robots.txt template

robots.txt Generator (Choose Allow/Disallow to Build a Template)

Q: "Will this improve SEO?"

"The purpose of robots.txt is crawl control and it does not guarantee ranking improvements. Use it to reduce unnecessary crawl and clarify off-limits areas."

Q: "Is Disallow: / dangerous?"

"Yes. Disallow: / blocks the entire site. Applying it to production can have serious impact. This tool shows a strong warning and requires confirmation before copying."

Q: "Can I add sitemap lines?"

"Yes. Add URLs in the Sitemap field and the tool outputs Sitemap: ... lines (multiple URLs supported)."

Pick Allow/Disallow rules to create a robots.txt template fast. This robots.txt generator streamlines crawler block settings.

The goal is crawl control. It does not guarantee ranking improvements.

Processed locally in your browser.

robots.txt Template Generator

Ready to paste as robots.txt.

Preset purpose

Start from a template closest to your goal.

Start from scratch (default) Begin with an empty, safe template. Staging (block all) Includes Disallow: / and is dangerous for production. Danger Block admin only (example) Example: Disallow /admin/.

Add Sitemap lines

Sitemap

Multiple lines allowed. Each valid URL becomes a Sitemap: line.

Preview

Ready to paste as robots.txt.

Configuration

Advanced

Open when needed

Crawl-delay Seconds. Some crawlers ignore it. Add a comment line Adds a comment at the top.

Explicit empty Disallow Outputs Disallow: even with no rules (recommended). Restore previous settings Save settings on this device.

How to use robots.txt

Add Allow/Disallow

Pick a User-agent and add rule lines.

Add Sitemap (optional)

You can add multiple sitemap URLs.

Copy and place

Copy the result and save it as /robots.txt.

Examples

Safe default

Allow everything and add a sitemap.

User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Block admin

Disallow only the admin area.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/

Block all for staging

Dangerous, for non-production only.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /

What robots.txt can do

• robots.txt is for crawl control.
• Index control is separate and may require noindex.

Location https://example.com/robots.txt

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Will this improve SEO?

The purpose of robots.txt is crawl control and it does not guarantee ranking improvements. Use it to reduce unnecessary crawl and clarify off-limits areas.

Is Disallow: / dangerous?

Yes. Disallow: / blocks the entire site. Applying it to production can have serious impact. This tool shows a strong warning and requires confirmation before copying.

Can I add sitemap lines?

Yes. Add URLs in the Sitemap field and the tool outputs Sitemap: ... lines (multiple URLs supported).