Better Robots.txt (Premium)

Robots.txt tells search engine crawlers, AI bots and other web agents how to treat your content. Editing it by hand is easy to get wrong, especially for people who do not write code. A small mistake in the file can send crawlers in the wrong direction. The plugin replaces manual editing with a guided process that walks you through each rule.

You start from presets for common crawler scenarios, then adjust rules with visual controls such as toggles and drag-and-drop. A preview shows the file before you publish it. You can manage search engines, AI crawlers, bad bots and SEO tools, and block low-value URLs to keep crawling focused. Agencies can also handle several WordPress sites from one interface.

Features

• Guided robots.txt workflow: A step-by-step process walks you through creating and managing your robots.txt file, so you avoid the errors that come with editing the file manually.
• Ready-made presets: Presets cover common crawler rule scenarios, giving you a sensible starting point that you can adjust instead of writing every rule from scratch.
• Visual rule editor: Drag-and-drop and toggle controls let you customize which crawlers can access which parts of your site, with no coding involved.
• Preview before publishing: See an accurate preview of your robots.txt file before it goes live, so you can confirm the rules say what you intend.
• Bot and crawler control: Set blocking and allowances for search engines, AI crawlers, bad bots and SEO tools, with fine control over each group.
• Low-value URL cleanup: The plugin cleans up and blocks low-value URLs, which helps crawlers spend their time on the pages that matter for your site.
• Rollback to earlier versions: Version control lets you return to a previous robots.txt configuration if a change does not work out, protecting your crawl policies.
• Multi-site management: Manage robots.txt files for multiple WordPress sites from a single interface, which suits agencies and network administrators.

Best for

• Site owners who want robots.txt control without coding
• Agencies managing robots.txt across several WordPress sites
• Sites that need rules for AI crawlers and bad bots