Bisteinoff SEO Robots.txt

No, it will not. If the file robots.txt is found in the root folder it will not be overridden. On the Settings page you will see a notification with two options: rename or delete the existing file robots.txt. The plugin provides this functionality directly in the admin interface.

Once the plugin is installed it will work fine for all search engine robots. If you are not aware of the rules for fine-tuning a robots.txt it is better to leave the file as is or read first a corresponding manual to learn more about the directives used for robots.txt. Note: the following directives would block the corresponding search robot(s): Disallow: Disallow: / Disallow: * Disallow: /* Disallow: */ You should use any of these directives only if you do not want any page of your website to be accessible for crawling.

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• Guide WordPress SEO

For regular users: Nothing changes! The plugin will automatically migrate all your settings. Everything continues to work exactly as before. For developers: Version 4.0 introduces a complete code refactoring with modern PHP classes and namespaces. If you have custom code that references this plugin's functions, constants, or options, please review the migration information below.

If you have custom code that integrates with this plugin, please note these changes: Checking for deprecation notices: All deprecated elements will trigger _doing_it_wrong() notices when WP_DEBUG is enabled. Enable debug mode to identify any issues: define('WP_DEBUG', true); Changed option names:

• db_robots_custom → bisteinoff_plugin_robots_custom
• db_robots_custom_google → bisteinoff_plugin_robots_custom_google
• db_robots_if_yandex → bisteinoff_plugin_robots_enable_yandex
• db_robots_custom_yandex → bisteinoff_plugin_robots_custom_yandex
• db_robots_custom_other → bisteinoff_plugin_robots_custom_other Note: Options are migrated automatically. Old option names are removed from the database after successful migration.

• DB_PLUGIN_ROBOTSTXT_VERSION → BISTEINOFF_PLUGIN_ROBOTS_VERSION
• DB_PLUGIN_ROBOTSTXT_DIR → BISTEINOFF_PLUGIN_ROBOTS_DIR Note: Old constants remain defined for backward compatibility.

• publish_robots_txt() → Use \Bisteinoff\Plugin\RobotsTXT\Generator::generate() instead
• db_robots_admin() → Use \Bisteinoff\Plugin\RobotsTXT\Admin::add_menu_page() instead
• db_robotstxt_admin_settings() → Use \Bisteinoff\Plugin\RobotsTXT\Admin::render_settings_page() instead
• db_settings_link() → Use \Bisteinoff\Plugin\RobotsTXT\Loader::add_settings_link() instead Note: Deprecated functions continue to work with backward compatibility.