Robots.txt & Sitemap
Compile validated robots.txt guidelines and XML sitemaps to direct search crawlers.
Crawler Index Directives
Robots.txt Output
How to Use the Free Robots.txt & Sitemap Online Without Watermark
Generate crawl instructions and sitemaps for search engines to direct web crawlers to valuable pages while restricting access to private folders.
How to use Robots.txt & Sitemap effectively
- Enter your domain name.
- Define allow/disallow paths.
- Select search engines to target.
Why Choose Our Secure Robots.txt & Sitemap Tool?
Step 1: Enter your domain name. Step 2: Define allow/disallow paths. Step 3: Select search engines to target. Step 4: Download or copy the text output.
Frequently Asked Questions
Robots.txt is a text file placed in the root directory of a website that tells search engine crawlers which pages they can or cannot request.
A sitemap is an XML file listing the key URLs of a website, helping search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently.
It must be placed at the absolute root of your domain, accessible via `yourdomain.com/robots.txt`.
No. Crawlers can ignore robots.txt directives, and the file is publicly readable. Use authentication for true privacy.
Linking your XML sitemap in robots.txt helps crawlers find your sitemap file instantly during indexing.
While robots.txt prevents crawling, Google recommends using a 'noindex' meta tag to completely prevent indexing.
It applies the following directives to all search engine robots and web crawlers globally.
Yes, the file is compiled locally in your browser, and no domain URLs or folder configurations are logged.
Crawl-delay is a directive telling bots to wait a specified number of seconds between page requests to prevent server overload.
It instructs web crawlers not to visit or read files inside a specific directory path (e.g. `/admin/`).
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