Advanced Robots.txt Generator
Create and customize robots.txt files to control search engine crawling behavior on your website.
Robots.txt Configuration
Leave empty if you don’t have a sitemap
Directory Restrictions
Add directories you want to block from search engine crawling.
File Type Restrictions
Block specific file types from being crawled.
URL Pattern Restrictions
Block URLs matching specific patterns.
Specific Crawler Rules
Set different rules for specific search engine crawlers.
BadBot
Popular Crawler Presets
Robots.txt Best Practices
Place in root directory
robots.txt must be accessible at yourdomain.com/robots.txt
Use for guidance only
Respectful crawlers follow robots.txt, but malicious ones may ignore it
Include sitemap location
Help search engines discover all your pages
Don’t block CSS/JS files
Blocking these can prevent proper page rendering in search results
Generated Robots.txt File
Save this content as “robots.txt” in your website’s root directory.
# Allow all search engines to crawl the site User-agent: * Disallow: # Sitemap location (helps search engines find all pages) Sitemap: https://easysmartcalculator.com/sitemap.xml # Block admin and login pages User-agent: * Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /login/ # Block specific crawlers User-agent: BadBot Disallow: /
Validation & Testing
Syntax Valid
Your robots.txt follows correct syntax rules
No Critical Blocks
You’re not blocking important site resources
Sitemap Included
Search engines can find your sitemap
Implementation Guide
How to Implement
- Copy the generated robots.txt content above
- Create a new text file named “robots.txt”
- Paste the content into this file
- Upload the file to your website’s root directory (same location as your homepage)
- Test the file is accessible at yourdomain.com/robots.txt
- Use the testing tools to verify it works correctly
Common Directories to Block
/admin/– Administration areas/login/– Login pages/cgi-bin/– Server scripts/tmp/– Temporary files/private/– Private content