New website baseline
Start with a readable, conservative file and add only intentional restrictions.
Crawling and indexing tool
Robots.txt Generator
Create a small robots.txt draft without uploading your rules. The generator warns about a whole-site block and sends you to the tester before deployment.
FreeNo loginNo data stored
Staging review
Prepare a production draft without copying a whole-site staging block by mistake.
Policy cleanup
Replace duplicated rules with a smaller file that can be tested path by path.
What it checks
Use the result as evidence, not a score.
- One wildcard crawler group
- Normalized Allow and Disallow paths
- Optional absolute sitemap declaration
- A visible warning when Disallow: / blocks the whole site
What it cannot check
- Which paths your business should expose or protect
- Whether sensitive content is secured by authentication
- Indexing, ranking, crawler visits, or legal policy
How it works
Input, inspect, improve, verify.
The tool processes what you enter, shows a plain-language result, and gives you a safer next step. Make the change on your website, deploy it, then test the live page again.
Popular use cases
Useful before and after publishing.
New website baseline
Start with a readable, conservative file and add only intentional restrictions.
Staging review
Prepare a production draft without copying a whole-site staging block by mistake.
Policy cleanup
Replace duplicated rules with a smaller file that can be tested path by path.
Pro tips
Small checks that prevent avoidable mistakes.
- Never use robots.txt as access control for private or sensitive information.
- Avoid Disallow: / in production unless blocking the entire site is deliberate.
- Use complete sitemap URLs and publish the file at the site root.
- Deploy, fetch the live file, and test important paths with named crawlers.
Common issues and solutions
What to review when the result looks wrong.
The entire site is blocked
Remove Disallow: / unless the whole-site restriction is intentional and approved.
Private content still opens
Robots.txt is public guidance for crawlers, not authentication. Protect private content at the application layer.
A crawler ignores Crawl-delay
Not every crawler supports that directive. This generator leaves it out of the safe minimum.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers before you make a change.
Does the generator upload the file?
No. It creates text in your browser. You choose whether and where to deploy it.
Should every site list a sitemap?
It can help discovery, especially on larger or changing sites, but it is not required for every website.
Can robots.txt protect confidential pages?
No. Use authentication and authorization. A robots.txt file is public and its rules are voluntary crawler controls.
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