Matan · GEO · Freshness
Current year mentioned (GEO)
Mentioning the current year in the body (not the copyright footer) is a cheap freshness cue.
Pass condition in our engine: The current calendar year appears outside footer/copyright text.
This GEO check is part of SEO-GEO scoring 2.2.1, last updated 2026-09-18. About 90 percent of the evaluation runs on the HTML we crawl, so you can verify the same pass condition with a free report.
1. Problem description
We ignore footer/copyright lines because they are auto-generated. A 2026 in a heading like “SEO checklist for 2026” helps both users and models know the piece is maintained.
2. Most common causes
- The year appears only next to © in the footer.
- The article talks about “this year” with no digits.
3. How to fix it
- Put the current year in the title, H1 or a “updated in …” sentence.
- Update examples that still say last year.
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