Core update rolls on, but rankings stay oddly calm
Core Update Under Low Clouds Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 6, after starting on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific. Google says the rollout may take up to 2 weeks, and both S...
Core Update Hums Under AI Search Skies
Core Update Still Rolling Google’s May 2026 core update is still rolling, now on day 7. The official Search Status Dashboard says it began May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and may take up to 2 weeks. Searc...
Core Update Clouds, AI Source Signals Rise
Core Update Still Overhead The May 2026 core update is still rolling through Google Search on day 8, with Google saying the rollout can take up to two weeks. Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journ...
Core Update Winds Hit AI Search
Core Update Winds The May 2026 core update is still the main storm system. Google launched it on May 21 and said the rollout may take up to two weeks, while Search Engine Land notes this is the second...
Core Update Storm With Saturday Gusts
Core Update Still Driving the Weather The May 2026 core update is still rolling out, now on day 10, after Google started it on May 21 at 8:40 a.m. Pacific and said it may take up to two weeks to compl...
DMCA Fog, Local Review Squalls
Today's Main Weather: DMCA Fog The sharpest SEO story on July 5, 2026 is not a ranking storm, it is a visibility trap: fake DMCA takedown complaints are still knocking legitimate pages out of Google....
Local SEO Gets a Review Squall
Local Reviews Are the Main Weather The freshest meaningful SEO weather for July 4, 2026 is carrying over from July 3: Google Business Profile reviews are disappearing for many local businesses. Search...
Local SEO Gets a Review Squall
Local Reviews Are the Storm Cell The biggest SEO weather today is Google Business Profile reviews disappearing. Search Engine Roundtable reports a wave of complaints from business owners, with some li...
AMP Winds Shift, AI Search Clouds Build
AMP Traffic Takes a Cleaner Path The clearest change in the last 24 hours is Google Search sending users directly to publisher-hosted AMP pages, instead of routing through Google’s AMP viewer or cache...
AI Search Gets More Clickable
AI Search Visibility Is the Main Weather System Google’s AI search results are getting more publisher-aware, but still not exactly publisher-friendly. Search Engine Land reported that Google added ric...
AI Search Visibility Gets Personal
AI Visibility Is the Main Front The strongest SEO weather today is around AI search visibility, not classic blue-link ranking chaos. Search Engine Journal reports that Google Search chief Liz Reid is...