robots.txt Generator
Generate robots.txt files with advanced controls for AI crawlers, custom user-agents, and sitemap inclusion.
robots.txt Generator Overview
With the rise of Large Language Models, web scraping has become aggressive. We included a dedicated "AI Crawler" block module, allowing you to instantly sever access to bots from OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, and Perplexity, protecting your proprietary content.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a robots.txt file?
The `robots.txt` file is a standard text file placed in the root directory of your website (e.g., `example.com/robots.txt`). It tells search engine crawlers which URLs they are allowed to access and index, and which ones they should ignore.
2. Why should I block AI bots?
Many organizations block AI bots (like OpenAI's GPTBot or Google-Extended) to prevent their website's proprietary content, articles, or user data from being scraped and used to train Large Language Models (LLMs) without compensation or attribution.
3. Does Disallow: / mean my site won't show in Google?
Yes! If you set the Global Rules to 'Disallow All', you will output `Disallow: /` under `User-agent: *`. This asks all ethical search engines (like Google and Bing) to completely ignore your entire website. Only use this for private staging or development environments.
4. Where do I put this file?
Save the downloaded file exactly as `robots.txt` and upload it to the root public directory of your web server so it is accessible at `https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt`.
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