A robots.txt file is a special text file that tells search engine bots (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) which pages they can crawl and index on your website.
Think of it as a traffic controller for search engine bots, guiding them on which pages to visit and which to avoid.
β
Controls Search Engine Crawling β Block bots from crawling unnecessary or sensitive pages.
β
Saves Your Crawl Budget β Helps Google focus only on important pages, improving ranking.
β
Prevents Duplicate Content Issues β Stops search engines from indexing duplicate or low-quality pages.
β
Protects Private Sections β Keep admin panels, user accounts, and login pages hidden from search results.
β
Boosts Website Performance β Reduces server load by restricting unnecessary bot traffic.
β
Instant Robots.txt File Creation β No manual coding needed.
β
Easy Customization β Choose which pages to block or allow.
β
One-Click Copy to Clipboard β Quickly copy and paste into your server.
β
100% Free & SEO Optimized β Ensures search engines index your website correctly.
β
Google-Friendly Rules β Follow best practices for SEO-friendly robots.txt files.
Step 1οΈβ£ β Select the rules for search engine bots (Allow/Disallow).
Step 2οΈβ£ β Click "Generate Robots.txt" β The tool will create a valid robots.txt file.
Step 3οΈβ£ β Copy the generated robots.txt file.
Step 4οΈβ£ β Upload it to your websiteβs root directory (public_html/robots.txt).
Step 5οΈβ£ β Verify using Google Search Console for proper indexing.
User-agent: * Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /wp-login.php Allow: / Sitemap: https://yourwebsite.com/sitemap.xml
β What This Means:
User-agent: *
β Applies rules to all search engine bots.Disallow: /admin/
β Blocks bots from crawling the/admin/
section.Disallow: /wp-login.php
β Prevents bots from accessing WordPress login page.Allow: /
β Allows bots to crawl the entire website.Sitemap:
β Tells search engines where to find your XML sitemap.
π Open your browser and go to:
π https://yourwebsite.com/robots.txt
π Google Search Console:
1οΈβ£ Open Google Search Console
2οΈβ£ Go to βCrawlβ β βrobots.txt Testerβ
3οΈβ£ Test your robots.txt file for any errors
Donβt let search engines crawl unnecessary pages! Use our Free Robots.txt Generator to control which pages are indexed, protect sensitive content, and boost your websiteβs SEO.
π‘ Ready to improve your SEO? Generate your robots.txt file now! π₯