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August 2024 Core Update
The first core update after March 2024 folded the Helpful Content System into core ranking, rolled out 15 Aug to 3 Sep 2024.
This was the first core update after the March 2024 change integrated the helpful content system into core ranking. Google framed it around surfacing more genuinely useful content and giving sites hurt by earlier updates, especially smaller independent publishers, a chance to recover. Wix owners who lost visibility in 2023-24 should compare their content against Google's self-assessment questions and look for real, user-first improvements to reward.
Other recent updates
- August 2026 Spam Update: A Google spam update refreshing the automated systems that detect and demote content breaking Google's spam policies, 18 Aug 2026 to 20 Aug 2026.
- June 2026 Spam Update: A Google spam update refreshing the automated systems that detect and demote content breaking Google's spam policies, 24 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026.
- May 2026 Core Update: A broad Google core update reassessing overall content quality and relevance across the index, rolled out 21 May 2026 to 2 Jun 2026.
- March 2026 Core Update: A broad Google core update reassessing overall content quality and relevance across the index, rolled out 27 Mar 2026 to 8 Apr 2026.