Google cracks down, but rankings stay choppy
New rule, real deadline The biggest SEO story today is Google formally targeting "back button hijacking" as spam, with enforcement set for June 15, 2026. This is the tactic where a site bloc...
Core update fallout is cooling
## Core Update Aftershocks The biggest SEO story on **Sunday, April 12, 2026** is actually what is **not** happening: Google does **not** have an active algorithm update rolling out right now, and the...
Core update is over, but rankings still wobble
## Update weather: cooler, not calm The biggest confirmed SEO story is that **Google's March 2026 core update finished on April 8**, and there is **no active core or spam update rolling out today, Ap...
Core update cools, but Google is still twitchy
## Rankings Are Cooling Off, Not Calm Google is **not** rolling out a new confirmed algorithm update today. The **March 2026 core update finished on April 8**, and that matters because a lot of sites...
Core Update Ends, But Search Is Still Shifty
## Core update storm just passed The biggest SEO story on **Thursday, April 9, 2026** is that Google’s **March 2026 core update finished rolling out yesterday, April 8**. That matters because ranking...
Core update keeps SEO skies rough
## Core update still driving the weather Google's **March 2026 core update is still rolling out on April 8, 2026**, now on **day 12** of a rollout Google said could take up to two weeks. That matters...