Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance
Replace the default WordPress robots.txt workflow with a smarter, structured version you can preview before publishing, with Free, Pro, and Premium ed …
4.5(102 reviews)
·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 days agoAs of April 2026, Better Robots.txt is a WordPress seo plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 102 reviews. It has been downloaded 308K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 602% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….
4.5/5102 reviews
6.0K+active installs
100%resolved
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Better Robots.txt replaces the default WordPress robots.txt workflow with a smarter, structured version you can configure and preview before publishing.
Instead of a blank textarea, you get a guided wizard with presets, plain-language explanations, and a final Review & Save step so you can inspect the generated robots.txt before it goes live.
Built for beginners and advanced users alike, Better Robots.txt helps you control how search engines, AI crawlers, SEO tools, archive bots, bad bots, social preview bots, and other automated agents interact with your site.
Trusted by thousands of WordPress sites, Better Robots.txt is designed for the AI era without resorting to hype, vague promises, or hidden rules.
Better Robots.txt is available in Free, Pro, and Premium editions. The free plugi…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
ROBOTS.TXT Incredible product.
by igateways·1 year ago
It is undeniably better that today was delivered to the market as an achievement. Thanks to everyone who worked on the creation of this incredibly useful product.
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by leyman34·3 years ago
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.
Download Trends
Today: 159Yesterday: 866This week: 3KPeriod total: 29K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.0
43.6%
v3.0
35.7%
v1.4
9.9%
v1.3
5.6%
Other
5.3%
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
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