Robots parse error
Syntax or encoding that prevents some directives from being interpreted as intended.
What Robots parse error does not show
A successful HTTP response does not prove that any crawler applied the file.
How CrawlCheck measures Robots parse error
2 finding codes measure it. Each one’s share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
ROBOTS_IS_HTML | 0.1% | How to check if AI crawlers can read your site |
ROBOTS_CTYPE | 0.1% | Does llms.txt work? What is known and how to test it |
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Questions about Robots parse error
What is Robots parse error?
Syntax or encoding that prevents some directives from being interpreted as intended.
What does Robots parse error not show or guarantee?
A successful HTTP response does not prove that any crawler applied the file.
How does CrawlCheck measure Robots parse error?
Through the finding codes ROBOTS_IS_HTML, ROBOTS_CTYPE, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does Robots parse error belong to?
Crawling and indexing: How a crawler discovers, schedules, fetches and selects pages, and why a fetched page is not an indexed one.
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