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marvinsam · 12-27-2016, 12:47 AM

Robots.txt is a text (not html) file you put on your website to tell the search robots which pages you would like them not to visit.

Gracechloe123 · 12-27-2016, 03:06 AM

It is a type of text file through which we tells the bots what to crawl or what to not.

jyoti9sharma · 12-27-2016, 03:53 AM

robots.txt is a standard used by websites to communicate with web crawlers and other web robots. The standard specifies how to inform the web robot about which areas of the website should not be processed or scanned.

mageshhenry · 12-27-2016, 04:59 AM

The robots exclusion standard, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or simply robots.txt, is a standard used by websites to communicate with web crawlers and other web robots.

juliagrace · 01-23-2017, 04:41 AM

The robots exclusion protocol (REP), or robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl and index pages on their website.

kateparkers · 01-23-2017, 04:44 AM

Robots.txt is a text file.
it gives instruction to search engine crawlers about indexing and caching of a webpage

online training · 01-23-2017, 11:26 PM

Robots.txt is a text (not html) file you put on your site to tell search robots which pages you would like them not to visit. Robots.txt is by no means mandatory for search engines but generally search engines obey what they are asked not to do. It is important to clarify that robots.txt is not a way from preventing search engines from crawling your site (i.e. it is not a firewall, or a kind of password protection) and the fact that you put a robots.txt file is something like putting a note “Please, do not enter” on an unlocked door – e.g. you cannot prevent thieves from coming in but the good guys will not open to door and enter. That is why we say that if you have really sen sitive data, it is too naïve to rely on robots.txt to protect it from being indexed and displayed in search results.

AshokDixit89 · 01-23-2017, 11:33 PM

Use of Robots.txt - The most common usage of Robots.txt is to ban crawlers from visiting private folders or content that gives them no additional information.

Robots.txt Allowing Access to Specific Crawlers.
Allow everything apart from certain patterns of URLs.

pattroderick · 01-23-2017, 11:33 PM

robots.txt is a text file,to instruct robots,how to crawl and index pages on their website.

jordanangel · 01-25-2017, 03:55 AM

Robots.txt is a text file.
it gives instruction to search engine crawlers about indexing and caching of a webpage, file of a website or directory, domain.

hypex digital · 01-25-2017, 04:26 AM

Robot.txt is a file upload in the site to tell bots which has all want to crawl and not

12-27-2016, 12:47 AM	#16
marvinsam Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 542	Robots.txt is a text (not html) file you put on your website to tell the search robots which pages you would like them not to visit. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-27-2016, 03:06 AM	#17
Gracechloe123 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 85	It is a type of text file through which we tells the bots what to crawl or what to not. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-27-2016, 03:53 AM	#18
jyoti9sharma Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 56	robots.txt is a standard used by websites to communicate with web crawlers and other web robots. The standard specifies how to inform the web robot about which areas of the website should not be processed or scanned. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

12-27-2016, 04:59 AM	#19
mageshhenry Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 129	The robots exclusion standard, also known as the robots exclusion protocol or simply robots.txt, is a standard used by websites to communicate with web crawlers and other web robots. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

01-23-2017, 04:41 AM	#20
juliagrace Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 90	The robots exclusion protocol (REP), or robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct robots (typically search engine robots) how to crawl and index pages on their website. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* \| *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2017, 04:44 AM	#21
kateparkers Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 232	Robots.txt is a text file. it gives instruction to search engine crawlers about indexing and caching of a webpage __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2017, 11:26 PM	#22
online training Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: hyderabad Posts: 78	Robots.txt is a text (not html) file you put on your site to tell search robots which pages you would like them not to visit. Robots.txt is by no means mandatory for search engines but generally search engines obey what they are asked not to do. It is important to clarify that robots.txt is not a way from preventing search engines from crawling your site (i.e. it is not a firewall, or a kind of password protection) and the fact that you put a robots.txt file is something like putting a note “Please, do not enter” on an unlocked door – e.g. you cannot prevent thieves from coming in but the good guys will not open to door and enter. That is why we say that if you have really sen sitive data, it is too naïve to rely on robots.txt to protect it from being indexed and displayed in search results. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2017, 11:33 PM	#23
AshokDixit89 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,064	Use of Robots.txt - The most common usage of Robots.txt is to ban crawlers from visiting private folders or content that gives them no additional information. Robots.txt Allowing Access to Specific Crawlers. Allow everything apart from certain patterns of URLs. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2017, 11:33 PM	#24
pattroderick Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 243	robots.txt is a text file,to instruct robots,how to crawl and index pages on their website. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-25-2017, 03:55 AM	#25
jordanangel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 387	Robots.txt is a text file. it gives instruction to search engine crawlers about indexing and caching of a webpage, file of a website or directory, domain. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

01-25-2017, 04:26 AM	#26
hypex digital Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 26	Robot.txt is a file upload in the site to tell bots which has all want to crawl and not __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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