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Robots.txt Generator

Control how search engines crawl your site. Create a properly formatted robots.txt file in seconds with our visual builder to check your crawl budget.

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Upload this file to the root folder of your website: 
 yourdomain.com/robots.txt

                

            


        

    







    

        

            
Directives Explained

            
Understanding the commands used in robots.txt.

        

        
        

            

                User-agent: *
                
The Selector

                
"User-agent" specifies which bot the rule applies to. The asterisk (*) is a wildcard meaning "all robots".

                

                    User-agent: Googlebot // Rule for Google only
                

            

            
            

                Disallow: /private/
                
The Block

                
"Disallow" tells robots NOT to visit a page or directory. "Disallow: /" blocks the entire site.

            

            
            

                Allow: /private/public-page
                
The Exception

                
"Allow" is used to grant access to a specific file or folder inside a disallowed directory.

            

            
            

                Sitemap: https://...
                
The Map

                
Tells crawlers exactly where to find your XML sitemap, helping them discover all your pages efficiently.

            

        

    







    

         

            
Why Use This Tool?

        

        

            

                

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Prevent Errors

                
Syntax errors can accidentally de-index your site.

            

            

                

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Block AI

                
Stop AI bots from scraping your content for training.

            

            

                

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Save Resources

                
Stop bad bots from overloading your server.

            

             

                

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Better SEO

                
Guide Googlebot to your most important pages.

            

        

    







    

        
Frequently Asked Questions

        

            

                
                    Where do I upload the robots.txt file?
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                    The file must be uploaded to the root directory of your website via FTP or your hosting file manager. The final URL should differ look like https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt. If you put it in a subdirectory (e.g., /blog/robots.txt), search engines will ignoring it.
                

            


            

                
                    Can I edit the file after downloading?
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                    Yes! The downloaded file is just a plain text file. You can open it with Notepad, TextEdit, or any code editor to make further changes before uploading.
                

            


            

                
                    Does this tool check for errors?
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                    This tool generates syntactically correct code based on your inputs. However, you should always test your robots.txt file using Google Search Console's robots.txt tester to ensure you haven't accidentally blocked important pages.
                

            

        

    







    

        
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