Official statement
Googlebot renders pages to check for missing content, but it does not interact with the pages (no clicks, no adding to cart). It would take too long to crawl the entire web. However, Google Product Search can perform certain checks on e-commerce functionalities.
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TL;DR
Googlebot renders pages but doesn't click or interact. Interaction would be too heavy for the web. Google Product Search evaluates e-commerce features.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Googlebot peut-il ajouter des articles au panier ?
Non, Googlebot ne simule pas ces actions. Il se limite au rendu des pages.
Google Product Search remplace-t-il Googlebot ?
Non, c'est un outil complémentaire spécifique pour les fonctionnalités e-commerce.
Comment savoir si mon contenu est correctement rendu ?
Utilisez des outils comme Google Search Console et effectuez des tests manuels.
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