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Generate robots.txt for WordPress websites. Block wp-admin while allowing admin-ajax.php.

Quick Answer

WordPress robots.txt should block /wp-admin/, /wp-includes/, cache directories, but allow /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php for AJAX functionality. Include your sitemap URL.

Quick Template

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Robots.txt Generator

Create robots.txt file to control search engine crawlers

Rules

Disallow
Allow

Generated robots.txt

# robots.txt generated by Shining Toolbox
# Generated: 2026-01-25T06:23:43.555Z

User-agent: *

About WordPress Robots.txt Generator

How to Use the Robots.txt Generator

  1. Choose a preset or start from scratch
  2. Set User-agent - Target all crawlers (*) or specific ones
  3. Add Disallow paths - Pages/directories to block
  4. Add Allow paths - Override Disallow for specific paths
  5. Add Sitemap URL - Help crawlers find your sitemap
  6. Copy and deploy - Place file at your domain root

Common Directives

User-agent

Specifies which crawler the rules apply to:

  • * - All crawlers
  • Googlebot - Google’s crawler
  • Bingbot - Bing’s crawler
  • Yandex - Yandex’s crawler

Disallow

Paths that crawlers should NOT access:

Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /*.pdf$

Allow

Override Disallow for specific paths:

Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap

Tell crawlers where to find your sitemap:

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Crawl-delay

Request delay between requests (not all bots honor this):

Crawl-delay: 10

Best Practices

DoDon’t
Block admin areasBlock CSS/JS needed for rendering
Block duplicate contentBlock your entire site accidentally
Include sitemap referenceRely on it for security
Test with Google Search ConsoleBlock important pages
Keep it simpleCreate overly complex rules

Common Presets

Standard Website

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

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

WordPress

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Block Everything (Staging Sites)

User-agent: *
Disallow: /

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