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          awilliams_kingston last edited by

          I feel like I spend a lot of time setting false positives in my reports to ignore.

          Can I prevent Rogerbot from crawling pages I don't care about with robots.txt directives? For example., I have some page types with meta noindex and it reports these to me. Theoretically, I can block Rogerbot from these with a robots,txt directive and not have to deal with false positives.

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            MarkWade @awilliams_kingston last edited by

            @awilliams_kingston

            Yes, you can definitely use the robots.txt file to prevent Rogerbot from crawling pages that you don’t want to include in your reports. This approach can help you manage and minimize false positives effectively.

            To block specific pages or directories from being crawled, you would add directives to your robots.txt file. For example, if you have certain page types that you’ve already set with meta noindex, you can specify rules like this:

            User-agent: Rogerbot
            Disallow: /path-to-unwanted-page/
            Disallow: /another-unwanted-directory/
            

            This tells Rogerbot not to crawl the specified paths, which should reduce the number of irrelevant entries in your reports.

            However, keep in mind that while robots.txt directives can prevent crawling, they do not guarantee that these pages won't show up in search results if they are linked from other sites or indexed by different bots.

            Additionally, using meta noindex tags is still a good practice for pages that may occasionally be crawled but shouldn’t appear in search results. Combining both methods—robots.txt for crawling and noindex for indexing—provides a robust solution to manage your web presence more effectively.

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            • awilliams_kingston
              awilliams_kingston @awilliams_kingston last edited by

              Never mind, I found this. https://a-moz.groupbuyseo.org/help/moz-procedures/crawlers/rogerbot

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              • khaansaab21
                khaansaab21 Subscriber Banned @awilliams_kingston last edited by

                @awilliams_kingston
                Yes, you can use robots.txt directives to prevent Rogerbot from crawling certain pages or sections of your site, which can help reduce the number of false positives in your reports. By doing so, you can focus Rogerbot’s attention on the parts of your site that matter more to you and avoid reporting issues on pages you don't care about.

                Here’s a basic outline of how you can use robots.txt to block Rogerbot:

                Locate or Create Your robots.txt File: This file should be placed in the root directory of your website (e.g., https://www.yourwebsite.com/robots.txt).

                Add Directives to Block Rogerbot: You’ll need to specify the user-agent for Rogerbot and define which pages or directories to block. The User-agent directive specifies which web crawlers the rules apply to, and Disallow directives specify the URLs or directories to block.

                Here’s an example of what your robots.txt file might look like if you want to block Rogerbot from crawling certain pages:

                javascript

                Disallow: /path-to-block/
                Disallow: /another-path/
                If you want to block Rogerbot from accessing pages with certain parameters or patterns, you can use wildcards:

                javascript

                Disallow: /path-to-block/*
                Disallow: /another-path/?parameter=
                Verify the Changes: After updating the robots.txt file, you can use tools like Google Search Console or other site analysis tools to check if the directives are being applied as expected.

                Monitor and Adjust: Keep an eye on your reports and site performance to ensure that blocking these pages is achieving the desired effect without inadvertently blocking important pages.

                By doing this, you should be able to reduce the number of irrelevant or false positive issues reported by Rogerbot and make your reporting more focused and useful.

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