robots.txt vs. htaccess
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1. was i on the right track on creating a /beta subfolder on the domain? i was thinking it was easier to launch the site once it is on the same domain. would it hurt my current rankings?
2. what are the rules in terms of robots.txt? there's no robots.txt on my root domain. do i create one now and add a disallow /beta tag on it? or do i create a robots.txt under /beta and make a disallow all?
3. do i make changes on htaccess as well? what do i specifically write on htaccess? which htaccess do i write to - root domain or /beta?
4. would adding meta noindex no follow on /beta header simply do the trick?
5. would disabling search engine crawling settings from wordpress dashboard/settings/privacy work?
i have a general knowledge of robots.txt and what it does but unsure how to go about this on a wordpress platform and on a domain that is currently ranking.
my only goals are for the search engines like google to NOT crawl this beta site and at the same time, NOT hurt my current rankings.
need your expert advice on this matter. thanks!
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