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I heard there was some SERPs changes by Google this month, has anybody noticed that?

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Short answer: yes — Google pushed a visible Toolbar PageRank snapshot in late July 2008 and even said some older penalties would be expiring, so the green/grey PR numbers people saw were a scheduled export, not an overnight rewrite of how Google ranks pages. See Matt Cutts announcement for the July push and his note about expiring penalties. (Matt Cutts: New Toolbar PageRanks coming). (mattcutts.com)

That visible Toolbar number is a coarse snapshot (a 0–10 label) that Google takes and publishes periodically; it is not the entire internal score used for ranking. Because it is a snapshot and discretized, inner pages can jump while the homepage stays the same — common, trackable causes include redistribution of internal link equity, new inbound links to deep pages, changes to canonical/redirect rules, or the removal/expiry of manual penalties. Those mechanisms are how PageRank-like signals flow through links and site structure. (Matt Cutts: New Toolbar PageRanks visible, PageRank overview). (mattcutts.com)

Practical checklist to stop guessing and act (apply in order):

  • Verify ownership in Google Search Console and check the Manual Actions / Security & Manual Actions report and Index Coverage. (Search Console start guide).
  • Check the Crawl Stats and Host Status (or server logs) to confirm Googlebot frequency and server errors. (Crawl stats report details).
  • Compare analytics (landing pages, queries) to see whether rankings, impressions, or clicks actually changed.
  • Audit recent technical changes: robots.txt, sitemap, rel=canonical, noindex, redirects.
  • Inspect inbound-link reports (Search Console Links + a third‑party link tool) to see sudden losses or spikes.
    If no single cause appears, the toolbar snapshot alone is often transient; focus on fixing real technical/content issues rather than the green bar. (developers.google.com)

For context and long term: public Toolbar PageRank is now history — Google stopped feeding public PR data years later — so do not build strategy around the green bar; use Search Console, server logs, and reliable third‑party link/authority metrics instead. For those who noticed crawling drops (as did) or inner‑page PR jumps (as and noted), the checklist above will help narrow root causes. For , the Search Console Links report plus tools like Ahrefs/Moz/Majestic are the practical alternatives to a toolbar. (Google confirmed removal of public Toolbar PageRank). (searchengineland.com)

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Member Avatar for mexabet

I heard something about an update in their algorithm, but I haven't noticed anything myself.

Member Avatar for selfhelpebooks

I notice they aren't crawling as much this much. I guess like always we are forced to wait.

Member Avatar for mexabet

Oh, this morning I noticed that the PR of some of my site's inner pages have climbed dramatically. That of the homepage remains the same. Even one of my sites that didn't have any PR before jumped to PR3.

In some forums people are talking about the PR update so much. A couple of people said they lost some PR for reasons they are yet to decipher. Others are rejoicing.

Member Avatar for tonyseo

I notice that google SERP change.

Member Avatar for andyf

We should not go panic for such changes rather we should concentrate on adding more unique content and try to get relevant backlinks. Google constantly update its algorithm ;)

commented: yes,exactly... +1
Member Avatar for linkpartners

Oh, this morning I noticed that the PR of some of my site's inner pages have climbed dramatically. That of the homepage remains the same. Even one of my sites that didn't have any PR before jumped to PR3.

In some forums people are talking about the PR update so much. A couple of people said they lost some PR for reasons they are yet to decipher. Others are rejoicing.

Same here. I noticed the PR updates. My homepage drops but I gain PR values from inner pages.

Member Avatar for Azher

Yes, There us updation going on at google data center. so it is fluctuation we can say.

Member Avatar for rexibit

Google has changed their algorithm to remove old penalties on some things, allow for basic text reading and indexing for flash movies, and a few other things. They also pushed their in-house PR to be visible in the toolbar.

Member Avatar for hiacclaimdir2

Google is constantly making changes in order to stay on top of the current trends and to change the way they rank websites. I have not noticed any differences on my sites.

Member Avatar for johnxflynn

Is there a way I can my site pages' PR without using a google toolbar? I prefer to not install their toolbar on my browsers

Member Avatar for mexabet

You can insert a PageRank checking code on the web pages you want the PR to show. So, when those pages load on the browser, their PR will also show. There are many sites offering such code for free.

Alternatively, if you're using Firefox, you can install SEO Quake program, which automatically shows the PR of any web page that is loaded on the browser. You may want to visit the site here to see if it might help you: . Firefox even offers it as a plugin.

Is there a way I can my site pages' PR without using a google toolbar? I prefer to not install their toolbar on my browsers

Member Avatar for johnxflynn

Thank you, that worked great. Now I just need to figure out what is the best way to use this information.

John

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