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Google Refreshes StoreBot Help Doc With Clearer Guidance on Crawler Access and Reprocessing Times

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Google updated its StoreBot crawler troubleshooting documentation with clarifications on accessibility, robots.txt, IP blocking, and reprocessing timelines.

SERoundtable reports that Google has refreshed its help document on fixing StoreBot crawler access issues for in-store product pages. The updated guide includes expanded details on user-agents, robots.txt configuration, IP address blocking, page speed concerns, and reprocessing procedures—notably clarifying that products typically reappear in local inventory ads within 12 to 48 hours once accessibility is restored. The doc also catalogs common crawler-blocking methods merchants may inadvertently employ.
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