Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your robots.txt file. To allow Googlebot and Googlebot-Image to crawl your site using the Rank Math editor, you can indeed add the lines you mentioned. Here’s how to do it:
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
- Navigate to Rank Math: Go to Rank Math SEO → General Settings → Edit robots.txt.
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Add the following lines in the available text area:
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow:
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow:
- Save your changes by clicking on the Save Changes button.
You can add these lines at the end of your existing rules, as they will be processed in order. Just ensure that there are no conflicting rules above them that might block these user agents.
For more detailed guidance, you can refer to our tutorial on how to edit robots.txt with Rank Math.
If you feel uncertain about making these changes yourself, we recommend considering our professional setup service, which ensures your plugin setup is fully correct and adheres to the latest SEO standards. You can find more information about this service here.
Thank you for raising this concern! If you have any further questions or need assistance, feel free to reply to this ticket.
Sources:
How to Edit Your Robots.txt With Rank Math SEO » Rank Math
How to Get Your Website Listed in Google News » Rank Math
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