Seo - Blocking Search Engines From Pages
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SEO: Blocking Search Engines from Your Pages
Word Count: 312
Summary:
Despite common misconceptions, search engine spiders don’t have to crawl your entire website. Through specific instructions using the robots.txt file or a meta tag, you can guide these spiders away from certain pages.
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Keywords: SEO, Search Engine Optimization, SEM, Search Engines, Blogging, Google
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Article Body:
Many believe that search engines must index every page of a website, but this isn’t true. You can prevent search engine spiders from accessing specific pages by using a robots meta tag or a robots.txt file.
Webmasters can direct spiders not to crawl specific files or directories using the robots.txt file located in the domain's root directory. Additionally, you can exclude a page from a search engine's index with a robots meta tag. If you wish to keep a spider away from a page, you have the necessary tools.
When a search engine visits a site, the first file it accesses is the robots.txt file found in the root folder. This file is analyzed, allowing spiders to crawl only pages not marked as disallowed. However, this method isn’t foolproof. Occasionally, a search engine may revisit pages or use cached copies, thereby accessing pages you wanted to restrict.
Common pages that webmasters choose not to crawl include login pages, shopping carts, and user-specific content like internal search results. Other pages you might want to restrict could be guest books prone to spam or feedback systems with unflattering content. It’s also wise to prevent spiders from accessing pages that rely heavily on animations or Flash, as these might be misinterpreted as site malfunctions.
By carefully managing which pages are visible to search engines, you maintain control over your site's visibility and functionality.
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