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# [noindex vs robots.txt: Which to Use and the Mistake to Avoid](https://built2win.hashnode.dev/noindex-vs-robots-txt-which-to-use-and-the-mistake-to-avoid?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

noindex is for keeping a page out of results; a robots.txt Disallow is for stopping crawlers from requesting URLs. The two aren't interchangeable. A disallowed URL can still appear in Google without a

Oct 23 · 2 min read · built2win.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#robotstxt](https://hashnode.com/tag/robotstxt)
-   [#noindex](https://hashnode.com/tag/noindex)
-   [#indexing](https://hashnode.com/tag/indexing)

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