Dec 12, 2022 · A robots.txt file that returns a 500/503 HTTP status code for an extended period of time will remove your site from search results, ...

Jan 20, 2023 · To those who said their robotstxt file is over 500kb, just keep in mind that Google only processes the first 500kb of the file.

Apr 17, 2024 · Here's a little-known fact that SEOs should be aware of: If your robots.txt file is unreachable, GOOGLE WILL NOT CRAWL YOUR ENTIRE SITE.

May 22, 2024 · This new library has been used by Google Search Console for many moons now (in conjunction with the Java port) and so far we haven't encountered ...

Mar 13, 2024 · My site's robots.txt file was making the rounds. It's awkward - isn't a robots.txt file a bit like a website's underwear?

Oct 31, 2023 · Hello, I am currently troubleshooting an issue. The vast majority of my pages are not being indexed (42600), while only 1720 are being ...

Dec 14, 2022 · PSA from Gary Illyes if your server returns a 500/503 HTTP status code for an extended period of time for your robots.txt file, then Google ...

Apr 29, 2024 · The best solution in this case is to use a combination of robots.txt and the noindex meta tag: Unblock the URLs in your robots.txt file that are ...