It looks like your current rule in robots.txt is blocking crawlers from accessing everything in the /wp-content/uploads/ folder.

While this does stop unwanted media file URLs from being indexed, it also prevents crawlers from accessing files like your favicon, which you want them to see.

Here’s a better way to handle this:

Update your robots.txt

• Instead of blocking the entire /wp-content/uploads/ directory, you can block specific file types like images or media files you don’t want indexed. For example:

  User-agent: *
  Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/.png
  Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/.jpg
  Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/*.gif

This allows crawlers to access other files like your favicon or CSS/JS files while keeping unwanted media URLs out of the search results.

Use the 'Discourage Search Engines' Option for Media Attachments In WordPress, go to Settings > Reading and enable the option to discourage search engines from indexing media attachments.

Redirect Media URLs

• Use a plugin like Yoast SEO or similar to redirect media attachment pages to the post they belong to (or your homepage). This keeps these URLs from being indexed separately.

Check Your Sitemap

• If you’re using an SEO plugin, ensure your sitemap doesn’t include media URLs. You can typically exclude these in the plugin settings.

By following these steps, you can keep unwanted media file URLs out of search engines while still allowing them to crawl important assets like your favicon. 😊

Let me know if you’d like more detailed guidance on any of these!