Free Robots.txt & Meta Robots Checker

Robots.txt and Meta Robots Tags: Your Control Over Site Indexing

The "Robots.txt & Meta Robots Checker" service is an indispensable tool for any webmaster and SEO specialist, allowing for a deep analysis of how your site interacts with search engines. We provide a comprehensive audit of two key elements that determine your resource's visibility in search results: the robots.txt file and meta robots tags.

Why is the Robots.txt & Meta Robots Checker needed?

• Indexing Issues

  The biggest danger is accidentally blocking important pages or entire sections of the site from indexing. If a search bot cannot crawl a page (due to robots.txt ), it cannot index it and show it in search results.

• Inefficient Crawl Budget Usage

  Search engines allocate each site a certain "crawl budget". A correct robots.txt helps direct bots to the most important pages, avoiding the crawling of unnecessary, duplicate, or service sections (e.g., shopping carts, personal accounts, filter pages), thereby increasing the effectiveness of search optimization.

• Leakage of Sensitive Data

  By prohibiting the crawling of certain directories (e.g., with configuration files or user data), you increase site security and prevent the indexing of confidential information.

• Duplicate Content

  Noindex meta tags help manage the indexing of pages with duplicate or low-value content, preventing penalties from search engines for low quality.

What Our Service Checks:

• Robots.txt File

  We retrieve and analyze the content of your robots.txt file for User-agent , Disallow , Allow , Sitemap . You will see the full text of the file and a structured list of all rules for different search bots, helping to identify potential errors in robots.txt .

• Meta Robots Tags and X-Robots-Tag

  We scan the specified page and determine the presence of a tag in its . The HTTP header, which serves the same function but at the server level, is also checked. You will receive a list of all found directives (e.g., X-Robots-Tag ) with an explanation of their impact on site ranking: noindex , nofollow , noarchive , nosnippet .

Tips for Configuring Robots.txt and Meta Tags:

• Always use robots.txt

  Even if your site is small, the robots.txt file is a basic element for SEO promotion.

• Do not block CSS/JS/images

  Ensure your robots.txt does not prohibit the crawling of resources (CSS, JavaScript, images) necessary for the correct display of the page. Search engines must see the page as a user sees it.

• Use noindex for unnecessary pages

  Mark pages with duplicate or low-value content as noindex to prevent them from harming your SEO.