Does converting more than 1000 posts into Gutenberg affect SEO?

  • Is there any SEO expert here? I need your help.

    So, I am planning on switching from the Classic Editor to Gutenberg. This means that I will have to refactor most of my posts, as I have more than 1000 posts dating back to 2016.

    I am in the process of converting those 1000+ posts into Gutenberg (block editor), which will result in the posts being marked as “updated”, even though there is no change on the content.

    That’s correct. The posts will be marked as “updated,” but there won’t be any changes to the actual content; it remains the same. Is this considered deceiving Google or not?

    I was wondering if updating content like this is against google rules?

    If I make this conversion on a large scale, will this action affect SEO in a bad way?

    Thanks.

    • This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by geniuxcode.
    • This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by geniuxcode.
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  • Google does not have any particular guidelines to forbid the content update. As you are concerned about the label “updated”, it will not impact at all, as Google will consider the actual content update rather than the updated stamp.

    So, overall it will not impact negatively, as long as the content stays relevant and your website layout is not getting affected.

    However, as a precaution, I would suggest you the following things:

    1. Make sure that during the conversion process, the content relevancy remains the same.
    2. If possible, try converting the pages in different batches, and keep an eye on your stats to ensure there is no impact on the conversion.
    3. Also, if anyhow possible, try to make certain required changes to the content and keep it updated to make sure you get better results after this conversion process.
    Thread Starter geniuxcode

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    Alright, i will keep that in mind.

    Thanks for the answer.

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