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Robots.txt & Sitemap Generator

Generate a properly formatted robots.txt and XML sitemap in seconds. Customize rules per bot, set crawl-delay, and ensure search engines can find all your pages.

Free

robots.txt & sitemap
without the headache.

Configure crawl rules with presets (including AI bot blocking), generate XML sitemaps, and download production-ready files.

Quick Presets
Active Rules
All BotsALLOW
/
All BotsDISALLOW
/admin/
/api/
/private/
Add Rule
Options
robots.txt Output
# Generated by The IT Hustle -- the-it-hustle.com
# robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Deployment:
1. Download or copy the file above
2. Save as robots.txt in your site's root directory
3. Verify at your-site.com/robots.txt
4. Test in Google Search Console robots.txt Tester

How to Generate Robots.txt and Sitemaps

Create robots.txt and XML sitemaps for better SEO with The IT Hustle's free generator.

  1. 1
    Enter your site URLType your website's base URL to automatically generate correct paths.
  2. 2
    Configure crawl rulesSet allow/disallow rules for different bots (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.) and specify crawl-delay.
  3. 3
    Add sitemap URLsEnter your page URLs to generate an XML sitemap, or paste a list of URLs for bulk generation.
  4. 4
    Download the filesDownload your robots.txt and sitemap.xml files ready to upload to your site's root directory.

Frequently Asked Questions

Robots.txt is a text file in your website's root directory that tells search engine crawlers which pages they can and cannot access. It helps manage crawl budget and prevent indexing of private pages.

Yes, ideally. Robots.txt controls what crawlers can access, while a sitemap proactively tells them what pages exist. Together they give search engines the clearest picture of your site.

Both files go in your website's root directory. Robots.txt must be at yourdomain.com/robots.txt and the sitemap at yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml (referenced in your robots.txt).

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