Robots.txt just turned 30 – cue the existential crisis! Like many hitting the big 3-0, it’s wondering if it’s still relevant in today’s world of AI and advanced search algorithms. Spoiler alert: It ...

The robot exclusion standard is nearly 25 years old, but the security risks created by improper use of the standard are not widely understood. Confusion remains about the purpose of the robot ...

I have run into an interesting robots.txt situation several times over the years that can be tricky for site owners to figure out. After surfacing the problem, and discussing how to tackle the issue ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and ...