The ultimate guide to robots.txt
The robots.txt file is a file you can use to tell search engines where they can and cannot go on your site. Learn how to use it to your advantage!
Read: "The ultimate guide to robots.txt"
The robots.txt file is a file you can use to tell search engines where they can and cannot go on your site. Learn how to use it to your advantage!
Trying to prevent indexing of your site by using robots.txt is a no-go, use X-Robots-Tag or a meta robots tag instead! Here's why.
The canonical URL allows you to tell search engines that certain similar URLs are actually one and the same. Learn how to use rel=canonical!
Want to keep a page out of the search results? Ask yourself if it should be on your site anyways. If it should, use a robots meta tag to prevent it from being indexed.
The robots.txt file is a file you can use to tell search engines where they can and cannot go on your site. Learn how to use it to your advantage!
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