[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"cms-page:\u002Fblog\u002Fmay-2020-search-news-google-updates":3},{"date":4,"date_gmt":4,"content":5,"sticky":7,"format":8,"categories":9,"collections":12,"coauthors":13,"class_list":16,"acf":26,"head_links":348,"breadcrumbs":349,"reading_minutes":76,"category":358,"head":361},"2020-06-02T13:30:40",{"rendered":6},"\n\u003Cp>We’ve seen another busy month for industry and Google Updates in May 2020. The May 2020 Core Algorithm Update finalised rolling out, Google announced a new ranking factor in 2021 to improve the user’s overall page experience and Google has seen to be suggesting searches based on users’ recent activity. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"google-may-2020-core-update-finished-rolling-out\">\u003Cstrong>Google May 2020 Core Update Finished Rolling Out\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google’s core algorithm update, that started rolling out on Monday 4th May 2020 finished rolling out on 18th May. Please, view more details around this large algorithm update in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fmay-google-algorithm-updates-search-industry-news\u002F\">April’s post here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The May 2020 Core Update rollout is complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fsearchliaison\u002Fstatus\u002F1262422181515980801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2020\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp> \u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fwidgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C\u002Fscript>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now is the time to review your various analytics channels and understand the impact, positive or negative, this may have on your site and strategise what you can do to improve your website as a whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"googles-page-experience-ranking-factor\">Google’s Page Experience Ranking Factor\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fw5ObaZiK-Red.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14608\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On May 28, Google announced that it would roll out a new ranking factor in 2021 designed to evaluate pages based on a user’s expected experience after clicking onto the page. The new update, called the Google Page Experience update, will mean that pages that perform poorly against the criteria outlined by Google may experience ranking drops from next year. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Following the announcement, Google \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.google.com\u002Fsearch\u002Fdocs\u002Fguides\u002Fpage-experience\">released a detailed description\u003C\u002Fa> of the criteria involved, which can be summarised as the following:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"core-web-vitals\">Core Web Vitals\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A key aspect of the new ranking factor is how quickly a page loads in line with Google’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Fanswer\u002F9205520?hl=en\">Core Web Vitals\u003C\u002Fa>. This page speed standard looks at real-world metrics, and falls specifically under three main categories:\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"largest-contentful-paint-lcp\">Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This measures the amount of time to render the largest content element from when the user clicks onto the URL. Google’s recommended LCP should occur within 2.5 seconds of when the page begins loading. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"first-input-delay-fid\">First Input Delay (FID)\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This measures the time between a user first interacting with a page, such as by clicking onto a link or a button, and the browser responding to the interaction. Pages that provide a good user experience have an FID lower than 100 milliseconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cumulative-layout-shift-cls\">Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This measures the amount that the page layout changes during the loading phase on a scale of 0-1 (zero being no shift and 1 being complete shift). The idea behind this metric is that a page with shifting elements provides a bad user experience. Pages that provide a good user experience have a CLS of less than 0.1.\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh4.googleusercontent.com\u002F2fuYnTTPCxSyQh2RaFOxHq2wqT7rfxU-doU_gEIbzuvkMfFuc52PQHMMxSRLsk0ZK1VudMgB0mBj3XTqRC_U0S1BfZ_T7HyfTrx6RFwcD52CnHp7wUIjN_XNrVZ91ZuZejqWJa2m\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mobile-friendliness\">Mobile friendliness\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Pages that are mobile-friendly will be rewarded as part of this latest ranking factor update. Mobile-friendliness has been a ranking factor \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsearchengineland.com\u002Fgoogle-clarifies-the-mobile-friendly-algorithm-will-roll-out-over-a-week-be-a-yesno-response-more-217399\">since 2015\u003C\u002Fa>, and Google has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F05\u002Fgoogle-search-will-make-mobile-first-indexing-the-default-by-september\u002F\">previously outlined its plans\u003C\u002Fa> to make a page’s mobile content the default version used in its index for ranking purposes for all sites by September 2020. You can use Google’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsearchengineland.com\u002Fgoogle-launches-mobile-friendly-test-tool-209100\">mobile-friendly testing tool\u003C\u002Fa> to see if your site’s pages meet the requirements. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"safe-browsing\">Safe browsing\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Pages will be evaluated on whether they have malicious or deceptive content, such as malware or scam pages. (for example, malware) or deceptive (for example, social engineering) content. You can check for this using Google’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fwebmasters\u002Fanswer\u002F9044101\">Security Issues report\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"https\">HTTPS\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google recommends that all websites serve their pages over HTTPS to ensure users can navigate the web via encrypted requests that keep their data safe. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"intrusive-interstitials\">Intrusive Interstitials\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google has been \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsearchengineland.com\u002Finterstitialgeddon-google-warns-will-crack-intrusive-interstitials-next-january-257252\">clamping down on obstructive interstitials\u003C\u002Fa>, such as pop ups that cover the main content, since 2017. However, some interstitials are exempt, such as interstitials for legal requirements (e.g. cookies) and banners that are easily dismissable. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Google clarified that this new update would not take place until 2021, and that it would give webmasters notice 6 months before launching. They also announced that AMP would no longer be necessary for Top Stories on mobile devices, which means that a wider variety of publishers will be eligible for this SERP feature on mobile next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bing-can-answer-yes-or-no-queries\">Bing Can Answer Yes Or No Queries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FymiqCd7g-Orange.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14607\" width=\"199\" height=\"199\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Bing, one of Google’s main search engine competitors, announced on May 19 that it could now answer certain queries with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer. This new SERP feature, similar to Google’s Instant Answer box, appears for queries with a simple answer, and shows a carousel of sources for users to verify the result. