by August 19, 2024.

Note: To ensure you receive the latest information, we will update this news article in the upcoming days.

The latest update we have is that as of August 20, 2024, Google has fixed the ranking issue and there will be no more updates.

What to Do if Your Site Is Affected by the Core Update

Google has stated that site owners do not need to make specific fixes if their site is affected by a core update, such as a drop in traffic. However, site owners may still see performance declines even after the core update.

Instead, Google recommends that webmasters continue to improve their content and provide high-quality, user-focused material.

This is because Google's algorithms will prioritize content that is trustworthy and beneficial to users.

Additionally, Google has announced that large-scale core updates will occur every few months, so site owners may need more time to recover their content until the next large-scale update.

Nevertheless, site owners need not worry too much, as Google continues to implement smaller core updates that can help restore content if improvements are made.

Note: While content improvements by webmasters may not guarantee recovery in search results, high-quality content will continue to rank well.