{"id":9511,"date":"2023-03-13T23:32:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:32:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:32:51","slug":"unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the Secret to Improving Your Website&#8217;s SEO with This Simple WordPress Hack: Access Blocked Robots.txt!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-67873dd844315\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-67873dd844315\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#Confused_About_Robotstxt_in_WordPress_Here%E2%80%99s_How_to_Unblock_It\" title=\"Confused About Robots.txt in WordPress? Here\u2019s How to Unblock It!\">Confused About Robots.txt in WordPress? Here\u2019s How to Unblock It!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#What_is_Robotstxt\" title=\"What is Robots.txt?\">What is Robots.txt?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#Why_Do_You_Need_Robotstxt\" title=\"Why Do You Need Robots.txt?\">Why Do You Need Robots.txt?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#How_to_Unblock_Robotstxt_in_WordPress\" title=\"How to Unblock Robots.txt in WordPress\">How to Unblock Robots.txt in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#1_Editing_robotstxt_File\" title=\"1. Editing robots.txt File\">1. Editing robots.txt File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#2_Using_Yoast_SEO_Plugin\" title=\"2. Using Yoast SEO Plugin\">2. Using Yoast SEO Plugin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secret-to-improving-your-websites-seo-with-this-simple-wordpress-hack-access-blocked-robots-txt\/#In_Conclusion\" title=\"In Conclusion\">In Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Confused_About_Robotstxt_in_WordPress_Here%E2%80%99s_How_to_Unblock_It\"><\/span>Confused About Robots.txt in WordPress? Here\u2019s How to Unblock It!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As a website owner, one of the most perplexing things you can do to maintain the visibility of your site in search engines is to have a robots.txt file in place. This file signals to search engine crawlers which pages to crawl and which to avoid. However, sometimes you may need to unblock certain pages or directories in your website that you originally blocked through robots.txt. In this article, we\u2019ll explore why and how to unblock robots.txt in WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Robotstxt\"><\/span>What is Robots.txt?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Robots.txt is a file that tells search engines which pages or sections of a website to crawl and index. It\u2019s a simple text file that\u2019s placed in the root directory of the website, which is named robots.txt. This file instructs the search engine crawlers which parts of your website to exclude in searches. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_You_Need_Robotstxt\"><\/span>Why Do You Need Robots.txt?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Without a robots.txt file, search engines may crawl all pages and directories of your website. This is not ideal as you may have sensitive or private information that you don&#8217;t want to be seen publicly, or it may cause search engine crawlers to overload your website\u2019s servers.<\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few situations where you might want to use robots.txt to control what search engines see on your site. For example, you might want to keep certain pages private or block low-quality pages such as duplicate content. <\/p>\n<p>But sometimes you may want to unblock certain pages or directories that you had previously blocked or disallowed. In this case, you\u2019ll need to know how to unblock robots.txt in WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Unblock_Robotstxt_in_WordPress\"><\/span>How to Unblock Robots.txt in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unblocking robots.txt on your WordPress site is a simple process, and it can be done in two different ways:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Editing_robotstxt_File\"><\/span>1. Editing robots.txt File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The first way to unblock certain pages or directories is to edit your robots.txt file. <\/p>\n<p>To do this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Click on Appearance &gt; Theme Editor.<\/li>\n<li>Under &#8216;Templates,&#8217; click on robots.txt.<\/li>\n<li>In the editor, you will see the contents of your current robots.txt file.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the section of the file that contains the URL you want to unblock. This will usually have &#8216;Disallow:&#8217; followed by the URL path.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the &#8216;Disallow:&#8217; followed by the URL path that you want to unblock.<\/li>\n<li>After making the necessary changes, click on Update File to save the changes you made.<\/li>\n<li>You can confirm that the robots.txt file is working properly by using the &#8216;Google Search Console URL Inspection Tool.&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Using_Yoast_SEO_Plugin\"><\/span>2. Using Yoast SEO Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The second way to unblock certain pages or directories is by using the &#8216;Yoast SEO Plugin&#8217;. This method is easier if you are not comfortable editing the robots.txt file manually. <\/p>\n<p>To do this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate &#8216;Yoast SEO Plugin&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Yoast SEO Plugin&#8217;s &#8216;Search Appearance&#8217; section.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8216;Content Types&#8217; tab.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the specific page or post that you want to unblock under &#8216;Posts&#8217; or &#8216;Pages&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the checkbox next to &#8216;Show in search results&#8217; for that particular page or post.<\/li>\n<li>Save changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This method is less risky as you won\u2019t have to touch the robots.txt file directly. Just be sure to double-check the page or post you want to unblock, as you may accidentally allow search engines to crawl through sensitive information. <\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve successfully unblocked the page or directory, the content can now be accessed by search engines.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Conclusion\"><\/span>In Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While blocking certain sections of your site makes sense in some situations, unblocking them can be just as essential for search engine optimization. Knowing how to unblock robots.txt in WordPress is a useful skill to have, as it can help you avoid any unnecessary restrictions that could ultimately affect the search engine visibility of your site. By following the two methods we&#8217;ve outlined in this article, you can easily and safely unblock those pages or directories that you had previously blocked for a reason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confused About Robots.txt in WordPress? Here\u2019s How to Unblock It! As a website owner, one of the most perplexing things you can do to maintain&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}