Robots.txt Generator | Client-Side Tool

Robots.txt Generator

A fully client-side web application built with HTML5, CSS3, and Vanilla JavaScript

Generate and validate robots.txt files for search engine optimization

Project Overview

This project is a fully client-side web application built using HTML5, CSS3, and Vanilla JavaScript. It allows users to generate, customize, and validate robots.txt files for their websites without sending any data to external servers. All processing happens locally in the browser, ensuring complete privacy and security.

Key Features

Generate standard-compliant robots.txt files
Configure user-agent specific rules (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.)
Add allow and disallow directives for specific paths
Set crawl delay for search engine rate limiting
Add sitemap references
Real-time validation and error checking
Preview generated robots.txt file
Copy generated file with a single click
Export robots.txt file for immediate use
No data leaves your browser - complete privacy

Technology Stack

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

Configuration

Client-Side Processing

Website URL

User Agent Rules

Sitemap References

Best Practices

Always include a robots.txt file at your website root
Use specific user-agent rules for different search engines
Disallow sensitive directories like /admin/, /cgi-bin/, /private/
Include your sitemap location for better indexing
Test your robots.txt with Google Search Console
Keep crawl delays reasonable (5-10 seconds for most sites)

Generating robots.txt file...

Generated Robots.txt

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# Robots.txt file generated by Robots.txt Generator # Created: Loading... # Website: https://example.com User-agent: * Allow: / Disallow: /private/ Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /cgi-bin/ # Sitemap Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Validation Results

About Robots.txt

The robots.txt file is a standard used by websites to communicate with web crawlers and other web robots. It specifies which areas of the website should not be processed or scanned. This file must be placed in the root directory of your website.

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