What is a Robots.txt Generator?
A robots.txt generator helps create a robots.txt file for your website. Robots.txt gives crawler instructions about which parts of a site should or should not be crawled and can include a sitemap URL for search engines.
Common use cases
- Allow search engines to crawl public pages
- Block admin or private folders
- Block search result pages and filter URLs
- Add sitemap.xml location
- Create WordPress robots.txt rules
- Create ecommerce crawl rules
How to use this robots.txt tool
- Enter your website URL and sitemap URL.
- Add paths you want to disallow or allow.
- Choose your site type and crawl mode.
- Generate the robots.txt file and review it before uploading.
Robots.txt best practices
Robots.txt should be used carefully. Blocking important pages can hurt indexing. Do not use robots.txt as a security tool because blocked URLs may still be visible to users. For private content, use authentication or server-side access controls.
FAQ
Place it at the root of your domain, such as https://example.com/robots.txt.
No. It mainly controls crawling. For removing indexed pages, use proper noindex tags, redirects or search console removal tools when appropriate.
Yes, adding a Sitemap directive can help crawlers find your XML sitemap faster.