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Robots + Sitemap Indexing Checklist

Problem

Pages are not indexing and robots/sitemap setup is inconsistent.

Validate robots rules, sitemap syntax and nested index references.

Audience: SEO teams

Implementation Checklist

Validate robots.txt syntax and crawl directives.
Verify sitemap XML validity and child sitemap reachability.
Correct blocking rules and resubmit sitemap in search console.

Validate Robots + Sitemap

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