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Search visibility (E-robots)

robots.txt reachable

This page explains what this scan check measures. It is not legal advice or a compliance verdict.

What this check is

This check requests /robots.txt and notes whether it is reachable.

Why WordPress sites show it

Misplaced firewalls or CDN rules sometimes block robots.txt on WordPress hosts.

Realistic impact

An unreachable robots.txt limits how crawlers read crawl rules. It does not by itself block all indexing.

How to verify a fix

Ensure robots.txt returns a normal response, then re-scan.

Open the step-by-step fix guide

See this check on your site

Run a free scan. If this check appears in your report, you will see the live status for your URL.

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