Starting today, publishers can no longer add publications to the Publisher Center. We are making this change as part of a transition to roll out automatically created publication pages later this year.
What’s next for publication pages?
By adding a publication to Publisher Center, publishers were able to manually create a source page for users to follow. Publishers with manually created publication pages will continue to have access to customization features until later this year, when pages will shift to being automatically created. Users will continue to be able to follow their favorite publ…
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An update on publication pages
Date published: April 25, 2024
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Publisher Center navigation updates
Publisher Center is now easier to navigate. Switch between publications & organizations To switch between publications in Publisher Center, at the top right, choose the Publication dropdown menu. To switch between organizations in Publisher Center, at the top right, choose the Organization dropdown menu. To quickly access Publication settings, you can also click the Publication dropdown menu Settings . Switch between products & return to home To switch between products, click Products . To navigate to the Publisher Center homepage, click Products Publisher Center.Read more -
Google News returns to Spain
Date published: June 27, 2022
After an almost eight-year hiatus, Google News has returned to Spain. This is a result of a new copyright law and we hope that the return of Google News to Spain helps more people find more news, from more places, and helps publishers find new readers. Learn more about Google News in Spain.Read more -
Experience the redesigned Google News for desktop
Date published: June 26, 2022
We redesigned Google News on desktop based on the feedback we received from our readers. Now it’s easier to find the most important news with Top stories, Local news, and personalized picks at the top of the page. Learn more about the new look for Google News.Read more -
Simplifying content management in Google News
We recently expanded the frequency that we link to non-AMP web content (i.e. your web pages) across several surfaces, including the Google News app, as part of the page experience update. As a result of this change, we will no longer directly render article text provided in RSS and Atom feeds in the Google News app. Instead, we’ll send readers directly to publishers’ web pages. Consequently, and to help simplify the management of your content on Google News, we will be removing functionality in Publisher Center relating to feed-based article rendering. This includes custom Analytics tracking I…Read more -
Publisher Center restructuring
Publisher Center has been updated to make the user experience easier and clearer. A new section called “Publication settings” allows users to edit general information like the publication name, URLs, and logos from one section. Google News publications and policies remain unchanged.Read more -
News Performance report in Search Console
Date published: January 12, 2021
Search Console will launch News Performance reports to help you understand how your site performs on Google News platforms. The report shows data from news.google.com, and from the Google News app on Android and iOS. It does not include the "News" tab in Google Search, which is covered in the Performance report for Search, filtered to the News search type. Learn more about News Performance reports in Search Console. Visit the blog post.Read more -
Launching this new communication channel
October 12, 2020
We are launching the Announcements tab on the News Publisher Center Help to keep publishers informed about the latest news on Publisher Center and Google News. You will be able to read these updates in all languages currently available from the drop down toggle at the bottom of the News Publisher Center Help page.Read more