About Robots.txt Generator

Builds valid robots.txt files through a visual rule editor. Add rules by selecting a user-agent (all bots, Googlebot, Bingbot, or Yahoo Bot), choosing Allow or Disallow, and specifying a path. Includes four one-click templates (Basic Website, E-commerce, WordPress, Block All) and a sitemap URL manager. The generated file updates live in a preview pane and can be copied or downloaded as robots.txt.

• Four templates: Basic (allow all + block /admin/), E-commerce (block /cart/ and /checkout/), WordPress (block /wp-admin/ and /wp-includes/), Block All (disallow /)
• User-agent presets: * (all), Googlebot, Bingbot, Slurp (Yahoo)
• Sitemap entries appended at the end of the file per the robots.txt specification
• Generated output includes a # robots.txt comment header
• Rules can be individually removed; templates overwrite existing rules

Frequently Asked Questions

Does robots.txt actually prevent search engines from indexing my pages?

No. It tells crawlers not to fetch the page, but if other sites link to it, the URL can still appear in search results (without a snippet). To fully prevent indexing, use a noindex meta tag or X-Robots-Tag HTTP header in addition to robots.txt.

Should I put my sitemap URL in robots.txt?

Yes. It is the simplest way to ensure all major search engines discover your sitemap without you needing to submit it manually through each search console. Place the Sitemap: directive at the file level, outside any User-agent block.