Robots.txt Checker is an essential tool designed to ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and validity of a website's robots.txt file.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.1
Update
May 16, 2024
Size
3.55MiB
Developer
cmlabs.co
Category
Users
106
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools Extension

Robots.txt Checker by cmlabs is your ultimate tool for managing the essential aspects of your website's robots.txt file. Tailored for website owners and developers alike, this tool simplifies the often complex tasks associated with maintaining a healthy robots.txt configuration.

With just a few clicks, you can ensure that your directives are correctly set up to guide search engine crawlers effectively. This tool can swiftly verify whether specific URLs are being appropriately blocked or allowed by your robots.txt directives. Let’s take control of your website's indexing directives. Download and try now!

Features & Benefits

- This tool is available for free.
- Checking Blocked URLs: Help you verify whether specific URLs on your website are blocked by the robots.txt file.
- Identification of Blocking Statements: These statements are rules containing instructions for search engines not to index or access specific pages or directories on a website.
- Checking Sitemap Files: The sitemap.xml file is an essential document to enhance your site's visibility in search engines.

How to Use

1. Open the Robots.txt Checker
You can proceed by choosing the Robots.txt Checker tool to start analyzing URLs and checking the robots.txt or sitemap.xml files within them.

2. Enter the URL
To initiate the review process, simply enter the URL, as shown in the example in the blue box at the top of the tool's page. For a smooth review process, make sure the URL you enter follows the format: https://www.example.com.

3. Start the Review Process
After entering the URL, you'll see several buttons, including \"Check Source\", selecting the bot type, and checking the URL through the \"Check URL\" button. Please note that you can only review URLs up to 5 times within 1 hour.

4. Analyze the Data
Once the review process is complete, you'll be presented with results that show several pieces of information, including:

- Website URL
- Host
- Sitemap
- Robots.txt File

Help & Support

We value your feedback! If you have any suggestions for improving Robots.txt Checker or encounter any issues while using the tool, please don't hesitate to let us know. Our support team is here to help. Reach us by email at:

[email protected]
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension file

Select and download the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Robots.txt Checker - cmlabs SEO Tools extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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