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Apple clarifies that Applebot-Extended crawlers do not factor into Search rankings

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Apple updated its Applebot documentation to confirm that Applebot-Extended crawlers are excluded from Search rankings, mirroring Google's approach with Googlebot-Extended.

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Apple clarified in updated help documentation that site rules for Applebot-Extended are not considered when ranking content in Apple Search, establishing a distinction between the general Applebot crawler and its Extended variant similar to Google's Googlebot-Extended model. This means SEO practitioners can allow or block Applebot-Extended independently without affecting search visibility in Apple's search results.

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