Google My Business Locations Down To Two Categories?

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by Dan

This morning we noticed Google My Business Locations starting to toss “error” messages whenever you are saving a location that has more then two categories.

Here is a location with no errors when saved (and only two categories):
GMB Locations Allowing 2 Categories
And here is what it looks like when you add a third category:
GMB Location with 3rd Category

 

Tested this across a couple of accounts (including ones where multiple categories make the most sense for the business e.g. multiple brand auto dealerships) and saw the same issue. Not really sure what is going on but it may be a few things:

  • A reduction in the number of allowed categories
  • Google applying rules about which categories are the most specific for a vertical
  • A glitch

Anybody else seeing this across there GMB locations account?

 

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