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Robots.txt Generator

Free robots.txt generator. Allow or block crawlers, add disallow rules, and include your sitemap URL. Copy-ready output.

If empty, rules apply to User-agent: *

robots.txt basics

Search engines look for /robots.txt to learn which paths they may crawl. Combine with sitemaps and on-page robots meta tags for clearer control.

Frequently asked questions

Where does robots.txt go?

At the site root: https://example.com/robots.txt

Does Disallow hide pages from Google completely?

No. It’s a crawl hint. Use noindex for stronger exclusion from search results.

Should I block everything?

Only for private/staging sites. Public content sites usually allow crawling and point to a sitemap.

Is Crawl-delay standard?

No. Some bots ignore it. Googlebot does not use Crawl-delay.

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