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Understanding page experience in Google Search results
Google's core ranking systems look to reward content that provides a good page experience. Site owners seeking to be
successful with our systems should not focus on only one or two aspects of page experience. Instead, check if you're
providing an overall great page experience across many aspects.
Self-assess your content's page experience
Answering yes to the following questions means you're probably on track in providing a good page experience:
Do your pages have good Core Web Vitals?
Are your pages served in a secure fashion?
Does your content display well on mobile devices?
Does your content avoid using an excessive amount of ads that distract from or interfere with the
main content?
Do your pages avoid using intrusive interstitials?
Is your page designed so visitors can easily distinguish the main content from other
content on your page?
These questions don't encompass all page experience aspects to consider.
However, questions like these, and consulting the following resources, may help you align
with providing an overall good page experience.
Page experience resources
Here are some resources that can help you measure, monitor, and optimize your page experience:
Chrome Lighthouse:
This toolset from Chrome can
help you identify a range of improvements to make related to page experience, including mobile usability.
FAQ
Is there a single "page experience signal" that Google Search uses for ranking?
There is no single signal. Our core ranking systems look at a variety of signals that align with overall page
experience.
What aspects of page experience are used in ranking?
Core Web Vitals are used by our ranking systems.
We recommend site owners achieve good Core Web Vitals for success with Search and to ensure a great user experience generally.
Keep in mind that getting good results in reports like Search Console's Core Web Vitals report
or third-party tools doesn't guarantee that your pages will rank at the top of Google Search results;
there's more to great page experience than Core Web Vitals scores alone.
These scores are meant to help you to improve your site for your users overall,
and trying to get a perfect score just for SEO reasons may not be the best use of your time.
Beyond Core Web Vitals, other page experience aspects don't directly help your website rank higher in search results.
However, they can make your website more satisfying to use, which is generally aligned with what our ranking systems seek to reward.
Therefore it's still worth working to improve page experience overall.
Is page experience evaluated on a site-wide or page-specific basis?
Our core ranking systems generally evaluate content on a page-specific basis, including when
understanding aspects related to page experience. However, we do have some site-wide assessments.
How important is page experience to ranking success?
Google Search always seeks to show the most relevant content, even if the page experience is sub-par. But for many
queries, there is lots of helpful content available. Having a great page experience can contribute to success in
Search, in such cases.
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Assess if your pages have good Core Web Vitals, are secure (HTTPS), mobile-friendly, avoid excessive ads or intrusive interstitials, and clearly distinguish main content. While there's no single ranking signal, Core Web Vitals and other page experience factors influence rankings. Page experience is evaluated per page. Google prioritizes relevant content, but good page experience enhances success, especially when many relevant options exist.\n"],null,["# Understanding Google Page Experience | Google Search Central\n\nUnderstanding page experience in Google Search results\n======================================================\n\n\nGoogle's core ranking systems look to reward content that provides a good page experience. Site owners seeking to be\nsuccessful with our systems should not focus on only one or two aspects of page experience. Instead, check if you're\nproviding an overall great page experience across many aspects.\n\nSelf-assess your content's page experience\n------------------------------------------\n\n\nAnswering yes to the following questions means you're probably on track in providing a good page experience:\n\n- Do your pages have good Core Web Vitals?\n- Are your pages served in a secure fashion?\n- Does your content display well on mobile devices?\n- Does your content avoid using an excessive amount of ads that distract from or interfere with the main content?\n- Do your pages avoid using intrusive interstitials?\n- Is your page designed so visitors can easily distinguish the main content from other content on your page?\n\n\nThese questions don't encompass all page experience aspects to consider.\nHowever, questions like these, and consulting the following resources, may help you align\nwith providing an overall good page experience.\n\nPage experience resources\n-------------------------\n\n\nHere are some resources that can help you measure, monitor, and optimize your page experience:\n\n- [Understanding Core Web Vitals and Google Search results](/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals): Learn more about Core Web Vitals and how they work in Google Search results.\n- [Search Console's HTTPS report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/11396518): Check if you're serving secure HTTPS pages and what to fix, if you're not.\n- [Check if a site's\n connection is secure](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95617): Learn how to check if your site's connection is secure, as reported by Chrome. If the page isn't served over HTTPS, learn how to [secure your site with HTTPS](https://web.dev/articles/enable-https).\n- [Avoid intrusive\n interstitials and dialog](/search/docs/appearance/avoid-intrusive-interstitials): Learn how to avoid interstitials that can make content less accessible.\n- [Chrome Lighthouse:](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/overview) This toolset from Chrome can help you identify a range of improvements to make related to page experience, including mobile usability.\n\nFAQ\n---\n\n### Is there a single \"page experience signal\" that Google Search uses for ranking?\n\n\nThere is no single signal. Our core ranking systems look at a variety of signals that align with overall page\nexperience.\n\n### What aspects of page experience are used in ranking?\n\n\nCore Web Vitals are used by our ranking systems.\nWe recommend site owners achieve good Core Web Vitals for success with Search and to ensure a great user experience generally.\nKeep in mind that getting good results in reports like Search Console's [Core Web Vitals report](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9205520)\nor third-party tools doesn't guarantee that your pages will rank at the top of Google Search results;\nthere's more to great page experience than Core Web Vitals scores alone.\nThese scores are meant to help you to improve your site for your users overall,\nand trying to get a perfect score just for SEO reasons may not be the best use of your time.\n\n\nBeyond Core Web Vitals, other page experience aspects don't directly help your website rank higher in search results.\nHowever, they can make your website more satisfying to use, which is generally aligned with what our ranking systems seek to reward.\nTherefore it's still worth working to improve page experience overall.\n\n### Is page experience evaluated on a site-wide or page-specific basis?\n\n\nOur core ranking systems generally evaluate content on a page-specific basis, including when\nunderstanding aspects related to page experience. However, we do have some site-wide assessments.\n\n### How important is page experience to ranking success?\n\n\nGoogle Search always seeks to show the most relevant content, even if the page experience is sub-par. But for many\nqueries, there is lots of helpful content available. Having a great page experience can contribute to success in\nSearch, in such cases.\n\nRecent updates on our blog\n--------------------------\n\n\nHere's everything we've announced about page experience on the [Google Search Central blog](/search/blog):"]]
