WordPress Robots.txt: What Should You Include? [Answered]
The WordPress robots.txt file guides search engine crawlers on which parts of a website to index or ignore. Proper configuration helps improve SEO by controlling crawler access and optimizing site performance.
Search Engine Journal has published a new article answering the question ‘WordPress Robots.txt: What Should You Include?’.
Alex Moss says, “The humble robots.txt file often sits quietly in the background of a WordPress site, but the default is somewhat basic out of the box and, of course, doesn’t contribute towards any customized directives you may want to adopt.
No more intro needed – let’s dive right into what else you can include to improve it.
(A small note to add: This post is only useful for WordPress installations on the root directory of a domain or subdomain only, e.g., domain.com or example.domain.com. )
Where Exactly Is The WordPress Robots.txt File?
By default, WordPress generates a virtual robots.txt file. You can see it by visiting /robots.txt of your install, for example”.
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