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A robots.txt is a simple text file, which contains standard set of instructions for search engine crawlers. It contains inline commands that will request the crawlers to ignore certain directories or files on your web site.


Advantages of using robots.txt file:

  • Prevent search engine crawlers from accessing private, confidential and important information.
  • Prevent search engine crawlers from consuming unnecessary bandwidth.
  • Provides specific file or directory level commands for particular search engine robot


There are number of tools for robots.txt which will validate your file and create them with standard instructions.

Robot Manager

Manage all your robots.txt related tasks with this simple tool - Robot Manager. Correct syntax and specific instructions can be easily managed via this program. This program can be directly used under windows right from your desktop.  
 

Robots.txt Generator

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Generating a robots.txt file is now easy with this tool from SeoChat. It allows you to choose agents and provide URLs for which you wish to exclude. The generated text code can be directly placed in the standard file and is ready to be used by search engine crawlers.
 

Robots Syntax Checker

A syntax checker tool for checking your robots.txt commands. It cross checks your instructions with the latest specifications and displays warning against new features that are not yet accepted globally.
 

Robots.txt Validator

An robots.txt validator tool that analyzes the file to see valid command instructions and verifies it to meet the standards. It checks as well as provides instructions on how to fix it.