{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nizam SEO Community","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community","author_name":"NizamUdDeen","author_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/profile\/discusswithnizam\/","title":"Fred Update (2017) Explained: Google\u2019s Algorithm Change & SEO Consequences","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8jYqwaYwYn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/terminology\/fred\/\">Fred (2017)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/terminology\/fred\/embed\/#?secret=8jYqwaYwYn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fred (2017)&#8221; &#8212; Nizam SEO Community\" data-secret=\"8jYqwaYwYn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.nizamuddeen.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Esha-Work-here-48.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"What Is the Google Fred Update? The Google Fred Update refers to a broad algorithmic adjustment that enforced quality standards\u2014especially around thin value, aggressive monetization, and poor user experience. The nickname \u201cFred\u201d came from Google\u2019s Gary Illyes joking that unnamed updates could all be called \u201cFred,\u201d but SEOs adopted it because the impact was easy [&hellip;]"}