Robots.txt Tester

Robots.txt Analyzer

Fetch, analyze, and test robots.txt rules for any website

About Robots.txt

📄 What is Robots.txt?

  • Text file in website root
  • Tells crawlers which pages to access
  • Standard web protocol since 1994
  • Not a security mechanism

🔍 Common Directives

  • User-agent: Target specific bots
  • Disallow: Block paths
  • Allow: Permit paths (overrides)
  • Sitemap: Declare sitemap URL

⚠️ SEO Tips

  • Don't block CSS/JS files
  • Check for accidental blocks
  • Use specific rules over wildcards
  • Test changes before deploying