'Fetch as Googlebot' out of Beta


Google has taken Fetch as Googlebot out of labs and added it to their webmaster tools. This tool allows you to view your Web site as a Googlebot, taking the guesswork out of how well Google is reading your site. If you haven't already tested out this tool then we highly recommend you take it for a test drive.

Here are the instructions directly from Google on how to use this tool:

In order to use Fetch as Googlebot, you'll need to have added and verified your site in Webmaster Tools. Then, follow these instructions:

  1. On the Webmaster Tools Home page, click the site you want.
  2. On the Dashboard, under Diagnostics, click Fetch as Googlebot.
  3. In the text box, type the path to the page you want to check.
  4. In the drop down list, select the type of fetch you want. To see what our Web crawler Googlebot sees, select Web. To see what our mobile crawler Googlebot-Mobile sees, select cHTML (this is used mainly for Japanese Web sites) or Mobile XHTML/WML.
  5. Click Fetch.
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