If you are about to ask why you should upload this file, then take a look at Google’s humans.txt file. If something is popular with Google, then it may become a trend, soon. I recently found this TXT file on Quick Online Tips.
What is humans.txt?
Humans TXT is an initiative for knowing the people behind a website. It’s a TXT file that contains information about the different people who have contributed to building the website.
Why a TXT?
Because it’s something simple and fast to create. Because it’s not intrusive with the code. More often than not, the owners of the site don’t like the authors signing it; they claim that doing so may make the site less efficient.
By adding a txt file, you can prove your authorship (not your property) in an external, fast, easy and accessible way.
Who should I mention?
Whoever you want to, provided they wish you to do so. You can mention the developer, the designer, the copywriter, the webmaster, the SEO, SEM or SMO…
As you can see, the number of people who may take part of the creation of a site can be big, so the list is almost endless.
How & Where To Add Humans.txt file?
You just need to upload the file to your root domain, so that the URL will look like domain.com/humans.txt
After uploading the file, add the following link in the <head> tags. Now save the theme.
<link type="text/plain" rel="author" href="http://domain/humans.txt" />
Don’t forget to replace it with your humans.txt URL.
Created your own humans.txt file? You can share them in the comments below. Cheers.
I really like the idea of including a humans.txt file for my web projects. I mean, why not? It's kind of a neat little easter egg for developers.
How to upload it on blogspot????
Sorry mate, not possible for Blogger/Blogspot. 🙁
I hope that it should be work well 🙂 will try 🙂
Thats really sweet 😀 i will add this in my site too 😀 😀 Thanks never heard of it before.
Heard about this file for the first time :O 😀
Thanks for sharing!
Cool way to know more about the people behind a website.
Thanks for the review mate… I gonna add this human.txt file in every projects in the future and also update my existing one 🙂
Quite interesting. Never heard about this file before. But Its not very clear if it is also used by search engines in any way just like robot.txt
Never heard about this before!
I saw humans.txt of HHB, it's cool. I will create one for my blog soon 🙂
Never heard about humans.text before.
Usually whatever Google does, people will try to imitate it. So expect humans.txt to become a trend soon.
Thanks for the info Pradeep 🙂
Hi Pradeep,
Nice find, but what is the use of this file?
Not much, it allows your visitors to know more info about your site.
I am very new to this !!Robots.txt was well known to me,
thanks for getting this new term to me!
Would be uploading soon to my blog.
-thanks a lot !
I wonder if it has any SEO benefits, but it's useful nevertheless.
this is cool, i only used robots.txt, now will create humans.txt….
Great Info, Pradeep 🙂
I will soon create one and upload for Technolism… 🙂
only humans 😀
Great info! I'm too going to upload it.