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bababangali 01-27-2017 03:43 AM

Which is better Robots.txt or Meta Robots Tag?
 
Hello friends,

I would like to know that Which is better Robots.txt or Meta Robots Tag?

wellliving 01-29-2017 10:38 PM

Robots.txt files are best for disallowing a whole section of a site, such as a category whereas a meta tag is more efficient at disallowing single files and pages. You could choose to use both a meta robots tag and a robots.txt file as neither has authority over the other, but “noindex” always has authority over “index” requests.

emilyoliver 01-29-2017 11:50 PM

I prefer Robot.txt file are best

gurujeet 01-30-2017 01:06 AM

I believe Meta Robots is Better than Robots.txt

jamesroben 02-01-2017 05:12 AM

In order to exclude individual pages from search engine indices, the noindex meta tag is actually superior to robots.txt. ... You want to use 'noindex,follow' in a robots meta tag, rather than robots.txt , because it will allow the link juice to pass through. It is better from a SEO perspective.

markfernando 02-01-2017 05:38 AM

I think robots meta tags are are better then robots.txt.

tyagi 02-01-2017 10:24 PM

ROBOTS.TXT file is better because it is a file of that exact name stored in the root of your web server.
It provides instructions to spiders and other web page crawler about what pages of your site they provide and should not visit.

Thank you!

Happy to help you.

jaychristopher 02-01-2017 10:35 PM

Why Meta Robots is Better than Robots.txt. Below is an example of about.com's robots.txt file. Notice that they are blocking the directory /library/nosearch/. ... In order to exclude individual pages from search engine indices, the noindex meta tag is actually superior to robots.txt.

jamesrobertt 02-03-2017 12:02 AM

Why Meta Robots is Better than Robots.txt. Below is an example of about.com's robots.txt file. Notice that they are blocking the directory /library/nosearch/. ... In order to exclude individual pages from search engine indices, the noindex meta tag is actually superior to robots.txt.

johnkevin 02-03-2017 12:08 AM

They Are robots.txt is better.


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