Can you add the following to your functions.php;
add_action(‘after_setup_theme’, ‘ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry’);
function ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry() {
if (function_exists(‘WP_Optimize’)) {
remove_filter(‘robots_txt’, array(WP_Optimize(), ‘robots_txt’), 99, 1);
}
}
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l575
(@l575)
I have 2 functions.php on the site:
1-st is in folder “wp-includes”. Adding this code to this folder gives critical error.
2-nd functions.php is in a theme folder. Adding this code there gives nothing.
Please advise.
@l575 You need to add this to active (storefront) theme’s functions.php file. Remove code from wp-includes functions.php file.
Please note that If you copy/pasted the code provided, it may have backticks instead of single quote.
add_action('after_setup_theme', 'ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry');
function ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry() {
if (function_exists('WP_Optimize')) {
remove_filter('robots_txt', array(WP_Optimize(), 'robots_txt'), 99, 1);
}
}
If the problem persist, please provide screenshot of the code you added.
Thread Starter
l575
(@l575)
Hello,
After adding this code to the theme functions.php file the problem is still persist.
Please find attached a screenshot.
https://dropmefiles.com/WDrT2
Thread Starter
l575
(@l575)
I use a child theme of storefront. Maybe I should add it to the child theme instead of main one?
Yes, add it to the child theme
Thread Starter
l575
(@l575)
I added to the child theme. It didn’t help.
@l575 First delete the existing robots.txt file and try again.
By defult, WP-Optimize doesn’t create a robots.txt file. When an SEO plugin (or other plugins) create a robots.txt file, the provided code will prevent WP-Optimize from adding those line to robots.txt file
Thread Starter
l575
(@l575)
I added code to the child theme first.
Then, I deactivated SEO plugin, so robots file was deleted (it’s in cloud of SEO plugin).
Then I deactivated WP-optimize plugin.
After I activated SEO plugin, new robots file was created by it. It was fine.
After I activated WP-optimize. The line User-agent: *Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/sites/2/wpo-plugins-tables-list.json appeared.
Please help.
Thread Starter
l575
(@l575)
Solution didn’t help, and now I’ve got lots of errors:
PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant ‘ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry’ – assumed ‘‘ab123_remove_robots_txt_entry’’ (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/………/public_html/wp-content/themes/boutique/functions.php on line 33
