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Generate robots.txt rules for search engine crawlers.
Use Robots.txt Generator to draft crawler directives for public sites, staging folders, API routes, and sitemap discovery. A robots.txt file is a crawl instruction, not an access-control system: compliant crawlers may follow it, but private content still needs authentication or server restrictions. Review User-agent, Allow, Disallow, and Sitemap lines carefully before deploying.
Test the exact path patterns and remember that broad Disallow rules can hide entire sections from crawlers.
Never rely on robots.txt to protect private data; use authentication, noindex headers, or server rules as appropriate.
Order and specificity matter, so review User-agent groups and Allow exceptions for the crawlers you care about.
Use the absolute production sitemap URL and verify it returns valid XML.
Robots.txt drafting happens in the browser for normal use. Avoid pasting private admin URLs, tokenized paths, or sensitive staging locations unless those paths are already safe to discuss.
Decide which public sections should be discoverable and which low-value paths should be avoided.
Draft User-agent, Allow, Disallow, and Sitemap lines with production path patterns.
Check representative URLs and confirm the sitemap URL works before replacing the live robots.txt file.
Pick from Allow All, Block All, Standard, or Block AI bots.
Configure user-agent, allow, and disallow paths.
Copy the generated robots.txt and upload to your site root.
Allow All, Block All, Standard, and Block AI Bots.
Add rules for different user agents.
Include sitemap URL and crawl delay.
Always outputs valid robots.txt format.
Allow public tool pages while disallowing API routes and adding the production sitemap URL.
Draft rules for temporary paths, then confirm private staging content is protected by authentication instead of robots alone.
Upload to your website root: https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt
No. Robots.txt is only a crawl instruction for compliant bots. Private content still needs authentication, authorization, or server-level blocking.
Disallow tells matching crawlers not to crawl a path pattern. It does not remove already indexed URLs by itself.
Yes when you have a public XML sitemap. Use the absolute sitemap URL so crawlers can discover canonical pages more easily.
Check representative URLs against the exact User-agent group and verify that important public pages are not accidentally blocked.
Secrets, admin screens, account data, and staging systems need authentication, authorization, noindex where appropriate, or network restrictions. Robots directives are public and should not reveal sensitive paths unnecessarily.
A disallow rule can prevent crawling, but it does not always remove a known URL from search results. For removal, use noindex on crawlable pages or search console removal tools when appropriate.
Usually no. Search engines often need assets to render and understand pages correctly. Block only paths that truly should not be crawled, such as internal search results or duplicate utility endpoints.
You can add User-agent groups for specific crawlers, including AI-related bots, but behavior depends on whether each crawler honors robots.txt. Review official bot names and keep important search crawlers separate.
For a public utility site, a safe default usually allows important pages, disallows private or duplicate paths, and links the sitemap. Avoid broad sitewide blocks unless the whole site is intentionally unavailable to crawlers.
Review it whenever routes, staging paths, API endpoints, or sitemap locations change. A stale rule can accidentally hide useful pages from compliant crawlers or expose crawl paths that should have stayed internal.