About this tool
Test crawl directives before release so important pages stay accessible and non-indexable areas stay blocked intentionally.
This SEO tool is built for pre-publish QA and implementation support rather than vague optimization advice. It helps teams check one search-facing signal cleanly before a page, template, or release goes live.
- Parses robots.txt content and evaluates allow or disallow rules for a selected user-agent and path.
- Lists detected sitemap directives and simple syntax warnings.
- Shows which rule won the match so debugging crawl behavior is easier.
How to use Robots.txt Tester
Enter the relevant metadata, markup, URL set, or export data into the tool above, then review the checks and corrected output. Use the result to fix the source template, CMS field, or deployment rule before shipping changes.
When this tool is useful
- Test whether important templates or folders are blocked before deploying robots.txt changes.
- Check specific user-agents like Googlebot against directories or parameter patterns.
- Audit client robots files quickly without opening a separate crawler or desktop SEO suite.
Practical tips
- Test both wildcard and bot-specific groups because the specific group can override your assumption.
- Do not rely on robots.txt to deindex pages already known to search engines. Use noindex or remove access.
- Keep sitemap lines valid and up to date so discovery and crawl directives stay aligned.
Why people use this tool
Technical SEO work is usually about preventing avoidable mistakes before crawlers and users see them. Tools like this are most valuable when they make those checks concrete and fast.
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