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title: Edit your robots.txt file
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/edit-robots-txt-file/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2026-07-28
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# Edit your robots.txt file

## Configure your robots.txt with WordPress

To do that, go to **SEO, PRO, robots.txt** tab.

Check the iOS toggle associated with **Robots.txt**.

Then, check **Enable robots.txt virtual file**.

In **Virtual Robots.txt file textarea**, create your robots.txt and click **Save changes**.

To view your robots.txt file, click the button **View your robots.txt**, or go to https://example.com/robots.txt

**Notice that, if your have a physical robots.txt file, this virtual robots.txt file will not bypassed it.**

Some servers automatically add a **physical robots.txt** file that can only be surpassed by creating your own physical robots.txt file. In this case, the **virtual robots.txt of WP** or **SEOPress** can not be used (case with some web hosts like Infomaniak).

[![PRO > robots.txt tab - SEOPress PRO](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/08-03-pro-robots-txt-tab-seopress-pro-scaled.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/08-03-pro-robots-txt-tab-seopress-pro-scaled.png)

*PRO > robots.txt tab – SEOPress PRO*

## Multisite setup?

Go to your **network admin**, **SEO**, **robots.txt** tab to edit it.

## Compare and restore previous versions of your robots.txt

Every time you save a change to your robots.txt, SEOPress PRO automatically records a revision. If a modification breaks something, you can compare versions and roll back in one click, without ever leaving WordPress.

### View your revision history

1. Go to **SEO > PRO > robots.txt**.
2. Click the **Revisions** button, next to **View your robots.txt**. The badge shows how many revisions have been recorded.
3. A window opens with the list of revisions: author, date, size, and a **Current** badge on the active version.

Revisions are recorded automatically each time you save a change to the file. The last 30 versions are kept.

### Compare two revisions

Check two revisions in the list: the comparison appears automatically below, with removed lines on the **Older** side and added lines on the **Newer** side. This is the easiest way to spot exactly what changed between two saves.

### Restore a previous version

1. Click **Restore** next to the revision you want to bring back.
2. Confirm with **Replace current file?**.

The editor is updated immediately with the restored content. Restoring also records a new revision, so you can always go back: nothing is ever lost.

[![Revisions - robots.txt tab](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/seopress-robots-txt-revisions.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/seopress-robots-txt-revisions.png)

*Revisions – robots.txt tab*