{"id":12734,"date":"2020-06-15T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T10:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=12734"},"modified":"2023-11-23T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T16:03:38","slug":"google-to-make-core-web-vitals-search-engine-ranking-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/google-to-make-core-web-vitals-search-engine-ranking-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to make Core Web Vitals search engine ranking signals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has recently announced quite a significant change about how it would measure search engine ranking signals. According to the announcement, Google\u2019s core web vitals will become ranking signals.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Page Experience signal<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new ranking signal \u2014 Page Experience signal \u2014\u00a0 will combine the existing user experience on a web page with the Core Web Vitals, which would help Google evaluate the overall user experience on a page more comprehensively and effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Page Experience signal will have seven components.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the four current metrics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile friendly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe browsing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HTTPs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No intrusive interstitials<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in addition to these existing metrics, the signal will also have the three Core Web Vitals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loading<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual stability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason for this change is that Google considers the Core Web Vitals as a key indicator of the overall page user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the announcement, Google said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCore Web Vitals are a set of real-world, user-centered metrics that quantify key aspects of the user experience. They measure dimensions of web usability such as load time, interactivity, and the stability of content as it loads (so you don\u2019t accidentally tap that button when it shifts under your finger \u2013 how annoying!)\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-blog-post-2-768x551-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12728\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/google-blog-post-2-768x551-1.png\" alt=\"google-blog-post\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>New focus: Great page experience<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google has been focusing more and more on an excellent web page experience. This is another step in that direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this change, Google is now encouraging website owners to pay extra attention to building pages that users enjoy visiting and navigating. A page that offers a higher-quality experience to the visitors will likely have a better chance of ranking higher in the SERPs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this does not diminish the importance of content relevance in any way. No matter how great the page experience is, the content must be relevant if you want to rank higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA good page experience doesn\u2019t override having great, relevant content. However, in cases where there are multiple pages that have similar content, page experience becomes much more important for visibility in Search,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said Google.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is also rolling out the Google Search Console with a new Core Web Vitals report to help webmasters measure the performance of their pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also use\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/pagespeed\/insights\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google PageSpeed Insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to analyze the Core Web Vitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the update, the blue annotation represents the Core Web Vitals in the PageSpeed Insights report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/google-blog-post-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12731\" src=\"https:\/\/improvemysearchranking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/google-blog-post-2-1024x734.png\" alt=\"google-blog-post-2\" width=\"474\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To read the full announcement by Google,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webmasters.googleblog.com\/2020\/05\/evaluating-page-experience.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has recently announced quite a significant change about how it would measure search engine ranking signals. 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