Robots.txt Validator

A robots.txt file tells search engine crawlers which URLs they can access on your site. This is used to avoid overloading your site with requests and to prevent certain pages from being indexed.

What are common robots.txt directives?

• User-agent - Specifies which crawler the rules apply to (use * for all)
• Disallow - Tells crawlers not to access specific paths
• Allow - Explicitly allows access to paths (useful for exceptions)
• Sitemap - Specifies the location of your XML sitemap

What are robots.txt best practices?

• Always include a Sitemap directive
• Don't block CSS and JavaScript files
• Use specific paths instead of broad wildcards when possible
• Test changes before deploying to production