{"id":14509,"date":"2023-03-17T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ga.agency\/?p=14509"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:16:40","slug":"google-core-update-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/ga.agency\/en\/blog\/google-core-update-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Announced March 2023 Core Algorithm Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has announced the release of the March 2023 core update which will take around 2 weeks to complete the rollout. We share what you need to know and why this is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Google_Core_Algorithm_Update\"><\/span><strong>What is a Google Core Algorithm Update?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s Core Algorithm Updates are changes made to Google&#8217;s search engine ranking algorithms that aim to improve the quality and relevance of search results. These updates can have a significant impact on website rankings and traffic. They can happen at any time and they update their algorithms regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some updates are minor and go unnoticed, whereas others are more significant (e.g., core updates) and can cause significant changes in search rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_Things_to_Keep_in_Mind\"><\/span><strong>Important Things to Keep in Mind<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a couple of important things to keep in mind about Google\u2019s core algorithm updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They\u2019re designed to <strong>improve the quality and relevance of search results<\/strong> by better understanding the user\u2019s search intent behind a search query and matching it with the most relevant content. It\u2019s also helps to ensure that content found by the user is high-quality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They can <strong>impact your website\u2019s rankings<\/strong>. If your content and SEO practices don\u2019t align with the latest update, you may notice a drop in rankings. Others will notice an increase in rankings and be rewarded for their high-quality, relevant content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if you notice a drop in rankings, it\u2019s <strong>not a penalty<\/strong>, its <strong>designed to improve the overall quality of search results<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you\u2019ve been negatively impacted then <strong>recovery is possible<\/strong> by producing <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/fundamentals\/creating-helpful-content\">high-quality, relevant content<\/a>, and following SEO best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping up to date with Google\u2019s Core Algorithm Updates is crucial because of the impact it can have on your website\u2019s rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"March_2023_Core_Update\"><\/span><strong>March 2023 Core Update<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google will update it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/updates\/ranking\">ranking release history page<\/a> once rollout has been complete and <strong>search rankings will likely fluctuate during this period<\/strong>. It\u2019s too early to understand the impact of this latest core update until close to completion, but we will provide updates accordingly as more details become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need help or are <strong>worried about the impact of this update<\/strong>, feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/ga.agency\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> to discuss it further.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ga.agency\/en\/blog\/google-core-update-march-2023\/#What_is_a_Google_Core_Algorithm_Update\" >What is a Google Core Algorithm Update?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ga.agency\/en\/blog\/google-core-update-march-2023\/#Important_Things_to_Keep_in_Mind\" >Important Things to Keep in Mind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ga.agency\/en\/blog\/google-core-update-march-2023\/#March_2023_Core_Update\" >March 2023 Core Update<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":80841,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14509","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ga-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Google Announced March 2023 Core Algorithm Update | GA Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how Google&#039;s March 2023 core update impacts SEO. 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