{"id":32483,"date":"2022-07-20T15:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/?p=32483"},"modified":"2023-07-17T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:34","slug":"google-merchant-center-opts-into-all-automatic-condition-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/google-merchant-center-opts-into-all-automatic-condition-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Merchant Center Opts Into All Automatic Condition Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32483\" class=\"elementor elementor-32483\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d7b9be2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d7b9be2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e6fcc5\" data-id=\"62e6fcc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a8a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a8a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything You Need To Know in 50 Words or Less<\/span><\/h2><p><strong>Starting June 26th, 2022, Google Merchant Center is opting all accounts in for \u201cautomatic item updates\u201d for item conditions. This feature will automatically match the condition setting for your product on Shopping ads, Buy on Google, and free product listings to match the listing on your landing page.<\/strong><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell Me More<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Google Merchant accounts will have enabled the \u201cautomatic item updates for item condition\u201d setting. This update means the automatic item updates feature will include the condition of a product, in addition to the price and availability. The condition refers to the state of an object and ranges from mint condition to heavily used and is included in the information that will be automatically updated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information listed on your home site will automatically carry over for these data points and display them on Shopping ads, Buy on Google, and free product listings. The condition of a product is critical to display correctly since it will help refine search results. With this information, customers can ensure the product\u2019s condition is within desired limits for their purposes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic item updates are a feature that will help ensure that the Google ad listings for your product match any changes made in the data provided by your site. Until recently, automatic item updates only matched changes in price or availability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ccb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"c5ccb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"29329\" class=\"elementor elementor-29329\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-486a9019 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486a9019\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed64254\" data-id=\"6ed64254\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281ae6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281ae6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Group-10466.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28055\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc8e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc8e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Starting June 26th, 2022, Google Merchant Center is opting all accounts in for \u201cautomatic item updates\u201d for item conditions.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e75a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e75a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the product\u2019s condition is included as well. Synchronizing changes across platforms should be easier than ever with this new feature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic item updates exist to keep data accurate and consistent across platforms but aren\u2019t a replacement for checking in and updating the item listings. This update is only a tool designed to aid in the process and prevent item disapproval due to mismatched information.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Item disapproval happens when the product information on your website does not match the information you provide for Google listings. 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This will need correction before the item appears in the ads and listings again.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to disable this feature and update the data for your products manually. Automatic item updates can be disabled with a few simple steps:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, sign in to your Merchant Center account.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the tools icon, which looks like a gear.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click \u201cAutomatic improvements\u201d under the \u201cSettings\u201d section<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, you can enable or disable automatic updates for the price, availability, and condition &#8211; individually or all together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to keep in mind that this feature will automatically update the status of your listings on Google. If this auto-synchronization is disabled, any mismatched product information will cause item disapproval. 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