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A Google Webmaster Help thread has several webmasters complaining that the fetch as GoogleBot feature is not working.
I should note it works fine for me, but several webmasters are saying that when they run it, it returns a red X and says "failure."
John Mueller from Google responded to the thread saying:
We're looking into this and should have some feedback for you guys soon. Thanks for your patience.
This does not seem to be an issue with every site but only a select number. How large that number is, is the big question.
So just a heads up that if the fetch as GoogleBot tool doesn't work for you, you are not alone.
Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.
Comments:
Josh Closser
11/24/2011 01:20 am
Good Evening (at this time) :) I have made a post, seeing this has been a rising issue lately, If you use google analyticator this fix will work for you. I have written a post on how to fix the problem, you can read here: http://www.joshclosser.com/2011/11/23/fetch-googlebot-failed-fix-2031180.jsp Short URL: http://goo.gl/unrru