txtnode18 min
Indexed, Though Blocked by robots.txt: What It Means and How to Fix It
Google indexed a page your robots.txt told it to skip. Why that happens, robots.txt vs noindex, which pages to leave alone, and how to fix it on any site.
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txtnode16 min
Crawled or Discovered – Currently Not Indexed? What It Means and How to Fix It
My site had 109 pages not indexed. Most were fine. What each Search Console reason means, Crawled vs Discovered, what actually helps, and what I found.
txtnode18 min
Image Alt Text for SEO: How to Write It, and When to Leave It Empty
Google reads the words around your images, not just the pixels. How to write alt text, when to leave it empty, whether file names matter, and how to fix it on any site.
txtnode20 min
H1 Tags: How Many Per Page, and How to Fix Missing or Multiple H1s
Google ranks pages with no H1 or five, yet every audit flags them. How many H1s to use, why themes add extra ones, and how to fix it on any site.
txtnode20 min
Canonical Tags: Why Google Ignores Yours and How to Fix It
Google treats your canonical tag as a hint. What it is, what each Search Console canonical status means, how to fix it, and how to set it on any site.
txtnode15 min
Meta Description: Why Google Rewrites It and How to Fix It
Google shows a different snippet from your meta description most of the time. How long it should be, when a rewrite is fine, and how to write one Google keeps.
txtnode17 min
SEO Title Tags: Why Google Cuts Off or Rewrites Your Title
Why Google cuts off your title, shows a different one, or keeps the old one. How long an SEO title should be, how to write one Google keeps, and how to set it on any site.
txtnode13 min
Next.js SEO Audit: 9 Issues I Found and a Fix Checklist
I crawled a new Next.js blog before launch and it flagged nine kinds of issue. Here is each fix, a short App Router SEO checklist, and why every page looked slow.
txtnode12 min
Notion Is Overkill for Quick Notes: 6 Lightweight Alternatives With No Signup (2026)
Notion is a great workspace and a poor scratchpad. Here are six lighter alternatives for quick notes that work without an account, what each one is good for, and when you should stay with Notion.
txtnode12 min
How to Let an AI Agent Read and Edit Your Notes (Claude Code, Codex)
Let an AI agent read and edit your txtnode notes with one pasted message. No API key, and no token in the chat. The link covers one note or folder, you choose what the agent may do, and it expires on its own. Here are real ways to use it, what it can and can't do, and which agents it suits.
txtnode8 min
Best Pastebin Alternatives With No Signup in 2026 (Compared)
Pastebin does the job, but the ads and signup prompts are a pain when you just want to share some text. Here are seven alternatives that work without an account, and what each one is actually good for
txtnode5 min
What txtnode is, and why I built it
A notepad that lives at whatever URL you type, a task list, a set of developer tools, and 10 MB of private note storage. No account needed for most of it. Here is the whole thing in one page.