robots.txt controls which parts of your site search engines and other crawlers are permitted to access, and a poorly written or outdated file can accidentally block content you want indexed, or leave exposed areas you’d rather crawlers ignored — this reviews and corrects the file’s actual rules against what you genuinely want accessible.
robots.txt audit & rewrite
robots.txt reviewed line by line for rules quietly blocking what you actually want crawled.
- Full backup taken before we start
- If we can’t fix it, you get your money back
- We never ask for your own password
What we need from you
- Confirmation of any specific sections you know should be blocked or allowed
- Access to review and edit the file directly
- Confirmation of your sitemap location, so it’s correctly referenced
This or something else?
| You want your robots.txt reviewed and corrected for accuracy | This fix covers it |
| You specifically want AI crawler rules and llms.txt addressed too, not just standard search crawlers | Crawler configuration – robots.txt, AI bots, llms.txt, the more comprehensive version |
| Your sitemap itself has an error, separate from crawler permission rules | XML sitemap error correction & regeneration |
| You want a broader indexation audit, not just this one file | Indexation audit & remediation report |
What we do
- Review the current robots.txt file line by line against what it actually accomplishes
- Identify any rules unintentionally blocking content that should be crawled
- Identify any content that’s accessible but should reasonably be restricted from crawling
- Correct the file to reflect your actual, confirmed intentions
- Verify the sitemap reference is present and accurate
- Test the corrected file against Google’s own robots.txt testing tool
What is included
- A reviewed, corrected robots.txt file
- Verification against Google’s robots.txt testing tool
- Confirmation of accurate sitemap reference
- A written note on what was changed and why
Not included
- AI crawler-specific rules and llms.txt, a separate, related fix if wanted
- Deciding what content strategically should or shouldn’t be crawled beyond your own stated preferences
- Fixing an underlying sitemap error, a separate, related fix
- Ongoing updates as your site structure changes significantly
Questions about this fix
Could my current robots.txt actually be blocking pages I want indexed?
Yes, this is a surprisingly common and easy mistake — a rule intended for one purpose can inadvertently block something else entirely, which is exactly why a careful line-by-line review matters.
Is it risky to change robots.txt myself without knowing exactly what I'm doing?
Yes, genuinely — a single incorrect rule can block your entire site from being crawled, which is why we test any change against Google's own testing tool before considering it finished.
Do I need different rules for different crawlers, like Googlebot versus an AI crawler?
You can specify different rules per crawler if you have a reason to, though many sites use a simpler, unified set of rules unless there's a specific case for treating a particular crawler differently.
Will this fix guarantee better search rankings?
No — robots.txt controls crawl access, not ranking; getting it right removes potential barriers to being crawled properly, which is a prerequisite for good visibility rather than a ranking factor in itself.
How often should robots.txt be reviewed?
Whenever your site structure changes significantly, or if you notice unexpected indexing behaviour — otherwise a correctly configured file doesn't need frequent, routine changes.
Related fixes
If this is the second time this year
A bad update breaking the site is a symptom of updates not being tested first. Care plans run every update on a staging clone before it reaches your live site, which is the actual fix for this happening again.
Your access, your rules
Create a separate admin account for us and delete it when we are done. For anything else, we get in touch and agree a method — never a form field on this site, never by reply to an email.
We back up first, always
Before anything is touched we take a full backup and keep it for 30 days. If a fix goes wrong, we put the site back exactly as it was.
If it is not what you bought
If the problem turns out smaller than what you ordered, we refund the difference. If it is bigger, we stop and send a quote before doing any extra work.
If we cannot fix it
You get back what we received. Diagnosis is on us — you only pay when the problem is actually solved. The payment processor takes its fee before the money reaches us, so we never hold it and it is not ours to return. That is true here as everywhere else.
If it comes back
Reply within seven days of delivery and we put it back on the bench at no cost. The fix is not finished until it holds.
What we are responsible for
If something goes wrong with a fix, our responsibility is limited to what you paid for it. We take a full backup first so mistakes can be undone, and we tell you before doing anything outside what you bought.