Yahoo Slurp
SafeUser-agent: Slurp
Category: Search Engines
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Yahoo
1 crawler operated by Yahoo
Who Yahoo is, for site owners
Yahoo operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Search Engines. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Yahoo carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Yahoo: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Yahoo at a glance
| Operator | Yahoo |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Search Engines |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Official crawler docs | Yahoo crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Yahoo
How to block or allow Yahoo in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Yahoo operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Yahoo completely
User-agent: Slurp
Disallow: /
Allow Yahoo explicitly
User-agent: Slurp
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Yahoo
What crawler does Yahoo run?
Yahoo operates 1 crawler in our directory: Yahoo Slurp (user-agent Slurp).
Should I block Yahoo?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Yahoo in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Slurp then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Yahoo hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Yahoo Slurp is a search-indexing crawler, so blocking it can remove your pages from the corresponding search results. Block it only if you intend to leave that index. Every crawler in this group is rated the same way, so there is no subset here that is safe to block for ranking purposes.