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Robots.txt

Robots.txt is a file on a website that tells search engines which website pages to crawl.

A robots.txt file is a text file that sits in your website's root directory and tells search engine crawlers which parts of your site they can or can't access. This file is not a security measure and does not prevent page indexing.

Published
October 16, 2023
Updated
November 8, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, robots.txt allows Google to crawl your website. However, it tells Google which pages on your website it can and cannot crawl. Google will obey the instructions in your robots.txt file.

If you don't have a robots.txt file, search engines will typically crawl and index all accessible pages on your website. This means that there won't be any specific instructions given to search engines about which pages they can or cannot crawl. It's generally recommended to have a robots.txt file in place in order to have more control over how search engines interact with your website.