Articles about "robots.txt tester"

Learn to test your robots.txt online free before going live: validator checks, Search Console verification, server logs, and 7 mistakes testers catch.

Build a valid robots.txt file in minutes with a free generator: block AI training crawlers, protect private paths, declare your sitemap — then test before you publish.

Anthropic runs three crawlers — ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot and Claude-User — and blocking the wrong one erases you from Claude's answers. What each does, what blocking costs, and the exact robots.txt setup for no-training-yes-citations.

Test your robots.txt online for free — no signup, no install. Validate syntax, preview how crawlers read your rules, and fix costly errors before they hurt your rankings.

Robots.txt wildcards explained: how the asterisk and dollar sign work under RFC 9309, how crawlers pick the winning rule, and the five wildcard mistakes that block the wrong pages.