Robots.txt files can be centralized on CDNs, not just root domains. Websites can redirect robots.txt from main domain to CDN. This unorthodox approach complies with updated standards. Google's Gary ...

Review your robots.txt file: Ensure it contains only necessary directives and is free from potential errors or misconfigurations. Be cautious with spelling: While parsers may ignore misspellings, this ...

Using robots.txt for managing data usage in LLMs is the wrong approach in this new age of generative AI products. Here's why. While Google is opening up the discussion on giving credit and adhering to ...

Earlier this week, Google removed its Robots.txt FAQ help document from its search developer documentation. When asked, John Mueller from Google replied to Alexis Rylko saying, "We update the ...

Google's John Mueller said that since the robots.txt file is cached by Google for about 24-hours, it does not make much sense to dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the day to control ...

Large language models are trained on massive amounts of data, including the web. Google is now calling for “machine-readable means for web publisher choice and control for emerging AI and research use ...