Gemini: Stop AI from Recommending Discontinued Products
How to fix the problem of ai recommends discontinued products specifically for Gemini. Platform-specific solutions and prevention strategies.
Why This Happens in Gemini
Gemini uses Google-Extended to discover and index content. Discontinued product pages still live and indexed. To fix this, you need to ensure Gemini's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Gemini can understand.
Signs You Have This Problem in Gemini
Gemini recommends products you've sunset or discontinued
Users ask about features from deprecated versions
Old product names appear in Gemini recommendations
Gemini doesn't know about your latest product lineup
How to Fix This in Gemini
Follow these Gemini-specific solutions:
Redirect discontinued product pages to current alternatives
Create 'product sunset' announcements with migration paths
Update all references to discontinued products
Add 'discontinued' notices and alternatives to old pages
Build authority for current products with fresh content
Contact external sites to update their information
Gemini Technical Details
Crawler Name
Google-Extended
User Agent
Google-Extended
Required robots.txt configuration:
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /Prevent This Problem in Gemini
Create a product lifecycle content strategy
Plan content updates when discontinuing products
Maintain redirects for all deprecated URLs
Test Gemini knowledge after product changes