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Do AI crawlers run JavaScript?

Several major ones don't, so key product facts should be in the HTML your server sends.

If your specs load from an app after the page opens, a crawler that doesn't run scripts sees an empty shell. Check by viewing the raw page source, not the rendered page in your browser.

Do this

  1. Open view-source: on a product page and search for the price and ingredients.
  2. If they're missing, ask your developer about server-side rendering.
  3. Recheck after every theme or app change.

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