Google expands mobile-first indexing after 1.5 years of testing

Google expands mobile-first indexing after 1.5 years of testing

Google has announced its “mobile-first” indexing of the web is now starting to roll out, after a year and a half of testing and experimentation. Back in 2016, Google first detailed its plan to change the way its search index operates, explaining how its algorithms would eventually be shifted to use the mobile version of […]

Google’s mobile-first search index begins rollout to selected sites

Google’s mobile-first search index begins rollout to selected sites

It’s been over a year since Google announced that it would be changing the way it ranks its search index, prioritising mobile across all platforms, with the desktop index maintained, but updated less frequently. Now, that change is finally beginning to roll out. The shift means that Google’s algorithms will primarily use the mobile version of […]