Robots.txt Generator

Generate a valid robots.txt file for your website.

What is robots.txt?

The robots.txt file is a plain text file placed in the root of a website that instructs search engine crawlers which pages or sections they are allowed or not allowed to crawl. It is part of the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP), a widely adopted standard.

How to Use This Tool

  1. Select which user-agents (crawlers) you want to configure.
  2. Add disallow rules for paths you want to block (e.g., /admin/, /private/).
  3. Add your sitemap URL.
  4. Download the generated robots.txt file.

Important Notes

robots.txt is a suggestion, not an enforcement mechanism. Malicious bots may ignore it. Do not use robots.txt to hide sensitive content — use authentication instead. Disallowing a page in robots.txt does not remove it from Google's index if it has inbound links.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does robots.txt prevent pages from being indexed?

Disallowing a URL in robots.txt prevents crawling but not indexing. Google may still index a URL it has never crawled if other sites link to it. Use the noindex meta tag to prevent indexing.

Where do I place robots.txt?

The file must be at the root domain: yourdomain.com/robots.txt. It cannot be in a subdirectory.

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