{"id":10885,"date":"2026-09-28T07:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proranktracker.com\/blog\/?p=10885"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:47:50","slug":"google-rankings-all-over-the-place-heres-whats-happening-september-spam-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proranktracker.com\/blog\/google-rankings-all-over-the-place-heres-whats-happening-september-spam-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Google rankings all over the place? Here\u2019s what\u2019s happening (September Spam Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seeing a keyword rank one day and disappear from the top 100 the next? You\u2019re not alone.
\nGoogle began\u00a0rolling out its September 2026 spam update<\/a> on September 24. It affects all languages worldwide, and Google says it may take up to two weeks<\/strong> to complete. That\u2019s a longer estimated window than for its recent spam updates, although it could finish sooner.
\nWhile it\u2019s rolling out, we\u2019re seeing some searches return very different results from one check to the next.<\/p>\n

A site can appear on page one for example (or any other page), then be absent from the top 100 on a later search.<\/strong> In PRT, that shows up as a drop to \u201cnot ranked\u201d and perhaps a jump back<\/strong>. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean your site has permanently lost its ranking.<\/p>\n

This kind of movement doesn\u2019t mean the tracking is inaccurate.<\/strong>
\nProRankTracker reports the results Google returns for each daily specific check.<\/p>\n

This is when reliable rank tracking really matters.
\nProRankTracker invests in thorough daily checks and carefully tuned ranking detection to give you a fresh picture of what Google is showing. If results are jumping around, you\u2019ll see it. And when they settle, you\u2019ll see that too.<\/p>\n

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Our advice: keep watching the trend, check your Search Console data, and review Google\u2019s spam policies<\/a> for anything on your site that needs attention. Once the rollout finishes and results settle, you\u2019ll be in a much better position to assess what changed.
\nWe saw rankings stabilize after a previous update a couple of months ago, but it\u2019s too early to say how individual sites will fare this time.<\/p>\n

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You can follow Google\u2019s rollout status<\/a> and read its guidance on spam updates<\/a>. Search Engine Journal also has a short overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seeing a keyword rank one day and disappear from the top 100 the next? You\u2019re not alone. Google began\u00a0rolling out its September 2026 spam update on September 24. It affects all languages worldwide, and Google says it may take up to two weeks to complete. That\u2019s a longer estimated window than for its recent spam […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t