Can we listed URL on Website sitemap page which are blocked by Robots.txt

[Internet-Marketing-Profs]

Hi,

I need your help here.

I have a website, and few pages are created for country specific. (www.example.com/uk).

I have blocked many country specific pages from Robots.txt file. It is advisable to listed those urls (blocked by robots.txt) on my website sitemap. (html sitemap page)

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Nilay

[JarnoNijzing]

Nilay,

if you have blocked them from your robots.txt but you do enclude them in your sitemap xml or html then they will be indexed unless you enclode a meta robots in it with a noindex tag. If that tag is not in the pages and you enclude that page in your sitemap Google will feel it as important content in list it in the SERPs.

Hope this helps

Regards

Jarno

[Travis-W]

Hi Nilay,

I actually did this yesterday by accident.
I recommend you remove the blocked pages from your XML sitemap, otherwise Google will display a "warning" after you submit it.

As far as your HTML sitemap, it does not really matter.
I think you are okay to keep the links there.

[Internet-Marketing-Profs]

Hi Jarno,

Thanks for your time.

Should i put URLs anywhere in my websites which are being excluded by Robot.txt?

Thanks,

Nilay

[Internet-Marketing-Profs]

Hi Zora,

Thanks for your time.

[Internet-Marketing-Profs]

Hi Zora,

But the pages which i have blocked are only visible in specific country. Addition, i have blocked theme also, so you think it's good to put those url on website or link them in website?

[irvingw]

if the content is of benefit to the user then include them in your navigation. Why are you blocking them in the first place, duplicate content?