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Hanzala Khan commented on Google On Discovered vs Crawled Not Indexed Quality Issues & AI-Generated Content

But a lot of people are using AI content, and it's still ranking. Google officially states that it rewards high-quality content, "however it is produced". They do not ban AI-generated content. What matters is whether the content is helpful, reliable, and people-first.

Comment ID #6902893890 07/18/2026 05:05 am

Paweł Nosko commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

I'll bet a good whiskey that the Google Core Update will be in August

Comment ID #6902868685 07/18/2026 02:09 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

to their own properties... YouCrap or whatever site....

Comment ID #6902864577 07/18/2026 01:32 am

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Well you have 15 years of experience and started before with nothing.. take some work to save yourself financially but in your free time rebuild what you have without Google , it means whatever you do you'll never recover with google but you could survive and perhaps grow again. People are wising up to the forced slop overviews and are starting to use other methods.

Comment ID #6902766010 07/17/2026 05:51 pm

GoogleHatesMe commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

this is what i was/am feeling. rankings are there but traffic is gone. it's painful to watch thousands of hours of high quality work down the drain. even those who do make it to the site, the volume just isn't financially sustainable. makes it even more painful when you see a bit of a recovery, some hope, then the next week, gone. my mentals are at an all time low. after 15 years of doing this, and then forced into trying to get a job in a horrible job market is just another blow. i gave my soul to my business, and it's gone. i'm an empty container. i'm basically dead.

Comment ID #6902761656 07/17/2026 05:37 pm

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

The same still.. don't give up just adapt, but it's true you can recover... Then just evaporate..not through penalties just that now the way Google works has changed.. it's pretty wild to have thousands of top rankings but Google traffic is low.. btw I am actually seeing a change on my side (YMYL) people are not being suckered by the AI slop ranking top and those interested will make the effort to come across your content somehow.

Comment ID #6902750153 07/17/2026 05:04 pm

GoogleHatesMe commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

but nick fox, or whatever his name is, says everything is peachy. sending billions of clicks a day from their ai....

Comment ID #6902747322 07/17/2026 04:57 pm

GoogleHatesMe commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

seeing Raptive, which is probably the best ad tech company, also making moves to diversify. tough times...

Comment ID #6902746786 07/17/2026 04:55 pm

GoogleHatesMe commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

interesting comment from the person who told me this a few months ago: "It's the same names for the last 4 years that moan complain and tell everyone it's all over and to give up yet they keep coming back? There are some people that have and will recover, you might not believe it but then that's why you'll just keep coming back angry with serious personality issues and toxic traits. Maybe it's time to do something new?" i should clarify that while i'm calling this out because your comments to me at that time felt like getting punched and kicked while down, i'm not trying to bash you. we're all on the same team. it sucks....

Comment ID #6902745839 07/17/2026 04:53 pm

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

One long paragraph, i don't pay much attention to writing perfect on comments. lol

Comment ID #6902710024 07/17/2026 03:21 pm

Samir commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Lick my ashole

Comment ID #6902687746 07/17/2026 02:26 pm

Raghunath Thilagar commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

yes, i have

Comment ID #6902632360 07/17/2026 12:14 pm

AnastasiaBeaverhausen commented on Google Search Console Platform Properties Show You Instagram, TikTok, X & YouTube Content Performance

Not yet available for us, but I can't wait!

Comment ID #6902623088 07/17/2026 11:53 am

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Found it, rare for Disqus to put one in the pending bucket.

Comment ID #6902559965 07/17/2026 09:26 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Was it all one long paragraph or small paragraphs? I find Disqus doesn't like long paragraphed responses.

Comment ID #6902559451 07/17/2026 09:25 am

Samir commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Ya you can touch it.

Comment ID #6902550803 07/17/2026 09:03 am

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

As long as I dont write more than a few words it'll get posted..

Comment ID #6902541789 07/17/2026 08:40 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

This one didn't... :D Yeah, not much help and couldn't resist.

Comment ID #6902541435 07/17/2026 08:39 am

John A. User commented on Google Maps Turn Off OpenTable Reservations

I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Google tried to take a cut from OpenTable but was refused or offered only a small one.

Comment ID #6902540879 07/17/2026 08:38 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

The amount of let-offs that Argentina gets, you're right you will need it. I'd say you'll have the most of the UK rooting for you.

Comment ID #6902504862 07/17/2026 06:44 am

Lone Walker commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

First I wonderd if it was xmas already

Comment ID #6902501725 07/17/2026 06:32 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Yes and by or on July 22 when Google's Q2 earnings are released. Still I hope to see Google show some signs of suffering in search.

Comment ID #6902501260 07/17/2026 06:31 am

Bender G commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Since I'm Spanish, Spain is playing Argentina this Sunday. Thanks for wishing me luck—we're going to need it!

Comment ID #6902499585 07/17/2026 06:24 am

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

The problem is that google decides who to rank based on stupid signals. I might have the best content but if my CWV are lower than the one who copies my content, they will show that. Have you visited google search lately? It sucks and doesn't work any more. And yes, when I try to find something online, I don't want to see shorts about it. I want all the info. Pages like mine with 7m views per month, dropped by 95% and GSC not giving a clue why. People here are not just posting for fun, they are trying to discuss on what is happening in order to find a solution.

Comment ID #6902493910 07/17/2026 06:00 am

Chris McElroy SEO commented on Google On Discovered vs Crawled Not Indexed Quality Issues & AI-Generated Content

What I would say back to John; Google created the monster. Google allowed thin content and massive amounts of it as long as it had a number of backlinks. And you allowed it for years. You taught SEOs to game the system because you rewarded that behavior. As long as it served your ads, you didn't enforce any type of real quality when it comes to content for years. The last time Google cared about content was Penguin and Panda updates. You rewarded people who just put up a thin page and went out and bought a bunch of backlinks and you knew they were bought even though it was against your terms of service. So it's not like Google can complain now when people are throwing up a bunch of AI generated content and getting some of it to rank. You haven't come out and say 100% AI generated content is slop and you're not going to index it. Make a commitment. But you have a conflict of interest because you also want people to use Gemini to generate content. Again you created the monster. If people take advantage of it it's on you not on them.

Comment ID #6902485541 07/17/2026 05:21 am

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Why do all my messages go for approval.. ridiculous..

Comment ID #6902475074 07/17/2026 04:30 am

MrSEO commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Like many, traffic has dropped and rankings are still high, actually top 5 high volume keywords now get almost nothing though I do get traffic from other sources which converts very well. I think I soon will also block google from the site as there is no real benefit for one of my particular sites. I think in the fututre you may see niche expert content within AI that gives links along with other avenues and google will just be flooded with junk in a similar way some previous search engines died out. I don't see google as the future where searchers are flocking to find what they need. sure share price is up, quoted visits are up but I don't know anyone that says "google is amazing comapred to XXX" that used to be the case years ago but now its just riding the wave of preevious success. even gemini was woking pretty well last year now it's dumb, forgetful and lies constantly and is over laden with guard rails kinda like chat gpt.

Comment ID #6902474995 07/17/2026 04:30 am

SpXmtdd commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

What's up with all the google bot traffic lately?

Comment ID #6902463231 07/17/2026 03:31 am

Finance-guy commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

My first thought is your website has been hacked, and therefore I need to be careful. Not very professional, and distracts from the content.

Comment ID #6902451295 07/17/2026 02:21 am

FF222 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around July 11th

Today it's starting again. Just staying.

Comment ID #6902426896 07/16/2026 11:49 pm

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