What is the free robots.txt checker by AsaanWeb?

AsaanWeb robots.txt checker reads your robots.txt and reports what it allows and blocks, plus whether search engines can find your sitemap. Paste the file and the AsaanWeb tool explains it in plain language. See the all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

What does robots.txt actually control?

It tells crawlers which paths they may request. It is not a privacy setting and not a firewall: a robots.txt rule stops a well-behaved crawler, not a determined visitor, so it must never be used to hide anything private. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

Why is my whole site blocked in the AsaanWeb report?

A line like Disallow: / blocks every path. The AsaanWeb checker flags this as the most serious problem it finds, because a site that blocks everything cannot be indexed at all. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

Does AsaanWeb fetch my robots.txt automatically?

You can paste the contents, and the AsaanWeb tool can read it from a public URL. Fetching it yourself is better for a private staging site, since a blocked file should not be probed. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

How do I check that my sitemap is listed?

The AsaanWeb checker looks for a Sitemap: line and tells you the URLs it found. A robots.txt without a sitemap declaration still works, but adding the line is the cheapest way to speed up indexing. Confirm the URLs are listed in the free tools library by AsaanWeb sitemap too.

Is a valid robots.txt enough to get indexed?

No. The AsaanWeb tool can only tell you that you are not blocking yourself. Indexing also needs content, internal links and a sitemap, so run the free SEO audit tool by AsaanWeb for the rest of the picture.

Does robots.txt affect my rankings?

Indirectly. Blocking a page removes it from search results, which is often what you want for an internal search page and never what you want for a product page. Review the AsaanWeb report line by line before you publish it. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

Should AsaanWeb block my admin and cart pages?

Yes, blocking /admin and /cart is normal and saves crawl budget. Leave the AsaanWeb report as it is for those, and only change lines that block content you want ranked. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.

Is my site checked or uploaded when I use AsaanWeb?

Only what you paste or point at is read. The AsaanWeb tool never crawls your site on its own, so you stay in control of what it sees. Related: all 37 free tools by AsaanWeb.