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WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings

All-in-One SEO plugin for Wordpress Robots.txt optimization with XML Sitemap detection (Yoast, Rank Math, ...), Woocommerce booster, Robots.

4.5

Rating summary

102

Reviews

9K

Active installations

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings
WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings
WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings
WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings
WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings
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Overview

Compatibility

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Enhances website's SEO performance

Compatible with major SEO plugins

Blocks harmful bots effectively

Customizable robots.txt settings

AI-based optimization features

About this plugin

Author: Freemius
Categories: SEO and Marketing
Version: 2.0.0
Last updated: 06-04-2024
WordPress version: 4.1
Tested up to: 6.5.5
PHP version required: 5.6
Languages: English (Canada), Español de México
Learning resources: View resources

Overview

The Better Robots.txt plugin for WordPress is designed to optimize your site's SEO by generating a virtual robots.txt file, facilitating better indexation and improving site performance. Compatible with popular plugins like Yoast SEO, Rank Math, and WooCommerce, it allows you to control which search engines crawl your website and set crawl delays to protect your server. Notably, the 2023 update introduces AI-based optimization via OpenAI’s ChatGPT, enhancing robots.txt configurations. Key features include safeguarding data from malicious bots, hiding valuable backlinks, preventing spam backlinks from being indexed, and blocking unnecessary WooCommerce links. It also offers integration with SEO tools like Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tool, and even a unique customization area for personalized signatures in your robots.txt file. With multi-language support and additional PRO features like handling crawler traps and promoting efficient growth hacking tools, Better Robots.txt empowers WordPress users to enhance their site's search engine performance and ecological footprint.

Enhance SEO and Content Visibility

  • Automatically integrates with Yoast SEO and Rank Math to include sitemap instructions in robots.txt.
  • Ensures search engines recognize and crawl new content promptly.
  • Allows manual addition of sitemap URLs for other SEO plugins.

Safeguard Data and Content

  • Blocks harmful bots from scraping and exploiting website data.
  • Protects against bandwidth overuse and potential site crashes caused by malicious bots.
  • Utilizes Distil Networks to identify and block harmful spiders/scrapers.

Artificial Intelligence Optimization

  • Incorporates OpenAI's recommendations for optimizing robots.txt.
  • Maximizes efficiency for search engine crawling.
  • Recognized by ChatGPT 4 as the most advanced and comprehensive robots.txt configuration for WordPress.

Prevent Crawling of Redundant WooCommerce Links

  • Blocks unnecessary links like 'add-to-cart', 'orderby', 'filter', etc., from being crawled.
  • Reduces CPU, memory, and bandwidth usage on the hosting server.
  • Enhances loading performance by focusing resources on important pages.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

Crawling instructions for 16 search engines

Provides guidelines for 16 different search engines.

Easy setup of crawl-delay

Allows simple configuration of crawl-delay settings.

Spam backlink blocker

Blocks backlinks from spammy sources.

Custom rules management

Enables the creation and management of custom rules.

Crawling instructions of 16 crawlers

Provides guidelines for 16 different web crawlers.

Include popular Chinese search engines

Supports integration with major Chinese search engines.

Sitemap detection

Automatically identifies and processes sitemaps.

Bad bot blocker

Blocks malicious bots from accessing your site.

Spam Backlink blocker

Prevents spam backlinks from affecting your site.

Backlink protector

Safeguards your site from harmful backlinks.

Store’s crawlability optimization

Enhances the crawlability of your online store.

Crawler traps blocker

Prevents crawlers from getting stuck in traps.

Crawling instructions for social medias

Provides guidelines for crawling social media platforms.

Growth hacking tools (150+)

Offers over 150 tools for growth hacking.

Plugin recommendations

Suggests useful plugins for your site.

FREE A1 BACKLINK

Provides a free high-quality backlink.

Pricing

FREE

$0 / one-time

Plan includes

Crawling instructions for 16 search engines
Easy setup of crawl-delay
Spam backlink blocker
Custom rules management
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PREMIUM

$109.94 / one-time

Plan includes

Crawling instructions of 16 crawlers
Include popular Chinese search engines
Easy setup of crawl-delay
Sitemap detection
Bad bot blocker
Spam Backlink blocker
Backlink protector
Store’s crawlability optimization
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Rating and reviews

4.5

Rating summary

102

Reviews

9K

Active installations

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User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate that the Better Robots.txt plugin is easy to use, helps with SEO, and improves search engine visibility. They like that it automates the creation and management of the robots.txt file, eliminating the need for FTP. Some users have experienced a significant improvement in their site's search engine rankings. The plugin is praised for being lightweight, simple, and effective. However, drawbacks include limited functionality in the free version, constant nagging for reviews and upgrades, and occasional technical issues and bugs. Some users find the setup too complicated, and a few have reported that the plugin spams them with emails. The lack of support for the free version is also a concern.
Iridamir

Iridamir

18 Feb, 2024

BETTER ROBOTS.TXT SETTINGS хороший плагин, мне нравиться.
Antena24.ro

Antena24.ro

21 Sep, 2023

Probabil varianta premium e buna dar asta free este jale de ea
i5nt

i5nt

15 Jun, 2023

yea
leyman34

leyman34

29 Mar, 2023

My site has gone to the top of some search engines Excellent plug in, my site has increased to near the top in most of the search engines.
autorepairsource

autorepairsource

17 Nov, 2022

Very helpful This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by autorepairsource.

FAQ

What is Better Robots.txt?

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