Robots.txt Generator

Create a properly formatted robots.txt file to control search engine crawlers. Configure user-agent rules, allow/disallow paths, sitemap references, and crawl delay.

Quick Presets

Rules

Generated robots.txt

User-agent: *
Allow: /

How to Use

  1. Configure your rules using the form on the left
  2. Copy the generated robots.txt content
  3. Save it as robots.txt in your website's root directory
  4. Verify it works by visiting yourdomain.com/robots.txt

Pro Tip

Robots.txt is a suggestion, not a security measure. Well-behaved crawlers will respect it, but malicious bots may ignore it. Never use robots.txt to hide sensitive content — use proper authentication instead. Always include your sitemap URL to help search engines discover all your pages.

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