In short. In Wix's dashboard, open SEO & GEO, then Tools and settings, Robots.txt Editor and View File; click Reset to Default and confirm with Reset.
Definition: Resetting Wix's robots.txt restores the file's default state through the Robots.txt Editor. As of 17 October 2026, Wix documents Reset to Default, followed by Reset, as the reset controls.
Key facts
- Wix's editing documentation places the reset controls under SEO & GEO in the site dashboard.
- Google's robots.txt specification describes a normal cache lifetime of up to 24 hours, with longer caching possible when a refresh fails.
- Google's robots.txt introduction defines the file as instructions about which URLs a crawler can access.
Where are the reset controls?
Wix's reset instructions give this sequence:
- Open SEO & GEO in the site dashboard.
- Scroll to Tools and settings.
- Click Robots.txt Editor.
- Click View File.
- Click Reset to Default.
- Click Reset.
The documented reset returns an edited file to its default state.
How is the restored file checked?
Wix's file-viewing instructions specify adding this path to the site's root domain:
/robots.txt
The file contains allow and disallow instructions and the site's sitemap URL. The live file and a search engine's cached copy can differ until the next crawl.
Google's robots.txt introduction explains that crawlers can interpret rules differently. Googlebot follows robots.txt instructions, while other crawlers may disregard them. Google recommends password protection when information needs to remain private.
What if a page remains blocked?
For a Blocked by robots.txt error, Wix's troubleshooting section points to page indexing settings, passwords and membership restrictions. Wix updates the generated file after page publication; site setting changes update it immediately.
Google's guidance on page visibility directs Wix users to their platform's visibility settings when hiding or unhiding a page. It also explains that a blocked URL can appear in search results when other pages link to it. Google can display the URL and publicly available information, such as link text, even while crawling of the page's content remains blocked.
Related terms
- robots.txt
- How do I edit robots.txt in Wix?
- How do I investigate a blocked-by-robots error in Wix?
- How do I prevent indexing of one Wix page?
FAQ
Where can I inspect the file after resetting it?
You can append /robots.txt to your root domain, as Wix documents above.
Does a robots.txt block remove a page from Google?
Google's robots.txt guidance says a blocked URL can still appear in results. For exclusion from search, you can use password protection or noindex, an instruction that tells a search engine to exclude a page from its index.
Sources
- Wix, "Editing Your Site’s Robots.txt File", undated
- Google Search Central, "Introduction to robots.txt", 10 December 2025
- Google, "How Google interprets the robots.txt specification", 31 August 2026
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