Create a robots.txt file for your website with crawler rules, disallowed paths, sitemap lines, crawl delay, and bot-specific settings.
The Robots.txt Generator helps you create a valid robots.txt file for your website. A robots.txt file tells search engine crawlers which areas of your site they are allowed or not allowed to crawl. It is commonly used to manage crawler access, reduce unnecessary crawling, and point search engines to your sitemap.
To use the tool, select a user-agent, choose whether that bot should mainly be allowed or blocked, and then add any optional paths you want to allow or disallow. You can also add a sitemap URL, a crawl-delay value, and even a separate rule for another bot if needed.
Once your settings are ready, click Generate robots.txt. The tool will create a ready-to-use robots.txt file and show a summary of what is included. You can then copy the result and upload it to your website root directory.
Your robots.txt file should be uploaded to the root of your website so it can be reached at a URL like https://example.com/robots.txt. Search engines usually look there first when checking crawler instructions.
Example location: https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt
Robots.txt helps guide crawlers, but it is not a security feature. Sensitive pages should still be protected properly. Also, blocking crawling does not always guarantee a page will never appear in search results.