The robots.txt file uploaded at the root of my website is ignored

  • Resolved avygeo

    (@avygeo)


    11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi there,

    I’ve read some posts telling there is a virtual robots.txt file created by default by WordPress. I understand that once we manualy upload a true robots.txt filte at the root of the website, it overrides the virtual one.

    Well, in my case, it doesn’t… The content of the true file is ignored. I even tried to upload a robots_test.txt in the same location to see how the server behaves, and it works : https://onlybuynature.com/robots_test.txt

    So, I understand I upload my robots.txt at the right place, but it seems to ignored for a reason I cannot understand.

    => Does anyone know how to fix this ?

    Thank you for your help

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    This may be a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable all plugins, and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable them one by one to identify the source of your troubles.

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    If you can install plugins, install and activate “Health Check”: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/health-check/
    It will add some additional features under the menu item under Tools > Site Health.
    On its troubleshooting tab, you can Enable Troubleshooting Mode. This will disable all plugins, switch to a standard WordPress theme (if available), allow you to turn your plugins on and off and switch between themes, without affecting normal visitors to your site. This allows you to test for various compatibility issues.
    There’s a more detailed description about how to use the Health Check plugin and its Troubleshooting Mode at https://make.www.ads-software.com/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/

    Thread Starter avygeo

    (@avygeo)

    Thank you for your reply, I’ll give it a try.

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