How do I get to the back of the store so that I can make all these ‘disallowed’ to ‘allow’
Topic summary
A user asks how to change ‘disallowed’ entries to ‘allow’ in their store’s robots.txt file.
Two approaches are suggested:
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Manual editing: Access the theme code editor, navigate to Templates → Add new template → select robots.txt.liquid, then modify the file directly.
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Relying on sitemap: Another participant notes that manual editing may be unnecessary since the sitemap is already linked and overwrites Shopify’s default ‘disallow’ settings.
For those choosing manual editing, the process involves creating or modifying a robots.txt.liquid file in the Templates folder. A Shopify help documentation link is referenced for detailed instructions on editing robots.txt files.
The discussion remains open with no clear consensus on whether manual intervention is required.
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@Jackson21 you will have to go to the themes code editor and under templates → Add a new template → select robots.txt.
This shouldn’t be necessary. The sitemap is linked in there and overwrites the “disallows” set by Shopify.
Otherwise, you need to create a robots.txt.liquid file in the Templates folder as described here under “Edit robots.txt.liquid” https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/promoting-marketing/seo/editing-robots-txt