We are less than a week after the Google March 2025 core update finished rolling out and we are seeing some heated volatility again, maybe more heated than what we saw during the last core update.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: May 15, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Crawlers Send HTTP Requests: HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
Gary Illyes from Google said that Google’s crawlers do not only send HTTP requests such as GET and POST but also for HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE. He said the latter make up for less than 1.5% of the total number of requests all Google’s crawlers send. Google sends them for JavaScript, he said.
Google Ads Tacks On Canadian Advertisers A 2.5% Surcharge
Google notified advertisers in Canada they are charging a 2.5% surcharge on top of everything for buying ads on Google. This is on top of many of these advertisers losing the credit card payment option, which was as good as cash for many of them.
