Google Removes Sites Without Accessible robots.txt Files from Search Results
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bobbiechen
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Summary
The article discusses a critical issue where websites without accessible robots.txt files are being removed from Google search results. It references a Google Support video and a real-world case where Adam Coster experienced traffic issues due to Google not indexing his site without a robots.txt file. The author expresses initial disbelief but confirms the importance of having a properly configured robots.txt file for Google indexing.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledYour site will be removed from Google search results if you don't have a robots.txt file or the Googlebot site crawler can't access it.
The issues seemed to be that Google wouldn't index the site without a robots.txt file.
My first reaction: No fucking way.
I can't imagine Google voluntarily
Traffic incoming from Google looked like this:
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