{"id":1051,"date":"2015-03-04T09:31:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T06:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coding-dude.com\/wp\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2018-07-06T17:14:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T14:14:28","slug":"google-search-algorithm-update-2015-due-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coding-dude.com\/wp\/seo\/google-search-algorithm-update-2015-due-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Google search algorithm update 2015 due in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"9db0862b9cf2e44f8d962262c5a80491\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3421619882899259\";\r\n\/* Coding Dude Medium Banner *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2969896483\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Significant change is coming to Google search algorithm, or so it&#8217;s announced by Google. 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