Build production-grade robots.txt files with intelligent suggestions, multi-bot targeting, and real-time SEO validation.
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A robots.txt file is your website's gatekeeper. It instructs search engines and AI crawlers (like Google-Extended, GPTBot, and ChatGPT-User) on which pages to index, which to ignore, and how to manage crawl budgets. With the rise of AI training crawlers, a precise robots.txt is now critical for data privacy and SEO.
Instantly apply patterns for WordPress, Shopify, Next.js, Laravel, and AI-blocking configurations.
Live syntax checking, URL validation, and SEO scoring as you build your rules.
Create specific rules for Googlebot, Bingbot, Google-Extended, GPTBot, and more.
Get actionable feedback on your robots.txt effectiveness and potential issues.
Your configuration is saved locally. Never lose your work between sessions.
Parse existing robots.txt files or export your configuration as JSON for team sharing.
Yes. Use our "Block AI Crawlers" template to instantly add rules for GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, CCBot, and others. This prevents your content from being used to train AI models while keeping search engine access intact.
Indirectly, yes. By preventing crawlers from accessing heavy, non-essential pages (like filtered product pages, internal search results, and admin panels), you reduce server load and allow crawlers to focus on your high-value content.
Google officially ignores Crawl-delay. For Google, use Search Console's crawl rate settings. However, Bing, Yandex, and other engines still respect it. Use it sparingly to avoid throttling legitimate crawlers.
Disallow prevents crawlers from accessing specific paths. Allow explicitly permits access, useful for allowing a specific file within a disallowed directory. Remember: robots.txt is a suggestion, not a security mechanism. Malicious bots may ignore it.