{"id":4834,"date":"2024-11-13T11:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orvitdigital.com\/how-does-google-perceive-the-robots-txt-file-and-its-role-in-seo\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:36:43","slug":"how-does-google-perceive-the-robots-txt-file-and-its-role-in-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orvitdigital.com\/en\/how-does-google-perceive-the-robots-txt-file-and-its-role-in-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Google perceive the robots.txt file and its role in SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How does Google perceive the robots.txt file and its role in SEO?<\/h1><\/h2><\/div>

It is very important to keep in mind that in order to appear in search results, the first thing we must achieve is that Google (or any other search engine) can interpret our website effectively. <\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, we must take into account different elements that must be considered when it comes to web indexing. The first, and one of the most important, is the robots.txt file, which is responsible for telling robots which pages and files can be accessed on our website. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

What is a robots.txt file?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

The robots.txt file is in charge of providing<\/span> information to the robots (bots, crawlers…) about the pages or files that can request information or not on a website. By means of this file we will be able to <\/span>“communicate” directly <\/span>directly with the trackers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

What is the robots.txt file used for?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

P<\/span>rincipally, the robots.txt file is used to avoid overloading the server. <\/span>the server<\/span> with requests and<\/span> so <\/span>manage the traffic of the robots on the web page, since in this file we indicate the content that should be crawled and the content that should not be crawled.<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

*It is important to note that<\/span> blocking or not blocking pages, has a different use than the “no-index” tag, <\/span>which we will explain below. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

How to view the robots.txt file?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

The<\/span> robots.txt file<\/b> is located in the<\/span> domain root <\/b>main as for example:<\/span> www.nombreweb.com\/robots.txt. <\/span>It is here<\/span> where we will include several elements to indicate to the <\/span>bots,<\/span> trackers, <\/span>etc.<\/span> what <\/span>pages should be crawled, and <\/b>which pages<\/b> no. <\/b>This file can be created in any web editor, just keep in mind that you can create standard UTF-8 text files.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

How to implement\/modify the robots.txt file in WordPress?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

The robots.txt file will be implemented in a general way in WordPress: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

How to attract the attention of Google’s robot to visit my website?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

As we have previously mentioned, the sitemap is the gateway to a web page and from here and through a good internal linking strategy<\/b> is essential for a correct web positioning. In addition, the Google robot tends to visit pages with fresh, updated and continuous content<\/b>, so having a web content strategy is essential.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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But how can you modify it? Find out below how to do it in WordPress: <\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, from the hosting FTP or through different plugins that can be installed in WordPress such as Yoast SEO or Rank Math. It is important to keep in mind that editing the file incorrectly can significantly affect SEO results. Therefore, it is very important to know what each parameter means and how each of these affects our website. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you use Rank Math in WordPress you will have to go to General Settings > Edit robots.txt file<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What to consider for a correct implementation of the robots.txt file?<\/strong><\/p><\/h2><\/div>

It is very important to take into account different aspects that <\/span>Google<\/span><\/a> highlights for a correct implementation:<\/span><\/p>\n