Google Feed Validators 2: Error definitions and recommended solutions#
This document contains an overview of validators related exclusively to Google elements in the product feed, used in the Mergado Audit tool. Each validator describes a specific feed issue, its meaning, and the recommended fix procedure in Mergado.
| title | description |
|---|---|
| Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY appears multiple times in the feed | Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY appears multiple times in the feed The element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant separators | Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant separators The element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category | Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid value or is too short | Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid value or is too short Element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid separator | Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid separator |
| Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY appears multiple times in the feed | Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY appears multiple times in the feed The element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant separators | Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant separators The element G:GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category | Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid value or is too short | Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains an invalid value or is too short Element GOOGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORY contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid separator | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid separator The vertical bar is used as the separator between individual category levels: |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT appears more than once | Element CATEGORYTEXT appears more than once Heureka only processes the first occurrence of the CATEGORYTEXT element for each item. There is therefore no point in sending the CATEGORYTEXT element multiple times for one product to Heureka. How to fix this error? You can delete the second and subsequent occurrences of the CATEGORYTEXT element for products using a rule. |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains redundant separators | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains redundant separators The separator character for category levels “vertical bar”: |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains only one value | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains only one value The CATEGORYTEXT element should contain the full path to the most deeply nested product category. This means the main category including subcategories separated by the character |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT has an invalid value | Element CATEGORYTEXT has an invalid value The CATEGORYTEXT element should contain the full path to the most deeply nested product category. This means the main category including subcategories separated by the character |
| Element Kategoria contains an invalid separator | Element Kategoria contains an invalid separator |
| Element Kategoria appears multiple times in the feed | Element Kategoria appears multiple times in the feed The element Kategoria may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element Kategoria contains redundant separators | Element Kategoria contains redundant separators The element Kategoria contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element Kategoria contains only one category | Element Kategoria contains only one category Element Kategoria contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element Kategoria contains an invalid value or is too short | Element Kategoria contains an invalid value or is too short Element Kategoria contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator | Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times | The feed contains the element PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times The element PRODUCT_TYPE may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators | Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators The element PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value | Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short | Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short Element PRODUCT_TYPE contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element G:PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times | The feed contains the element G:PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times The element G:PRODUCT_TYPE may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators The element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element G:PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times | The feed contains the element G:PRODUCT_TYPE multiple times The element G:PRODUCT_TYPE may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant separators The element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one value Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short | Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains an invalid value or is too short Element G:PRODUCT_TYPE contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element google_product_category contains an invalid separator | Element google_product_category contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element google_product_category multiple times | The feed contains the element google_product_category multiple times The element google_product_category may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element google_product_category contains redundant separators | Element google_product_category contains redundant separators The element google_product_category contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element google_product_category contains only one value | Element google_product_category contains only one value Element google_product_category contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element google_product_category contains an invalid value or is too short | Element google_product_category contains an invalid value or is too short Element google_product_category contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element product_type contains an invalid separator | Element product_type contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element product_type multiple times | The feed contains the element product_type multiple times The element product_type may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element product_type contains redundant separators | Element product_type contains redundant separators The element product_type contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element product_type contains only one value | Element product_type contains only one value Element product_type contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element product_type contains an invalid value or is too short | Element product_type contains an invalid value or is too short Element product_type contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element google_product_category contains an invalid separator | Element google_product_category contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element google_product_category multiple times | The feed contains the element google_product_category multiple times The element google_product_category may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element google_product_category contains redundant separators | Element google_product_category contains redundant separators The element google_product_category contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element google_product_category contains only one value | Element google_product_category contains only one value Element google_product_category contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element google_product_category contains an invalid value or is too short | Element google_product_category contains an invalid value or is too short Element google_product_category contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element product_type contains an invalid separator | Element product_type contains an invalid separator |
| The feed contains the element product_type multiple times | The feed contains the element product_type multiple times The element product_type may only appear once in your feed. Check its occurrences. |
| Element product_type contains redundant separators | Element product_type contains redundant separators The element product_type contains redundant category separators, probably at the end. Remove them. |
| Element product_type contains only one value | Element product_type contains only one value Element product_type contains only one category, which is not allowed by the search engine. Add more categories. |
| Element product_type contains an invalid value or is too short | Element product_type contains an invalid value or is too short Element product_type contains information about the category the product is assigned to by the seller. Check that it uses a valid taxonomy and contains enough categories. |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid separator | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid separator |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT appears more than once | Element CATEGORYTEXT appears more than once |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains redundant separators | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains redundant separators |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains only one value | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains only one value |
| Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid value or is too short | Element CATEGORYTEXT contains an invalid value or is too short |
| Element PRODUCT does not contain the value of element PRODUCTNAME | Element PRODUCT does not contain the value of element PRODUCTNAME The PRODUCT element should contain the product name including attributes, such as “free gift”, “+ case”, etc. On Heureka, it will be displayed in the price comparison. |
| Element G:TITLE does not contain text | Element G:TITLE does not contain text Element g:title represents the exact product name. A name usually contains at least some letters. If a product is named, for example, “48”, it is likely that neither customers nor search engines can tell what it is. How to fix this error? If there are few such products, you can fix them manually. For a larger number, use a Find and Replace rule or an Overwrite rule. |
| Element PRODUCT does not contain any letter | Element PRODUCT does not contain any letter PRODUCT represents the extended product name. A name usually contains at least some letters. If a product is named, for example, “48”, it is likely that neither customers nor search engines can tell what it is. How to fix this error? If there are few such products, you can fix them manually. For a larger number, use a Find and Replace rule or an Overwrite rule. |
| Element PRODUCTNAME does not contain any letter | Element PRODUCTNAME does not contain any letter PRODUCTNAME represents the exact product name. A name usually contains at least some letters. If a product is named, for example, “48”, it is likely that neither customers nor search engines can tell what it is. How to fix this error? If there are few such products, you can fix them manually. For a larger number, use a Find and Replace rule or an Overwrite rule. |
| Element TITLE does not contain text | Element TITLE does not contain text The TITLE element must be a text description of the name and manufacturer of your product. Check that it actually contains this information. |
| Element actionFlagActive contains a disallowed value | Element actionFlagActive contains a disallowed value The actionFlagActive element should contain 0 or 1. |
| Element ACTIVE contains a disallowed value | Element ACTIVE contains a disallowed value The ACTIVE element should contain true or false. |
| Element ADULT contains a disallowed value | Element ADULT contains a disallowed value The ADULT element should contain 0 or 1. |
| Element adult contains a disallowed value | Element adult contains a disallowed value The adult element should contain 0 or 1. |
| Element ALLOWS_IPLATBA contains a disallowed value | Element ALLOWS_IPLATBA contains a disallowed value The ALLOWS_IPLATBA element should contain 0 or 1. |