Google Web Preview

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What is Google Web Preview?

About

Google Web Preview is a developer helper operated by Google. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.

Type

Developer Helper

Used by developers to test website functionality

Expected Behavior

Developer Helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.

Insights

Other Websites

of top websites are currently blocking Google Web Preview in some way

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Access Control

Should I Block Google Web Preview?

Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.

Using Robots.txt

User Agent Token	Description
`Google Web Preview`	Should match instances of Google Web Preview

You can block Google Web Preview or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.

# robots.txt
# This blocks Google Web Preview

User-agent: Google Web Preview
Disallow: /

Instead of doing this manually, you can generate your robots.txt automatically using the free API or Wordpress plugin.

Get the Robots.txt