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The Complete Guide to Robots.txt and Noindex Meta Tag

How do I use Robots.txt and the noindex meta tag?

Quick Answer: To create a Robots.txt file, you can use any text editor (such as Notepad). Make sure to save the file with UTF-8 encoding during the save file dialog. This file must also be named “robots.txt,” and your site can only have one such file. This file must also be located at the root of the website host you’re applying it to. To use a noindex tag for pages that you do not want to be included in search results, add “<meta name=”robots” content=”noindex”>” to the <head> section. Or, you can add the noindex tag using a X-Robots-Tag in the HTTP header: “X-Robots-Tag: noindex”.

How Robots.txt and Meta Tags Affect Search Engine Crawling

If you are concerned about the privacy of your website and you do not want the search engine crawlers or bots to crawl certain pages of your website, then “Robots.txt” is the one-stop solution that will keep the crawlers away from the ‘No Entry’ zone.

What Meta Robots Tag Are For

What are robots meta tags for?

Quick Answer: Robots meta tags are pieces of code that instruct search engine robots. These HTML snippets tell them what they can and cannot do on your page. It’s a way of controlling how your pages are crawled and indexed, and how your content is displayed in the SERPs.

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