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robots.txt report

beehiiv.com

https://www.beehiiv.com/

D

50/100

Complexity 82/100

How scoring works
User Agents
3
Rules
123
Sitemaps
2
Critical
3
File Size
5.8 KB

1 critical problem

1 critical · 1 warning · 1 notice · 7 pass

3 crawlers named · 1 unrecognised

Who this file lets in

  • Every other crawler all 1 allowed
  • Search Engine Crawler all 1 allowed
  • AI Search Crawler all 1 allowed

Path Access Checker

Detailed Analysis

Critical

1 declared sitemap could not be fetched

The URL is declared in robots.txt but does not return a successful response.

Consequence. Crawlers find nothing at the address they were pointed to, so no URLs are submitted. This is worse than declaring no sitemap, because the declaration suggests discovery is covered when it is not.

If that is not intended. Publish the sitemap at the declared URL, or correct the URL to where it lives.

  • https://www.beehiiv.com/sitemap-llm.xmlL185Responded HTTP 404
Warning

1 line will be ignored by crawlers

Lines that do not parse as a known directive: unknown_directive.

Consequence. A crawler skips what it cannot parse, without reporting anything. A misspelled "Dissalow" leaves a path fully crawlable while the file appears to restrict it.

If that is not intended. Correct the spelling of each field name, and make sure every line follows "Field: value". Rules must also appear after a User-agent line to belong to a group.

  • Unknown directive 'agentmap' — crawlers will ignore this lineL181unknown_directive
Notice

38 rules can never take effect

A broader rule of the same type already covers these paths.

Consequence. These lines change nothing. They are harmless, but they add length to a file that has a size limit, and they make the real policy harder to read.

If that is not intended. Remove the redundant rules, or narrow the broader rule if it is catching more than intended.

  • allow: /*.md$L22Already covered by "allow: /" on line 21
  • disallow: /application/%5Bapplication_name%5D/L30Already covered by "disallow: /application/%5Bapplication_name%5D" on line 29
  • disallow: /buyers-guide/%5Bslug%5D/L32Already covered by "disallow: /buyers-guide/%5Bslug%5D" on line 31
  • disallow: /case-studies/%5Bslug%5D/L34Already covered by "disallow: /case-studies/%5Bslug%5D" on line 33
  • disallow: /experts/%5Bslug%5D/L36Already covered by "disallow: /experts/%5Bslug%5D" on line 35
  • disallow: /virtual-events/%5Bwebinar_name%5D/L38Already covered by "disallow: /virtual-events/%5Bwebinar_name%5D" on line 37
  • disallow: /features/%5Bslug%5D/L40Already covered by "disallow: /features/%5Bslug%5D" on line 39
  • disallow: /integrations/%5Bslug%5D/L42Already covered by "disallow: /integrations/%5Bslug%5D" on line 41
  • disallow: /partners/%5Bpartner_name%5D/L44Already covered by "disallow: /partners/%5Bpartner_name%5D" on line 43
  • disallow: /templates/%5Bslug%5D/L51Already covered by "disallow: /templates/%5Bslug%5D" on line 50
Pass

Search engines can reach the site

All 6 checked search engines are allowed at the site root.

Pass

AI answer engines can reach the site

All 4 checked AI answer engines are allowed at the site root.

Pass

User-triggered AI fetches can reach the site

All 3 checked user-triggered AI fetches are allowed at the site root.

Pass

Social link previews can reach the site

All 5 checked social link previews are allowed at the site root.

Pass

AI training crawlers can reach the site

All 6 checked AI training crawlers are allowed at the site root.

Pass

No indexing directives on the requested page

The page sends no robots meta tag and no X-Robots-Tag header.

Pass

File size is 5.8 KB

Comfortably within the 500 KB that crawlers will read.