Sitemapper

Warning

robots.txt blocks a sitemap URL

The sitemap lists a URL that robots.txt disallows.

Why it matters

Google may still index a blocked URL if it is linked elsewhere, but it cannot fetch it. Advertising a blocked URL in a sitemap is a conflict.

Example

Disallow: /admin/ while https://example.com/admin/dashboard appears in sitemap.xml.

How Sitemapper detects it

Sitemapper parses robots.txt with Google-style longest-match rules and tests each sitemap path.

Verify it yourself

Use Google’s robots.txt tester or curl the path with a Googlebot user-agent after checking Disallow/Allow.

Practical fix

Either allow the path or remove it from the sitemap.

Official documentation

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