Google Search has fair updated its favicon documentation to now define that Googlebot must be capable to prosecute redirects from the homepage to the leaf anywhere the favicon is specified. The document additionally explicitly says that these URLs must not be blocked by robots.txt or another means.
The updated records updated this one projectile item to say:
Googlebot must be capable to crawl the residence page, prosecute any redirects from there to the leaf anywhere the favicon is specified, and Googlebot-Image must be capable to crawl the favicon file. These URLs must not be blocked from crawling by a robots.txt document or by another means.
It previously said:
Googlebot-Image must be capable to crawl the favicon document and Googlebot must be capable to crawl the residence page; they cannot be blocked for crawling.
This seems additional akin a clarification than item alternatively but it is a fine clarification.
Here is a screenshot highlighting what changed - new document:
Old document:
So create certain to double-check that Google can attain the homepage, prosecute its redirects, and fetch the favicon.
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