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    • ICON_Malta
      ICON_Malta last edited by

      Could someone please confirm that if I do not want to block any pages from my URL, then I do not need a robots.txt file on my site? Thanks

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      • Martijn_Scheijbeler
        Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

        Hi Daniela,

        I can confirm that it won't be any problem if you don't have a robots.txt file if you don't want to block any pages. For myself I find it more useful to still have a robots.txt file in there which allows search engines to crawl the complete site. But that's just my personal opinion.

        Hope this helps!

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        • ICON_Malta
          ICON_Malta @Martijn_Scheijbeler last edited by

          Thank you Martijn. It helps indeed.

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