New Panda 26 update confirmed by Google

Panda 26th update is rolling out on 18 July 2013

Google has confirmed a Panda update is rolling out and this specific update is “more finely targeted.”

In the last few days we’ve been pushing out a new Panda update that incorporates new signals so it can be more finely targeted.

Google’s Panda update has had a major impact on search results and it isn’t a one time event since Panda updates continue to roll out.

Panda update was rolling out, but this panda update is "Softer" than the previous updates.

where many webmasters who were originally hit by the algorithm are now claiming recovery. Google has confirmed a Panda update is rolling out and this specific update is "more finely targeted."

Barry Schwartz over at Search Engine Roundtable noticed people at Webmaster World talking about “another shuffle taking place in Google” as pretty much occurs all the time. Panda was suspected, and according to Scwhartz, Google has confirmed that Panda is indeed the culprit. He shares this statement at Search Engine Land:

Google has indicated in the past that it would no longer be confirming Panda updates, but apparently they changed their minds. Schwartz quotes the company as saying this one is “more finely targeted”.

History of Google Panda Updates (Google Panda Refresh):

Panda #26 on July 18th	Panda #25 on March 15th
Panda #23 on Decembar 21th	Panda #24 on January 22th
Panda #22 on November 21th	Panda #21 on November 5th
Panda #20 on September 27th	Panda 3.9.2 on September 18th
Panda 3.9.1 on August 20th	Panda 3.9 on July 24th
Panda 3.8 on June 25th	Panda 3.7 on June 9th
Panda 3.6 on April 27th	Panda 3.5 on April 19th
Panda 3.4 on March 23rd	Panda 3.3 on about February 26th
Panda 3.2 on about January 15th	Panda 3.1 on November 18th
Panda 2.5.3 on October 19/20th	Panda 2.5.2 on October 13th
Panda 2.5.1 on October 9th	Panda 2.5 on September 28th
Panda 2.4 in August	Panda 2.3 on around July 22nd
Panda 2.2 on June 18th	Panda 2.1 on May 9th
Panda 2.0 on April 11th	Panda 1.0 on February 24th