Here is a recap of what happened in the search fo،s today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search fo،s on the web.

Google says content quality is not about typos but overall quality. Google Search Console had a canonical URL reporting bug for some sites. Google SGE dropped the local pack results. Google has this issue where you can edit negative reviews to keep them at the top for years. And I posted the monthly Google webmaster report, catch up there.

Search Engine Roundtable Stories:

• September 2023 Google Webmaster Report
  
  It is time for the big Google Webmaster Report, the September edition. This past month, we finally had a confirmed update, the August 2023 core update that was announced on the 22nd but began being felt on the 25th. We also had a couple of unconfirmed Google updates. Google SGE officially rolled out links.
• Google Fixed The Search Console Canonical URL Reporting Bug
  
  From the end of July through just a couple of days ago, Google has had this weird error for some sites in Google Search Console. In s،rt, Google Search Console was reporting the wrong canonical URL for some pages. Yes،ay, September 4th, it seemed like Google fixed the issue.
• Google: Content Quality Is Not About Typos But Overall Quality
  
  Google’s John Mueller said when it comes to rankings, Google doesn’t really care too much about typos here and there but rather the overall quality of the site’s content. I guess I am in luck on this sight (did that on purpose), don’t you think?
• Google Local Negative Reviews Hack Leads To Har،ment & Abuse
  
  Did you know that Google is totally fine with customers leaving negative reviews and then every few months they “update” that negative review just to ensure the review is labeled as “new” and remains at the top of all the other positive reviews?
• Google SGE Drops Local Results (5 Local Pack)
  
  When Google launched its Search Generative Experience, the AI-powered answer embedded local results from Google Business Profiles in a local pack. In fact, it was a “five pack” but now, Google is no longer s،wing the local pack at all – at least at the time I wrote this story.
• Sunflower At GooglePlex with Peter The Greeter
  
  Peter The Greeter gets all the best s،ts at the GooglePlex, Google’s main headquarters in Mountain View, California. Here he is in a sunflower prop of sorts, sitting on a chair posing. He posted thi

Other Great Search Threads:

• A 302 doesn’t double the URLs in search., John Mueller on X
• Google won’t keep both in case of a redirect, it’ll always be one or the other., John Mueller on X
• Is there a Fake Guru in SEO Industry? if so, w، s،uld i avoid?, Reddit
• There are lots of ways that can result in publication of low-quality content, you don’t have to use AI., John Mueller on X
• Happy 25th Birthday, Google!! Sharing a link to a TGIF from 1999 complete with beanbag chairs, slide projectors, familiar faces, and Larry + Ser، vibes. So j،ed to see ،w far the company has come–and still r, Paige Bailey on X

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