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Robots.txt Generator - Search Engine Crawler Control

Generate robots.txt files to control search engine crawlers with allow/disallow rules and sitemap references.

Connect:

Crawler Rules

Select a user agent to create rules for

User Agent Rules (2)

User-agent: *

Time between requests (optional)

Allow: /
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /private

User-agent: Googlebot

Crawl-delay: 1

Time between requests (optional)

Allow: /
Disallow: /admin

💡 Robots.txt Best Practices

  • • Place robots.txt in your website root (e.g., https://example.com/robots.txt)
  • • Use "*" for all user agents, or specify individual crawlers
  • • Disallow sensitive areas like /admin, /private, /config
  • • Always include your sitemap URL
  • • Test with Google Search Console's robots.txt tester
  • • Keep file under 500KB (most crawlers ignore larger files)

Generated Robots.txt

2

User Agents

5

Total Rules

Yes

Sitemap

Robots.txt Preview

Valid robots.txt file following robots.txt protocol. Save as robots.txt and upload to your website root.

✅ Robots.txt Validation

Syntax follows robots.txt specification

User-agent directives are properly formatted

Allow/Disallow paths use correct syntax

Sitemap directive includes full URL

Host directive formatted for Yandex

🚀 How to Use

  1. Download the generated robots.txt file
  2. Upload it to your website root directory (e.g., https://example.com/robots.txt)
  3. Test with Google Search Console's robots.txt tester
  4. Verify crawlers can access the file (status code 200)
  5. Monitor crawl reports in search console for issues
  6. Update when adding new restricted areas to your site

🤖 Crawler Control

Control search engine crawlers with allow/disallow rules for different user agents and paths.

⚙️ Wizard Interface

Easy-to-use wizard for creating complex robots.txt rules with common patterns and best practices.

🔒 Privacy First

All generation happens locally in your browser. Your website structure never leaves your device.

💬 Got questions? Ask me anything!