Robots.txt Generator

Robots.txt Generator

Default - All Robots are:	Allowed Refused
Crawl-Delay:	Default - No Delay 5 Seconds 10 Seconds 20 Seconds 60 seconds 120 Seconds
Sitemap: (leave blank if you don't have)
Search Robots:	Google	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Google Image	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Google Mobile	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	MSN Search	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Yahoo	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Yahoo MM	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Yahoo Blogs	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Ask/Teoma	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	GigaBlast	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	DMOZ Checker	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Nutch	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Alexa/Wayback	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Baidu	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	Naver	Same as Default Allowed Refused
	MSN PicSearch	Same as Default Allowed Refused
Restricted Directories:	The path is relative to root and must contain a trailing slash "/"

Now, Create 'robots.txt' file at your root directory. Copy above text and paste into the text file.

About Robots.txt Generator

A robots.txt generator is a tool that helps in creating a robots.txt file for a website. This file is used to instruct web robots (also known as crawlers or spiders) on which pages or sections of a website should not be crawled or indexed by search engines. The robots.txt file is placed in the root directory of a website and specifies which parts of the website should be inaccessible to web robots, thus helping to protect sensitive information, conserve bandwidth, and ensure that search engines only crawl the most relevant pages.

 

Here are the top 10 reasons why should have have a robots .txt file:

1. To provide information about the robot and its capabilities, such as crawl frequency and allowed URL paths.
2. To comply with web standards and conventions for web robots.
3. To specify which pages or sections of a website should not be crawled or indexed by search engines.
4. To ensure that the website's bandwidth and server resources are not overutilized by robots.
5. To prevent scraping or unauthorized use of website content.
6. To specify the preferred method of crawling and provide a sitemap.
7. To prevent duplicate content issues by specifying the preferred URL version.
8. To provide information on the handling of sensitive or confidential information.
9. To prevent the site from appearing as a source of spam or malicious content.
10. To assist with website security by specifying which robots should be allowed to access the site.