Google Merchant Center: Missing google_product_category
Missing required attribute: google_product_categoryWhat's happening
Google Merchant requires google_product_category for many product types. Missing it suppresses your product from Google Shopping search and disables some Performance Max optimizations. Some categories (apparel, electronics) hard-require it.
google_product_categoryproduct_typeManual fix
Look up each product's correct category in Google's taxonomy (https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324436), enter into CMS, export.
Fix it with Emberfeed
Use a conditional field rule keyed off your existing product_type or category field. e.g. if g:product_type starts with "Clothing" → set g:google_product_category to "Apparel & Accessories > Clothing". One mapping rule replaces hours of per-product work.
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