Title: Robots.txt file
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Robots.txt file

 *  Resolved [WordPress Apprentice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpress-apprentice/)
 * (@wordpress-apprentice)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robotstxt-file-11/)
 * Hi,
 * I recently took over a wordpress website from a friend of a friend and I want
   to make some changes that is part of my SEO work. Currently the site already 
   have robots.txt [http://directorsoi.com/robots.txt](http://directorsoi.com/robots.txt)
   but I can’t touch it in my wordpress setting or anywhere in my account. Now my
   question is, If I install WP Robots.txt in my wordpress, will it add another 
   robots.txt file or it will now allow me to add/edit to robots.txt file easily
   within the setting > reading menu?
 * Looking forward to get a reply

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 *  [bswajitgiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bswajitgiri/)
 * (@bswajitgiri)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robotstxt-file-11/#post-6380643)
 * The robots.txt file is a file that you can add to your web root directory to 
   tell search engines about files and directories that you do not want them to 
   index.
    And you can’t find robots.txt file in WordPress dashboard. If you want
   to edit/add robots.txt file then login to FTP; if robots.txt file is already 
   there then simply edit it as per as your requirement.
 *  Thread Starter [WordPress Apprentice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpress-apprentice/)
 * (@wordpress-apprentice)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robotstxt-file-11/#post-6380649)
 * Thanks [@bswajitgiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bswajitgiri/). Thanks
   for your explanation which I already know.
 * I installed the WP Robots.txt plug-in which will give you view in the setting
   > reading menu in the dashboard of your wordpress but I figured out it doesn’t
   automatically update the robots.txt file in my root directory. I guess the only
   way to successfully add/edit the folders is by using FTP access.
 * Thanks
 *  [bswajitgiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bswajitgiri/)
 * (@bswajitgiri)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robotstxt-file-11/#post-6380666)
 * Welcome @WordPressApprentice.
    You are using Latest Version of WP(i.e 4.2.3) 
   And you are using [WP Robots Txt](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-robots-txt/)
   plugin and that is Compatible up to: WP Version 3.6.1 And that’s why(may be) 
   the plugin doesn’t dynamically generated robots.txt from within the WP application.
 *  Thread Starter [WordPress Apprentice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpress-apprentice/)
 * (@wordpress-apprentice)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/robotstxt-file-11/#post-6380728)
 * [@bswajitgiri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bswajitgiri/). That make sense
   now.. Thanks again – I really appreciate your help.

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