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Robots.txt Generator

Configure your crawling rules and generate a valid robots.txt file. Download or copy to your site's root directory.

User-Agent Rule
Disallow Paths
Allow Paths

Generated robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

How to Use This Tool

  1. 1

    Add user-agent rules by selecting the bot (e.g. Googlebot, Bingbot, or * for all) and specifying allow/disallow paths.

  2. 2

    Optionally add your sitemap URL and crawl delay settings.

  3. 3

    Copy or download the generated robots.txt file and place it at the root of your website (yourdomain.com/robots.txt).

Why This Matters for SEO

Your robots.txt file is the first thing search engine crawlers read when visiting your site. It controls which pages get crawled and indexed. A misconfigured robots.txt can accidentally block important pages from Google, or waste your crawl budget on pages that don't need indexing (like admin panels or search result pages).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can robots.txt block pages from appearing in Google?+
Robots.txt prevents crawling, but not necessarily indexing. If other sites link to a blocked page, Google may still index the URL (without content). Use a noindex meta tag to fully prevent indexing.
What is crawl budget?+
Crawl budget is the number of pages Googlebot will crawl on your site in a given time period. Large sites benefit from using robots.txt to direct crawl budget toward important pages.
Should I block AI crawlers?+
It depends on your goals. If you want your content to appear in AI-powered search results (ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.), allow bots like GPTBot and PerplexityBot. Block them if you want to restrict AI training on your content.

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