Title: Filter Robots Text File
Last modified: September 30, 2024

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# Filter Robots Text File

 *  Resolved [Jessica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leadstartorg/)
 * (@leadstartorg)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-robots-text-file/)
 * Do you think you guys could have the option to disable the robots.txt file simpler
   as default within the plugin? Many people do not have access to the Text Editor
   to do so, I had to use this solution I found in a forum.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffilter-robots-text-file%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-robots-text-file/#post-18048071)
 * Hello [@leadstartorg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leadstartorg/)
 * Thanks for reaching out.
 * Are you referring to disabling your _robots.txt_ file? Even if you have access
   to the file editor through Yoast SEO, there’s no feature under the file editor
   to disable the file.
 * <span style=”box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>If you are referring
   to editing the _robots.txt_ file but you don’t have access to the file editor,
   that’s not due to our plugin.</span> Your site needs to meet the following requirements:
    1. Enable file editing, which is the default option for most WordPress installs
    2. Set server-level permissions to allow writing to files, specifically the robots.
       txt file.
 * Since you do not see the option to create or edit the file, WordPress has [disabled file editing](https://wordpress.org/support/article/hardening-wordpress/#disable-file-editing),
   or your server doesn’t allow writing to the file. **Your web host can help you
   enable these features if you want to use Yoast SEO to edit the robots.txt file.
   Alternatively, you can always [create or edit the file at the server level](https://yoast.com/help/how-to-edit-robots-txt-through-yoast-seo/#server).**
 *  Thread Starter [Jessica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leadstartorg/)
 * (@leadstartorg)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-robots-text-file/#post-18048322)
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-robots-txt-changing-by-yoast-seo/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-robots-txt-changing-by-yoast-seo/)
   
   [https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/19161](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/19161)
 * The question pertained to whether this feature could be incorporated in the upcoming
   release. I have already found a solution. The rationale behind its importance
   is that display errors were appearing in the robots.txt file, which is problematic.
   It would be more effective to maintain a static text file.
 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-robots-text-file/#post-18050222)
 * Thanks for suggesting a new feature. Submit your feature request to our [GitHub repository for Yoast SEO](https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/issues/).

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filter-robots-text-file/#post-18050222)
 * Status: resolved