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The new query currently appears in the US for searches like ‘Can dogs eat chocolate?’, but will soon expand to other markets. The feature is powered by Bing’s Natural Language Representation (NLR) model, which evaluates the relevance of web resources to the search query and whether a definitive ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer can be given. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Webmasters should monitor their keywords in Bing, particularly in the US, to see how impressions and clicks are affected by this new feature. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"google-search-console-adds-new-guided-recipe-reports\">Google Search Console Adds New Guided Recipe Reports\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002FymiqCd7g-Orange.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14607\" width=\"187\" height=\"187\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On May 19th, Google launched a new enhancement report in Google Search Console for Guided Recipes. Guided Recipes helps users to find your specific recipe in a clear format. These guided recipes allow users to ask their assistant for recipes and to have the most appropriate read back to them with accompanying videos and images. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By telling Google about your recipe with \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.google.com\u002Fsearch\u002Fdocs\u002Fdata-types\u002Frecipe?hl=cs\">structured data\u003C\u002Fa>, this helps Google to better understand your recipe and present this to users in the most useful way, including through Google Search, Google Images and Voice Assistants. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This new report in GSC, in conjunction with Google’s Rich result status reports allows you to discover and troubleshoot issues with your recipe markup in an efficient manner, see how your structured data is being crawled, inspect specific URLs and tell Google that you’ve fixed issues. This is likely to help Google to crawl these recipes more regularly, whilst also leading to recipes showing up properly in Google faster. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Over the past couple of years, voice assistants such as Google Home and Google Nest Hub have allowed users to discover recipes across the globe and follow step by step recipes as they cook. We’ve recently analysed the shift in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Flockdown-cooking-search-trends\u002F\">‘recipe’ trends worldwide\u003C\u002Fa> during lockdown to display the wide range of recipes available. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Recipe dedicated sites have patiently waited for Google to reprocess and to fully understand what each recipe is detailing to provide a clear and fast way for users to access this popular format.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"google-suggests-searches-based-on-users-recent-activity\">Google Suggests Searches Based On Users’ Recent Activity\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.impression.co.uk\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Fxe6tBjL7-Green.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14606\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the beginning of May, various people in the SEO community spotted a live test to how users would react to Google suggesting searches based on recent user activity\u002F searches. This has been reported for some users that have been logged into their Google accounts outlining various search intents.\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’ve seen similar features rolled out and have become an integral part of Google’s search, including “people also ask” and “related searches” helping users to find what they’re looking for and sometimes, even before the user may’ve even considered it. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With this update being silently rolled out through a server-side update, this could be Google testing out the possibility of a new UI\u002FUX if the engagement is successful. This is something that we will continue to monitor as it may continue to roll out. \u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>If you’ve been hit by a Google Algorithm update and seeking for an agency to help with your recovery, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\u002Fget-in-touch\u002F\">get in touch\u003C\u002Fa> with our team of digital specialists. \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,"standard",[10,11],43,1,[],[14,15],98,95,[17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25],"post-5349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-google-algorithm-updates","category-seo",{"page_content_modules":27,"hero":72},[28,33],{"acf_fc_layout":29,"reduced":30,"top_overlap":-1,"bottom_underlap":-1,"disable_observer":30,"title":31,"content":6,"authors":32},"blog_post_content",true,"May 2020 – Search Industry News & Google Updates",[],{"acf_fc_layout":34,"reduced":30,"top_overlap":35,"bottom_underlap":35,"disable_observer":-1,"heading":36,"cta_text":37,"cta_link":38,"items":39},"related_module","small","See more posts","See all articles","\u002Fblog\u002F",[40,54,63],{"type_key":18,"title":41,"excerpt":42,"to":43,"postedAt":44,"readingTime":45,"image":46,"authors":47,"category":51},"September Google algorithm and search industry updates","\u003Cp>This month, we bring you exciting developments and updates from the world of search, with a clear focus on changing AI search results in Google and the first move in AI advertising. A major shift is happening in AI, with LLMs like ChatGPT and potentially Gemini moving towards paid advertisements appearing in their responses. ChatGPT […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u002Fblog\u002Fseptember-google-algorithm-and-search-industry-updates\u002F","2026-10-09T11:28:10",5,"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funsplash-community-ds6fb8b3t7c-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=640&q=90&w=640",[48],{"name":49,"image":50},"Scott Lynam","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2025\u002F05\u002FScott-Lynam.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=150&q=80&w=150&bg=CFE6F9",{"to":52,"name":53},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcategory\u002Fseo\u002F","SEO",{"type_key":18,"title":55,"excerpt":56,"to":57,"postedAt":58,"readingTime":45,"image":59,"authors":60,"category":62},"August 2026 Google algorithm and search industry updates","\u003Cp>This month, we bring you some exciting developments and updates from the world of search, with a clear focus on changes made to Google’s AI Overviews, the personalisation of search, and the way AIOs are affecting zero-click behaviour. The start of a large shift, and a slightly controversial one, is happening in the world of […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u002Fblog\u002Faugust-2026-google-algorithm-and-search-industry-updates\u002F","2026-09-09T10:48:44","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.impression.co.uk\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Ft-i-m-e-l-o-r-d-eCC0dhkg_pY-unsplash.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=640&q=90&w=640",[61],{"name":49,"image":50},{"to":52,"name":53},{"type_key":18,"title":64,"excerpt":65,"to":66,"postedAt":67,"readingTime":45,"image":68,"authors":69,"category":71},"July 2026 Google Algorithm and Search Industry Updates","\u003Cp>This month, we bring you some exciting developments and updates from the world of search, with a clear focus on tailoring AI search results in Google and an upgrade to WordPress e-commerce websites. 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