Title: Using Google Webmaster Tools – robots.txt blocking
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Using Google Webmaster Tools – robots.txt blocking

 *  [lwoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwoods/)
 * (@lwoods)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-google-webmaster-tools-robotstxt-blocking/)
 * Does anyone else have problems using the Google Webmaster Tools? When they scan
   the sitemaps they say that none of the entries can be scanned because of being
   blocked by robots.txt. My robots.txt is blank!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/)

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 *  [RTNM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmallett/)
 * (@dmallett)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-google-webmaster-tools-robotstxt-blocking/#post-6141572)
 * Yes, I also got this problem today. I have never had this problem and have generated
   countless other website sitemaps with no issues in the past. I am checking around!
   My specific error is: URL restricted by robots.txt

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 * Last reply from: [RTNM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmallett/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-google-webmaster-tools-robotstxt-blocking/#post-6141572)
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