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mithucarrentals 01-27-2017 03:36 AM

What is robots.txt and how it works in SEO?
 
Hi Friends,

What is robots.txt and how it is useful for SEO?

online training 01-27-2017 04:01 AM

The robots exclusion protocol (REP), or robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl and index pages on their website.

saradeuz 01-27-2017 04:05 AM

robots.txt is file which allows roots to visit certain pages and block to visit other pages.

Ayla77 01-27-2017 10:20 AM

It helps only for block the 404 files and duplicate pages.

jaychristopher 01-27-2017 10:22 PM

In SEO, robots.txt is important for newly built websites. It is used to stop the crawler to not visit the page or website.

Gowtham20 01-28-2017 12:15 AM

Here are some of the reasons why robots.txt could be critical and essential to your website:

#$There are files in your website that you want to be hidden or blocked from search engines.
#$Special instructions are needed when you are using advertisements.
#$You want your website to follow Google guidelines in order to boost SEO.

AshokDixit89 01-28-2017 12:56 AM

Use of Robots.txt - The most common usage of Robots.txt is to ban crawlers from visiting private folders or content that gives them no additional information.

Robots.txt Allowing Access to Specific Crawlers.
Allow everything apart from certain patterns of URLs.

jamesrobertt 01-28-2017 02:32 AM

The robots exclusion protocol (REP), or robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl and index pages on their website.

jamesroben 01-28-2017 03:00 AM

In SEO, robots.txt is important for newly built websites. It is used to stop the crawler to not visit the page or website.


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