Here is our monthly Google webmaster report that summarizes and links to the more important SEO and webmaster related stories. The big news this past month was the nice number of unconfirmed Google ranking updates. Google also launched the zero results feature and a new sticky header for their search results.

Google also delisted Search Engine Land, over a bug with their search engine. Google added new Q&A page structured data, said they fixed the Google News indexing issues, released docs on lazy loading content for SEO and an AMP FAQs.

There is still a lot of chatter going on around the November 30th update in the ongoing WebmasterWorld.

Here is a summary of stories that I wanted to highlight over the past 30 days:

Google Algorithm Updates:
Google Search Algorithm Update Hits Friday November 30th?
Google Thanksgiving Search Algorithm Ranking Update
Mid-November Google Search Algorithm Update Reversals?
Early Signs Of A Google Search Algorithm Update
Google Creepy Search Algorithm Update Continues With Stronger Volatility

Google Search Changes:
Google Really Launches Zero Search Results For Time, Conversions & Math
Official: Google Sticky Round Search Bar Header Is Live

Google SEO Topics:
Why Search Engine Land Is Not Currently Indexed In Google
Google Adds Structured Data For Question & Answer Pages
Google: We Fixed The Google News Indexing Bug Again & Again
Google Releases Lazy Loading SEO Help Guide
Google Posts Large AMP Indexing FAQs For SEOs & Webmasters
Google Team Meets Regarding SEO Feedback On Display Of Snippets & Search Results
Speakable Markup Is Now Supported On Google Home Hub
See How Google Will Show Publishers URLs For AMP Results In Search
Google PageSpeed Insights Report Revamped With Lighthouse Data
Google: Quality Raters Guidelines Are Not One-To-One With The Ranking Algorithm
Google Does Not Use BBB Or Other Trust Building Sites For Ranking
Why Does Google Confirm Some Core Algorithm Updates & Not Others?
I Wish Google Would Stop Saying They Do Hundreds Or Thousands Of Updates Per Year
Google: Build A Site That If Google Doesn’t Rank Well, It Would Be A Search Bug
PSA: Not All Sites Were Moved Yet To Google Mobile First Indexing
Google: It’s Worthwhile To Have Unique Images On Each Page
Google: You Can Rank In Google Even When You Spam By Mistake
Google Discovered But Currently Not Indexed Help
Google: Trust Associations & Memberships Are Not Used As Direct Ranking Factors
Google’s Internal Search Quality Docs Kind Of Mirrors The Manual Actions Help Docs
Google Tool Scores Your SEO: Should Google Be Scoring Your SEO?
Google: Alt Image Attribute Is Used By Web Search But More So For Image Search
Google: You Cannot Opt Out Of Mobile-First Indexing

Google Search Console:
Notice: Google Search Console To Replace Search Analytics With Performance Report
Google Search Console Performance Report Drops Some Google Images Data On December 1st
Google Search Console Index Coverage Report Updated For Mobile-First Indexing
Google Beta Testers Wanted For The Search Console Performance Report
Google Search Console Performance Reports Get Event Listings & Detail Filters
Google Search Console Tests New Domain Property

Google Local:
Google Launches New Hotel Web Search Results Pack
Google Releases Google My Business API v4.3
Google My Business Breaks Out Primary & Additional Business Categories
Google My Business Apps Gains Messaging, Posting, Photos & Much More
Google My Business Updates Service Area Businesses Sign Up
Google “Sold Here” In Local Pack Results

Google User Interface:
Google Top Stories In Double Carousel View
Google Tests Image Thumbnails Again In Search Result Snippets
Google Featured Snippet Refinement Bubbles Video Option
Google Tests Featured Snippet Image Carousel
Google Tests Moving Magnifying Glass In Related Searches
Google Tests Bold URLs & Breadcrumbs In Search Result Snippets
Google Tests Multifaceted Featured Snippets In Desktop Results Again
Google Video Carousel Related Videos Query Expansion Feature
Google Search Tests Expandable Related Queries
Google Image Search Tests New Image Preview Frame
Google 2018 Holiday Decorations For Hanukkah, Christmas & Kwanzaa Now Live

Also, you can check out the November report if you missed it.

Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.