What is Robots.txt File?

[stuartspindlow2]

Hello Friends,

Please tell me what is Robots.txt file.

[Dyhair77]

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.

[RH-Calvin]

Robots.txt is a text file that lists webpages which contain instructions for search engines robots. The file lists webpages that are allowed and disallowed from search engine crawling.

[lavyhair]

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.

[addisoncave]

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. The standard specifies how to inform the web robot about which areas of the website should not be processed or scanned.

[bestpolesaw]

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.

[Glendajones]

The robots exclusion protocol (REP), or robots.txt is a text file webmasters create to instruct robots.

[BenWood]

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

[Catie]

All I know is that it's a file that google uses to crawl websites. there is a way you can insert it into the control panel and prevent google from crawling your site

[moria]

A robots.txt file is a file at the root of your site that indicates those parts of your site you don't want accessed by search engine crawlers.