This post discusses an update to Search Console's user and permissions to improve the accuracy and reflect the actual state of unused ownership tokens.

We're excited to announce a Search Central Live event in Warsaw, Poland on April 24, 2024. Search Central Live is our global Google Search event series specifically for site owners, publishers, and SEOs.

Today we announced the March 2024 core update. This is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. We also shared that we have new spam policies to better handle the practices that can negatively impact Google's search results. In this post, we'll go into more detail for creators about both the update and the spam policies.

In 2022, Google expanded support for Product structured data, enabling enhanced product experiences in Google Search. Then, in 2023 we added support for shipping and returns structured data. Today, we are adding structured data support for Product variants, allowing merchants to easily show more variations of the products they sell, and show shoppers more relevant, helpful results. Providing variant structured data will also complement and enhance merchant center feeds, including automated feeds.

We're excited to announce a Search Central Live event in Bucharest, Romania on April 4, 2024. Search Central Live is our global Google Search event series specifically for site owners, publishers, and SEOs.

Following our latest update on our preparations for the DMA (Digital Markets Act), we're sharing more details about what publishers can expect to see in regards to new search results in European Economic Area (EEA) countries, and how they can express interest in these experiences.

Today we're publishing a refreshed, more pocket-sized version of the SEO Starter Guide with a better focus on a starter audience and the topics we think a person who's just dipping their toes in SEO should focus on and why.

We're excited to announce that Search Central Live is returning to São Paulo on February 29, 2024. Following our successful events last year, we're continuing our mission to help Brazilian businesses enhance their site's performance in Google Search.

We're excited to announce that Search Central Live is coming to Buenos Aires on March 5, 2024. Following successful events throughout the world last year, we're continuing our mission to help website owners to enhance their site's performance in Google Search.

I'm sure you're all wondering why we have gathered you here today. That's right: it's the end of year blog post in which we go over what happened in 2023 on Google Search Central, and have some fun along the way!