Description
Admin Robots.txt Editor provides a secure WordPress admin interface for editing the site’s robots.txt file.
The plugin supports both:
- A physical
robots.txtfile in the WordPress installation root. - WordPress’s built-in
robots_txtfilter when a physical file does not exist.
Features:
- Edit and save
robots.txtfrom the WordPress dashboard. - Reset the file to a sensible WordPress default.
- Uses the official WordPress
robots_txtfilter. - Uses WordPress nonces and capability checks.
- Uses the WordPress filesystem API with a controlled fallback.
- Provides a default WordPress sitemap URL.
- Prevents a public robots file from allowing crawling when WordPress search-engine visibility is disabled.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, or extract it into
/wp-content/plugins/admin-robots-txt-editor/. - Activate the plugin.
- Open Robots.txt in the WordPress admin sidebar.
- Edit the content and click Save robots.txt.
- Verify the public file at
https://example.com/robots.txt.
FAQ
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What happens if a physical robots.txt already exists?
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The editor reads and updates the physical file. A physical file is normally served directly by the web server, so the WordPress
robots_txtfilter is used when a physical file is not present. -
Does it require a sitemap plugin?
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No. The default content uses WordPress’s standard
/wp-sitemap.xmlURL. SEO plugins can replace or extend the robots.txt output as needed. -
Where can I find the editor?
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Open Robots.txt in the WordPress admin sidebar.
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Is it compatible with current WordPress?
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Version 1.0.1 follows the WordPress plugin coding and security practices and uses the official
robots_txtAPI.
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Contributors & Developers
“Admin Robots.txt Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.0.1
- Updated compatibility information for WordPress 7.0.4.
- Improved robots.txt file reading and writing.
- Added safer filesystem handling and file locking.
- Respected WordPress public/private site visibility in virtual robots.txt output.
- Improved admin form actions, escaping, accessibility, and documentation.
- Corrected documentation to match the actual admin menu location.
1.0
- Initial release.