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    Google can't fetch Sitemap

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    In progress Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by misterqar November 28th 2018, 11:05 pm

    I got an error message in Google Webmasters saying that Google can't fetch my sitemap because robots.txt is blocking access.

    I checked the robots.txt file (http://comprarseguidores.forumotion.com/robots.txt) and I see this:

    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
    Disallow:

    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
    Disallow:

    Why is the robots.txt file in Forumotion blocking access to the Google bot? And how do I remove those lines?
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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by Jadster November 28th 2018, 11:11 pm

    Hello!
    Currently it is not possible to edit the Robot.txt file on any Forumotion site. I do apologize about that!

    Cheers,
    James
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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by brandon_g November 29th 2018, 12:46 am

    Hello,

    Have you made any changes to your site recently? While it is possible to block bots from accessing your site using meta tags, this would have to be done manually by you or admin in the admin panel. Forumotion does not block search engine bots from browsing your forum by default.

    For more information: https://help.forumotion.com/t55170-bots-who-and-what-they-are

    -Brandon



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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by SLGray November 29th 2018, 5:29 am

    misterqar wrote:
    I got an error message in Google Webmasters saying that Google can't fetch my sitemap because robots.txt is blocking access.

    I checked the robots.txt file (http://comprarseguidores.forumotion.com/robots.txt) and I see this:

    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
    Disallow:

    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
    Disallow:

    Why is the robots.txt file in Forumotion blocking access to the Google bot? And how do I remove those lines?
    Did you submit your forum's sitemap?  If yes, did you add the meta tags that Google gave you?



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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by Lord Stone Raven December 10th 2018, 3:00 am

    Google map in the who's online section not showing up properly. It says, "This page can't load Google Maps correctly."

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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by SLGray December 10th 2018, 5:04 am

    Please start a new topic. Your issue is not related to the topic starter's issue.



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    In progress Re: Google can't fetch Sitemap

    Post by The Godfather December 11th 2018, 2:11 pm

    Hello,

    misterqar wrote:
    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
    Disallow:

    User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
    Disallow:

    You are mistaken in your interpretation of the directives in the robots.txt file. The example cited shows that no page is blocked at the bot Mediapartners-Google that corresponds to Adsense (so no link with the search engine). And you can't edit this file because it's the same on all Forumotion forums.

    Can you share a screenshot of the error message you have on Google Search Console please? Google can't fetch Sitemap 1f609
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