23.05.2018
Semalt Provides Tips On How To Deal With Bots, Spiders And Crawlers
Apart from creating search engine friendly URLs, the .htaccess le lets webmasters block speci c bots from accessing their website. One way to block these robots is through the robots.txt le. However, Ross Barber, the Semalt Customer Success Manager, states that he has seen some crawlers ignoring this request. One of the best ways is to use the .htaccess le to stop them from indexing your content.
What are these bots? They are a type of software used by search engines to delete new content from the internet for indexing purposes.
They perform the following tasks: Visit web pages that you've linked to Check your HTML code for errors They save what web pages you're linking to and see what web pages link to your content They index your content However, some bots are malicious and search your site for email addresses and forms that are usually used to send you unwanted messages or spam. Others even look for security loopholes in your code. https://rankexperience.com/articles/article1574.html
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