Technical checks
Robots checks
Create a robots.txt file to guide search engine crawlers and specify sitemap location. You’ll find 3 checks in this group.
Change historyEXAMPLE / TRACE
| State | Evidence | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Found | RobotsOriginal page and available evidence recorded | Audit |
| Reviewed | Decision recordedA person checked the target and proposed value | Human |
| Checked | Public page readLive result recorded separately | Netrix |
All checks in this group
Open a check to see what triggered it and what to do next.
Missing Robots.txt
Create a robots.txt file to guide search engine crawlers and specify sitemap location.
Blocked by Robots.txt
Ensure important pages are not accidentally blocked in robots.txt.
Blocked By Robots.txt
Search engines cannot index what they cannot fetch. Remove the disallow rule if this page is meant to rank.