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Passage Ranking

Ranking

Updated on:

July 31, 2024

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by Momentic

https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/1359928797873594368

Current status of the ranking update

  • Status:

    Rollout complete!

    Rollout in progress!

  • Announced by Google:

    February 10, 2021

  • Update started:

    February 10, 2021

  • Update completed:

    February 10, 2021

    Rollout in progress!

Momentic analysis and first look

Below you'll get tips on what to look for, how to respond on your website, and helpful resources to improve your website's SEO and UX as it relates specifically to this Google update.

Types of websites affected

Long form content

What to look for

From SEJ: 

Google’s Public Liaison for Search, Danny Sullivan, announced via Twitter that Passage Ranking officially launched for English-language queries in the United States. According to Google: “This change doesn’t mean we’re indexing individual passages independently of pages. We’re still indexing pages and considering info about entire pages for ranking."

What to address