Robots.txt checker

If you haven’t heard of robots.txt, it’s a text file that informs Googlebot which areas of a domain the search engine may crawl. It also includes a reference to the website’s XML sitemap, which contains a list of all its important pages. Before Google starts indexing a site, it first locates the robots.txt file in the root directory.

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How Does One Create a robots.txt File?

A website operator can create this file using any text editor. The file contains two blocks of information. The first portion indicates the user agent to which the directions should apply. What comes next is a “Disallow” command, followed by the URLs that the crawler should exclude.

What Does Linko’s robots.txt Checker Do?

The correctness of the robots.txt file is crucial. If a badly-written file finds itself in a website’s root directory, the search engine bot will disregard specifications. This results in Google crawling parts that you want to remain private.

In order to verify if your robots.txt file is up to speed, simply use Linko’s robots.txt checker. To use the tester, enter a URL and select the user agent to check against. Upon starting the validation test, Linko will determine whether crawling on the URL is allowed. Should you need any assistance in using the checker, we are ready to help.

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Having a website isn’t just about filling it with great content. Making sure that it’s running well and getting the attention it needs is equally as important. In addition to a robots.txt checker tool, Linko has a plethora of testing tools at your disposal, whether it’s for URL or redirect chain checks.

Don’t let your site fall through the cracks. Let Linko help you increase your web traffic today!