robots.txt Generator

Free robots.txt Generator

Build a properly formatted robots.txt file using checkboxes for common paths and a visual interface. Select your user-agent, check the paths you want to block, add a sitemap URL, and copy the result.

Common Use Cases

• Block admin areas — Prevent crawlers from accessing /admin/ and /wp-admin/
• Block API endpoints — Keep /api/ routes out of search indexes
• Block AI crawlers — Selectively block GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-Web, or Google-Extended
• Rate limiting — Use Crawl-delay to slow aggressive bots
• Sitemap discovery — Point crawlers to your XML sitemap

robots.txt Best Practices

Keep your robots.txt simple. Only block paths that genuinely shouldn't be crawled — admin panels, internal search results, and duplicate content. Remember that robots.txt prevents crawling but not indexing. Use noindex meta tags for pages you want completely removed from search results.

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