Edit Create a Robots.txt file

Editing: Create a Robots.txt file

<p>The <strong>robots.txt</strong> file is a simple text file placed on your website’s root directory. It tells search engine crawlers which parts of your website they are allowed or not allowed to crawl and index. This is an essential tool for managing your site's SEO and privacy.</p>

<h2>📌 Why Use a Robots.txt File?</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Prevent indexing of sensitive or duplicate pages (e.g., admin panels, login pages).</li>
    <li>Optimize crawl budget by guiding bots to important content.</li>
    <li>Block unwanted bots or web scrapers.</li>
  </ul>

<h2>📝 How to Create a Robots.txt File</h2>
  <ol>
    <li>Open any text editor (e.g., Notepad, VS Code).</li>
    <li>Write your rules using <code>User-agent</code> and <code>Disallow</code> directives.</li>
    <li>Save the file as <strong>robots.txt</strong>.</li>
    <li>Upload it to the root directory of your domain (e.g., <code>https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt</code>).</li>
  </ol>

<h2>🔧 Basic Syntax</h2>
  <p>Here’s a simple example:</p>
  <pre><code># Block all web crawlers from all content
User-agent: *
Disallow: /</code></pre>

<pre><code># Allow all web crawlers access to everything
User-agent: *
Disallow:</code></pre>

<pre><code># Block specific folder
User-agent: *
Disallow: /private-directory/</code></pre>

<h2>🎯 Target Specific Bots</h2>
  <pre><code># Block Googlebot from accessing /test/
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /test/</code></pre>

<h2>🔍 Allow Specific Files</h2>
  <pre><code>User-agent: *
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /private/allowed-file.html</code></pre>

<h2>🗺️ Adding Sitemap</h2>
  <p>Include your sitemap in robots.txt to help crawlers find it easily:</p>
  <pre><code>Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml</code></pre>

<h2>🚫 What Robots.txt Can’t Do</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>It can’t stop pages from being indexed if other sites link to them.</li>
    <li>It doesn’t provide security—use proper authentication for that.</li>
    <li>It’s publicly accessible—anyone can see your disallowed paths.</li>
  </ul>

<h2>✅ Best Practices</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Always test your robots.txt using Google Search Console.</li>
    <li>Don’t block important content like product pages or blogs accidentally.</li>
    <li>Keep it updated as your site structure changes.</li>
  </ul>

<h2>🔗 Learn More</h2>
  <p>Visit the official guide: <a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/intro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google’s Robots.txt documentation</a></p>

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