Official statement
Blocking crawling with robots.txt is not an ideal approach, as search engines can still index the website’s address without accessing the content. It's rare, but it can happen.
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- □ How can you conceal your site from Google search results while keeping it accessible?
- □ Is using a password the most effective way to safeguard private content?
- □ Can you really rely on the robots.txt file to stop search engines from crawling your site?
- □ How does the noindex tag influence your SEO indexing strategy?
- □ How does password protection impact the SEO of private content?
- □ When is it a good idea to block crawling or indexing for your SEO optimization?
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Can a 500 Error on Your robots.txt Really Block Your Entire Site Crawl?
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TL;DR
Blocking a site with robots.txt isn't enough to prevent its URLs from being indexed. Google can index a URL even without accessing the content. Be aware of potential misunderstandings.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Le robots.txt suffit-il à empêcher l'indexation d'une page ?
Non, le robots.txt bloque le crawl mais pas nécessairement l'indexation si la page est découverte autrement.
Comment empêcher totalement l'indexation d'une page ?
Utilisez la balise noindex en complément du robots.txt pour être plus sûr.
Pourquoi une URL bloquée peut-elle encore apparaître dans les SERP ?
Si des backlinks pointent vers cette URL ou si des signaux externes existent, Google peut l'indexer.
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