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sahithya · 05-06-2014, 11:02 PM

What is the purpose of robots.txt file?

Sarahbriggs · 05-06-2014, 11:24 PM

Robots.txt is a text file which you put on your website to tell crawler which pages you would like not to crawl.

You need to create a file and you have to enter that URL which you don't want to crawl. Have a look below.

User Agent: *
Disallow: //admin

Disallow: ///t141187-

Disallow: //file.html

Disallow: //purpose

vickyjohn · 05-06-2014, 11:32 PM

Robots.txt is a file, which user needs to add a webpage that do not want to crawl by the spider or crawler...
eg-
User Agent: *
Disallow: //officeadmin
Type in a notepad file and add it to website root folder ..

employmentpakis · 05-06-2014, 11:48 PM

Robot.txt file is a text file that give instructions to search engine robots which pages you would like them not to visit.

spyindia01 · 05-07-2014, 12:43 AM

A simple text file that stops Google (and other search engines that recognize the file and its commands) from crawling the site, selected pages in the site, or selected file types in the site.

ChristinaCa · 05-07-2014, 02:38 AM

Robot.txt file is a file which contains the webpages which one don't want to be crawled by the crawler.

LydiaAaron · 11-27-2017, 04:57 AM

Robots.txt purpose not index for the any particular web pages in our web sites.

Fozia khadim · 11-27-2017, 05:07 AM

Web site owners use the robots.txt file to give instructions about their site to web robots; this is called The Robot.txt. Exclusion Protocol tells the robot that it should not visit any pages on the site.

infiniumtech · 11-27-2017, 08:00 AM

Robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct web robots. how to crawl pages on their website.

AmandaCherry · 11-27-2017, 08:16 PM

Web site owners use the /robots.txt file to give instructions about their site to web robots; this is called The Robots Exclusion Protocol. The "User-agent: *" means this section applies to all robots. The "Disallow: /" tells the robot that it should not visit any pages on the site.

ROYCPO · 02-13-2018, 08:30 AM

Robots.txt is the common name of a text file that is uploaded to a Web site's root directory and linked in the HTML code of the Web site. The robots.txt file is used to provide instructions to the Web site to Web robots and spiders. Web authors can use robots.txt

harshithaasin · 02-13-2018, 10:25 PM

The robots.txt file, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or standard, is a text file that tells web robots (most often search engines) which pages on your site to crawl.

deepakrajput · 02-24-2018, 08:51 AM

Robots.txt file is set of instructions help to index the website through search engines.

Kentowin · 02-25-2018, 09:53 PM

robots.txt file is the file which instruct search engine which part of your webpage you don't want to get crawl by the search engine spider.

harshithaasin · 02-25-2018, 10:56 PM

Robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct web robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl pages on their website. The robots.txt file is part of the the robots exclusion protocol (REP), a group of web standards that regulate how robots crawl the web, access and index content, and serve that content up to users.

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Sarahbriggs Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 12	Robots.txt is a text file which you put on your website to tell crawler which pages you would like not to crawl. You need to create a file and you have to enter that URL which you don't want to crawl. Have a look below. User Agent: * Disallow: //admin Disallow: ///t141187- Disallow: //file.html Disallow: //purpose __________________ Supreme Suppliers & Manufacturers of Plastic Furniture India - Find modern designer plastic moulded good quality Premium chairs/ Furnitures,dining Chair, tables, furniture. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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vickyjohn Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 199	Robots.txt is a file, which user needs to add a webpage that do not want to crawl by the spider or crawler... eg- User Agent: * Disallow: //officeadmin Type in a notepad file and add it to website root folder .. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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employmentpakis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 51	Robot.txt file is a text file that give instructions to search engine robots which pages you would like them not to visit. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-07-2014, 12:43 AM	#5
spyindia01 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 49	A simple text file that stops Google (and other search engines that recognize the file and its commands) from crawling the site, selected pages in the site, or selected file types in the site. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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ChristinaCa Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 210	Robot.txt file is a file which contains the webpages which one don't want to be crawled by the crawler. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-27-2017, 04:57 AM	#7
LydiaAaron Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 113	Robots.txt purpose not index for the any particular web pages in our web sites. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-27-2017, 05:07 AM	#8
Fozia khadim Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 4	Web site owners use the robots.txt file to give instructions about their site to web robots; this is called The Robot.txt. Exclusion Protocol tells the robot that it should not visit any pages on the site. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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infiniumtech Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Surat, Gujarat, India Posts: 36	Robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct web robots. how to crawl pages on their website.

11-27-2017, 08:16 PM	#10
AmandaCherry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 342	Web site owners use the /robots.txt file to give instructions about their site to web robots; this is called The Robots Exclusion Protocol. The "User-agent: " means this section applies to all robots. The "Disallow: /" tells the robot that it should not visit any pages on the site. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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ROYCPO Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bangladesh Posts: 267	Robots.txt is the common name of a text file that is uploaded to a Web site's root directory and linked in the HTML code of the Web site. The robots.txt file is used to provide instructions to the Web site to Web robots and spiders. Web authors can use robots.txt __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Outsource, To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. providing To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. services all over the world. Expert in *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* Service.

02-13-2018, 10:25 PM	#12
harshithaasin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 306	The robots.txt file, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or standard, is a text file that tells web robots (most often search engines) which pages on your site to crawl. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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deepakrajput Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: CA Posts: 733	Robots.txt file is set of instructions help to index the website through search engines. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Kentowin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 47	robots.txt file is the file which instruct search engine which part of your webpage you don't want to get crawl by the search engine spider. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-25-2018, 10:56 PM	#15
harshithaasin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 306	Robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct web robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl pages on their website. The robots.txt file is part of the the robots exclusion protocol (REP), a group of web standards that regulate how robots crawl the web, access and index content, and serve that content up to users. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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