Google Updates Guidance On Helpful Content System and Discover Traffic

February 24, 2023

The clarification in the guidance coincides with a simultaneous update to the Helpful Content System guidance that adds a mention of Google Discover content. Google Discover is Part of SearchThe changes to Google’s documentation underline the fact that Google Discover is a feature of Google Search. Although Discover is a part of search, Search Console offers a Google Discover report that provides data specific to Discover-based traffic (review Search Console Discover report here). Helpful Content System Applies to Google DiscoverThe Google Discover documentation doesn’t specifically mention the Helpful Content System in relation to qualifying for Discover traffic. Read and Compare the Documentation:Original Discover DocumentationUpdated Discover DocumentationOriginal Helpful Content DocumentationUpdated Helpful Content DocumentationFeatured image by Shutterstock/Asier Romero

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