Penguin Update 5: Penguin Algorithm 2.1 is now released

Confirmation of the launch of the fifth update of the “Penguin” algorithm, which is responsible for filtering searches on Google to provide better results to the user. It was expected that this version would be numbered Penguin 3, but it was revealed that this update uses a slightly improved version of “Penguin 2,” Google’s second-generation technology, and Google itself confirmed this news via Matt Cutts, the annoying search director at Google, who announced on his Twitter account that this update bears the number “Penguin 2.1.” Don't worry.

We will make a detailed explanation of this topic. Penguin 2.1 launching today. Effects ~1% of searches to a noticeable degree.

More info on Penguin: http://t.co/4YSh4sfZQj — Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) October 4, 2013 The link that Matt Cutts mentioned in his tweet explains the reason for which he launched the Penguin update. This explanation does not cover the new update that was launched recently.

The fifth update to the Penguin algorithm Why Penguin 5, instead of Penguin 2.1? If we start talking about the Penguin Algorithm 5, it is, as Google referred to it, the Penguin Algorithm 2.1, and this update is truly one of the most complex and headache-inducing updates we have encountered as SEO experts, and we will blame Google. Why? Follow this article with us.

When Google started releasing “Panda” updates, it called the first update “Panda 1,” and after they released the second update to the Panda algorithm that works as a filter for low-quality content, it was called “Panda 2.” After that, the name “Panda 3” was released, which was actually Panda 2.1, but with the world calling it the third update, Google gave it that name, in contrast to what happened with the Penguin 2.1 update. That is, the point indicates the size of the modification that was made to the algorithm.

Finally, Google started releasing the new version

From Pandas with minor modifications to Pandas to bear the name Panda 3.1 and moving forward with decimal numbers to reach Pandas 3.92. We, on the Arabic website, follow all updates as mentioned on the Global Search Engine Land website. Therefore, we will adopt the names of the updates as mentioned by the site, so that we will give a number to each update, for example (Penguin 1, Penguin 2, Penguin 3).  

.... And so on)   Hence, this update will be called Penguin 5.

Regardless of the name that was put forward by Google, which is Penguin 2.1. Thank you, Google, for the continuous updates and the constant headache behind these updates. This is how I liked to start. Many website owners are terrified of hearing that there has been an update or something, and then the questions begin: How does the Penguin update work?

What does the Penguin update affect? What is the update of the batrith? In this article, we will answer most of the questions related to the Penguin update and what things we must do to avoid these updates and not harm the site.

What is the penguin algorithm in Google? For those who have not heard of this algorithm before, I will be happy to provide a simple, brief explanation of it. “Penguin” is part of the many Google algorithms responsible for the process of detecting sites that adopt techniques that are closest to annoying techniques on the Internet and still occupy the first positions in searches. This algorithm also takes care of sites that rely on buying links to their sites and building links in illegal ways.

This is, in short, the work of this algorithm, and it is considered very strict against violating sites that follow one of the methods we mentioned. How do I know if I got this update?

How do I get rid of the penguin eagle?

In most cases, we see a decline in the number of visits coming from the search engine 24 - 48 hours after the launch of the update, and the scenario will be as follows: The update was launched on 10/4/2013. If you have witnessed a significant drop in the number of visits between yesterday and today, this means that you have been subjected to a penalty for this update and you must take several steps in an attempt to bypass the penalty and return your site to what it was previously. All you have to do is the following: - Review the content of your site and make sure not to publish violating materials or create insults -

Review your backlinks and disavow those that you suspect are weak, useless, or unhelpful

Remove those links

From the violating sites manually. (This point is one of the most important factors that restore your site after the Penguin update) - Make sure that you do not randomly publish links to your site in a stream, that is, use link publishing programs that publish thousands of links at once - After doing all these steps, submitting a reconsideration request will not help you, since this update is automatic, so you must wait a period of 48 hours after removing the violating links for your site to return to what it was previously.

What about a hummingbird? If you are thinking about what is the connection between the new Penguin algorithm update and the Hummingbird algorithm update that Google launched about a week ago, then we can understand that the Penguin algorithm is part of the Hummingbird algorithm and has not been replaced by it. Hummingbird is an algorithm for the entire search engine that improves search performance, speed of fetching results, archiving, etc., while Penguin is a small part of this engine, and is a candidate for being removed and replaced periodically with what Google considers the best way to maintain searches in the best way for the user.

To understand more about this relationship, and the hummingbird in general, see the last blog post we published on this topic: Everything you need to know about the “Hummingbird” algorithm #Penguin21 #GoogleUpdates #GooglePenguin #PenguinAlgorithm