How to Test URL and Sitemap to Robots.txt

Here's our easy tutorial on How to Test URL and Sitemap to Robots.txt. This is important for the blogger for Search Engine Optimization. A robots.txt file tells search engine crawlers which pages or files the crawler can or can't request from your site.

The Robots Exclusion Protocol or robots.txt is a standard for site owners or webmasters to regulate how bots crawl their website. As a webmaster you may find it difficult to understand and follow all the necessary formats and syntax related to robots.txt. This leads to inadequate (suboptimal) crawling by robots that is unfavorable to the search engine (as it reduces the comprehensiveness and freshness of SERP) as well as your website (decrease in website traffic). BWT robots.txt tester tool helps you to analyze the robots.txt file and highlight issues that may be preventing your site from getting optimally crawled by Bing and other robots.

1. Go to Microsoft Bing Webmaster Tool

2. Choose Tools and Enhancements

3. Click robots.txt Tester

4. Copy the URl from your sie and paste on the Test URL 

5. Click test, and results will show if it Allowed

6. On the Editor https and http, click proceed 

7. Chose request Bing to update and submit.

This test functionality checks the URL that you have submitted against the content of the editor. So, when any changes are made in the editor, you can click test again to check the URL for errors instantly. The system checks for allow/disallow statements for respective user agents and displays the robots.txt file in the editor with 2 variations i.e., https://, http://. As a webmaster you can edit the file and/or download the same to be updated offline. If changes are made to the robots file and updated, you can use the Fetch latest option to get the latest robots file of the property.

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