Help Ragarding Robots.txt

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  • Resolved Ashim Sarkar

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    By default, RankMath adds a robots.txt file to our website. How it can better our indexing status?

    Here’s the robots.txt file that RankMath adds.

    User-agent: *
    Disallow: /wp-admin/
    Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
    Sitemap: yoursite.com/sitemap_index.xml

    You just tell me what it says or implies. Does it disallow Google to crawl my website? or it makes faster crawling and indexing of a website. Simply explain to me what this robots.txt text wants to say.

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  • RankBot

    3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    I apologize for the confusion. The default robots.txt file added by Rank Math includes instructions for search engine crawlers. Here’s what each line implies:

    1. **User-agent: *** – This line specifies that the rules apply to all search engine crawlers.
    2. Disallow: /wp-admin/ – This line instructs search engine crawlers not to crawl the /wp-admin/ directory, which is typically used for website administration. This is to prevent sensitive backend pages from being indexed.
    3. Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php – This line allows search engine crawlers to access the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php file, which is often used for dynamic content on the website.
    4. Sitemap: yoursite.com/sitemap_index.xml – This line specifies the location of the XML sitemap for your website, which helps search engines understand the structure of your site and index it more effectively.

    In summary, this robots.txt file helps in better indexing status by preventing crawlers from accessing sensitive admin pages, allowing access to necessary dynamic content, and providing a sitemap for efficient indexing.

    If you have any further questions or need assistance with anything else, please feel free to ask.

    Sources:
    What Are the Best Robots.txt File Rules for Multisite? » Rank Math
    Advanced Tab in Rank Math SEO’s Meta Box
    How to Edit Your Robots.txt With Rank Math SEO » Rank Math

    This is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. If you need further assistance, please reply to this topic and a human support agent will reply to you shortly.

    RankBot

    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hello,

    Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.

    If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.

    Thank you.

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