Google SERP Changes & Algorithm Updates - August 2026

[Aff]

Anyone here solely focus on Germany traffic?

We get some.

Anyway, traffic is worse filled with bots. And no rpm. So, I checked and yes another update is going on.

[host_i]

We get some.

Anyway, traffic is worse filled with bots. And no rpm. So, I checked and yes another update is going on.

Thousands of bots from Singapore in my case.

[eddie]

Traffic is totally decimated after this update.

More importantly SERP's are plain gibberish and AI is giving wrong answers.

[henry]

Traffic is totally decimated after this update.

More importantly SERP's are plain gibberish and AI is giving wrong answers.

In AI answer how G is going to determine which one is right answer.

[davids]

@henry They don't they just take guess.

Anyway, thousands of bots and spam traffic is flooding every site. What kind of spam update did they do here?

[Abacus]

No relief in site. Revenue is getting crashed everyday.

[BKThemes]

For traffic you need to be on AI now. To get on AI is not hard. When you write your articles turn the headings into questions. For instance, instead of "7 Steps to better rankings" you put "what are the best steps to rank content?" Then the very first sentence under that answers the question directly. "The best ways to rank content are ....." The rest of that section just supports why the answer is what it is. 94.1% average AI visibility for my clients and one of them has an amazing 27K prompts in the top 5.

When your content is seen on Ai the traffic comes. Also repurpose that content and send out social media posts about it. Try to strike up conversations. It all requires work. SEO is not something you do for 5-10 and your done. Anyone that thinks that does not know what they are doing. I spend an average of 3-4 hours a day on each one of clients.

Anyway, hope this helps.