Search Engine Roundtable

Update Robots.txt 24 Hours Prior To Adding New Content

On Friday, Google's JohnMu tweeted an important tip. Let's say you block a directory from being crawled in your robots.txt file. Let's say you want to add content in that directory to be crawled by ...
Searchenginejournal.com

The Modern Guide To Robots.txt: How To Use It Avoiding The Pitfalls

Robots.txt just turned 30 – cue the existential crisis! Like many hitting the big 3-0, it’s wondering if it’s still relevant in today’s world of AI and advanced search algorithms. Spoiler alert: It ...
Search Engine Land

Robots.txt: SEO landmine or secret weapon?

Robots.txt tells search engines what to crawl—or skip. Learn how to create, test, and optimize robots.txt for better SEO and site management. Robots.txt is a text file that tells search engine ...
Ars Technica

Using a batch file to read from a txt file

You need <B>for</B>:<BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files. FOR %variable IN (set) DO command [command ...
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Shopify Sites Can Now Edit Their Robots.txt File

Shopify stores are now able to edit their robots.txt file, which gives owners more control over how search engines crawl their site. Tobi Lutke, Shopify CEO, broke the news this evening on Twitter ...