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/guides/llms-txt-for-wordpress.htmlWordPress llms.txt setup checklist
A WordPress-focused checklist for publishing llms.txt, keeping robots.txt clean, and linking important public pages.
Fast answer
If your goal is to publish llms.txt on WordPress without plugin confusion, start with this framing: WordPress sites may have virtual robots.txt, caching layers, and multiple sitemap plugins. The useful deliverable is a WordPress root-file and sitemap setup checklist.
This page is intentionally conservative. It treats crawler files, URL inspection, feeds, and server logs as discovery and measurement aids, not as guaranteed ranking levers.
When to use this playbook
Use it when WordPress site owners and agencies need a concrete next step and a page that can be linked from a hub, a community answer, a README, or a launch checklist. The page should help someone make a decision even if they never buy anything or contact the site owner.
The strongest pages in this topic cluster have three traits: they answer one narrow question, they include a copyable artifact, and they link to the relevant tool or proof page so the reader can act immediately.
Recommended workflow
- Confirm whether root files are served by WordPress, host, or CDN.
- Publish llms.txt at the root.
- Keep sitemap URLs canonical.
- Clear cache and test with curl or the browser.
Pre-publish checklist
- /llms.txt returns 200.
- /robots.txt references sitemap.
- cache is cleared.
- draft includes only public URLs.
Copyable working note
Use this as a starting point in a ticket, README, client note, or launch log. Edit it to match the real site before publishing.
Site summary
Core pages
Categories
Policies
ContactWhat not to count as proof
Do not count this setup as traffic by itself. A submitted sitemap, an IndexNow receipt, a crawler log hit, or an indexing request can show discovery work, but none of them proves rankings, impressions, clicks, conversions, or AI citations. Organic proof should come from Search Console, analytics, qualified referral evidence, or server logs interpreted for the right purpose.
The main pitfall for this topic is: Editing a plugin setting but never checking the live root URL.
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