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Free Robots.txt & Sitemap Validator

Fetch and validate robots.txt, declared sitemaps, and sitemap URL counts.

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Input a website URL or keyword, and select the tool to fetch live statistics, SSL status, open database ports, or monthly search volumes.

Crawl Budget Management via Robots.txt & Sitemaps

Robots.txt and XML sitemaps work together to guide search engine crawlers. Robots.txt is a gatekeeper that tells bots which directories they are forbidden from crawling (like admin consoles or cart pages). Sitemaps act as a roadmap, declaring all indexable, high-quality URLs you want search engines to discover and index.

Best Practices for Robots.txt and Sitemaps

Declare Sitemap in Robots.txt: Add a 'Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml' directive at the end of your robots.txt so all crawlers can find it automatically.
Do Not Block CSS/JS: Never block search engines from crawling CSS or JavaScript files, as Googlebot needs to render the full page to evaluate mobile usability and layout.
Keep Sitemap Clean: Only include indexable URLs (HTTP 200 OK) in your XML sitemaps. Remove redirects (301), broken pages (404), or pages with 'noindex' tags.

Crawl Guideline

An incorrectly configured robots.txt file can accidentally block search engines from crawling your entire site, wiping out your organic traffic overnight. Always validate changes before uploading.