No Core Update Since May: Reading Unconfirmed Volatility
Google’s most recent core update started 21 May 2026 and ran 11 days 21 hours. Nothing since. Here is how to triage ranking movement with no update to blame.
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The August 2026 Spam Update: What Google Published
Google’s August 2026 spam update began on 18 August and ran 2 days 16 hours. The dashboard entry was the entire announcement, which changes how you diagnose it.
The September 2026 Spam Update: What’s Confirmed So Far
Google released a spam update on 24 September 2026 with a two-week rollout window, longer than any spam update this year. Here’s what’s confirmed and what isn’t yet.