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Site-wide traffic drop after December core update – niche tech blog (smart home / homelab)

Hi everyone,

I’m running a German niche tech blog (https://prokrastinerd.de) focused on:

  • Smart Home (Shelly, Zigbee, local setups, Home Assistant)
  • Homelab / Proxmox
  • some general nerd / tech history topics

After the December core update, my site had a strong site-wide drop in impressions and clicks.

Details:

  • Type: informational blog + some affiliate links
  • Drop timing: directly after the December core update
  • Scope: affects almost all pages, not just a few URLs
  • GSC metrics (3 months view):
    • impressions dropped ~90%
    • clicks dropped accordingly
  • Average position didn’t collapse completely, but visibility did
  • No manual actions, no security issues

What I already tried (4 weeks ago):

  • clarified topical focus (more smart home + homelab, less mixed topics)
  • improved internal linking using cornerstone / hub pages
  • updated important articles
  • reduced thin/experimental content
  • improved category structure

So far: no recovery yet.

Questions:

  1. Does this look like a typical “topical authority / site classification” issue after core updates?
  2. Can mixing topics like AI + smart home + homelab still hurt even if everything is tech-related?
  3. From your experience: how long did recovery take (if at all) after the December update?
  4. Any patterns you’re seeing for tech blogs in particular?

I’m not looking for shortcuts or backlink tricks – just trying to understand what Google likely reassessed here.

Thanks for any insights

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