Robots.txt Generator
Generate a valid robots.txt file for your website in seconds
The robots.txt file is one of the most important yet most frequently misconfigured files on any website. Placed in your site's root directory, it instructs search engine crawlers which pages and directories they are permitted to access and which they should skip. A correctly configured robots.txt file protects admin areas from indexation, prevents duplicate content from being crawled, and ensures that your limited crawl budget is focused on your most valuable pages. The Robots.txt Generator lets you create a properly formatted file without writing a single line of code.
How It Works
Select the crawlers you want to configure from the provided list — or apply rules to all bots at once. Specify which URL paths to allow and which to disallow, add your sitemap URL, then click Generate. The tool produces a standards-compliant robots.txt code block that you can copy and upload directly to your website's root directory.
Key Features
- Support for all major crawlers including Googlebot and Bingbot
- Allow and Disallow directive configuration for any URL path
- Optional sitemap URL inclusion
- Clean, copy-ready output compliant with the Robots Exclusion Standard
- No technical knowledge or coding experience required
Benefits for Users
- Block crawlers from admin panels, login pages, and private directories
- Optimise crawl budget by directing bots to your most important pages
- Prevent accidental indexing of staging or development environments
- Ensure sitemap location is communicated to all major search engines
- Reduce server load by limiting crawler access to low-value pages
Use Cases
- Configuring robots.txt for a brand-new website before launch
- Blocking bots from a staging subdomain during pre-launch development
- Preventing faceted navigation pages on e-commerce sites from being crawled
- Updating an existing robots.txt to add new restricted directories
- Auditing and correcting a misconfigured file found during an SEO audit
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