SEO

Robots.txt Generator

Compose a robots.txt for your site root: User-agent rules, quick presets, optional Crawl-delay, and one or more Sitemap: lines. Text is built in your browser — nothing is uploaded to DroidXP, like APK Analyzer and APK String Extractor staying local. You still deploy the file to /robots.txt on your host. Works alongside Meta Tag Generator and Sitemap Generator.

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Deploy to https://your-domain/robots.txt. Test with your search console after publishing.

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What robots.txt does

The file tells compliant crawlers which paths they may fetch. It does not hide HTML from determined scrapers and is not authentication — treat it as a polite signal, not a vault lock. Building the text locally matches how APK Analyzer keeps APK inspection in the browser: DroidXP never stores your rules on our servers.

Presets vs custom

Allow all is the usual default for public marketing sites. Disallow all can discourage well-behaved bots on staging (pair with login). Common paths blocks a few sensitive prefixes — adjust for your stack. Custom is for explicit Allow/Disallow lines (do not repeat User-agent unless you know you need multiple groups).

Sitemaps and crawl-delay

Listing Sitemap: URLs helps discovery; use absolute HTTPS links. Crawl-delay is honored by some crawlers but not relied on by Google — tune crawl budget in Search Console for Google.

Privacy

Drafts can persist in localStorage for convenience. Your robots rules are not sent to DroidXP when you edit — similar to local parsing with APK String Extractor.

How to use it

  1. Step 1: Pick User-agent (usually *) and a preset or custom directives.
  2. Step 2: Paste sitemap URLs; set crawl-delay only if you understand your bot mix.
  3. Step 3: Copy, save as robots.txt, upload to the site root, and validate in webmaster tools.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does DroidXP host or upload my robots.txt?

No. The file content is composed in your browser — you copy it to your own server root, same local-only stance as APK Analyzer and APK String Extractor.

Where must robots.txt live on my site?

At the root of the host: https://yourdomain.com/robots.txt — not in a subfolder. Each subdomain needs its own file if you use subdomains.

Is robots.txt legally binding for crawlers?

It is a voluntary convention — well-behaved bots respect it, but bad actors may ignore it. Do not rely on it for secrets; use auth and server rules too.

How is this different from meta robots on a page?

robots.txt gives host-wide crawl hints; meta robots (and HTTP headers) can refine indexing per URL. They work together — conflicts should be avoided.

Does Google honor Crawl-delay?

Google generally ignores Crawl-delay in robots.txt; use Search Console crawl settings and server performance instead. Some other bots may read it.

Can I list multiple sitemaps?

Yes — repeat Sitemap: lines, each with a full URL. Splitting large sites across index sitemaps is common.

What about wildcards like * and $ in paths?

Google supports limited pattern syntax in robots.txt paths. Test changes in Search Console URL inspection and robots testing tools after deploy.

Should I block CSS and JavaScript?

Usually no — modern Google rendering needs resources that mirror what users see. Blocking critical assets can harm how your site is understood.

Same privacy as APK String Extractor?

Yes — drafts stay in your tab (localStorage optional); only normal static assets load from DroidXP.

Why offer “disallow all”?

Staging, mirrors, or pre-launch sites sometimes want to block crawlers — pair with authentication because robots.txt is not a security control.