robots-sitemap-audit

Robots.txt & Sitemap Audit Tool – Technical SEO Crawl Optimization

The robots_sitemap_audit tool analyzes a website’s robots.txt file and sitemap configuration to ensure that search engine crawlers can properly access, crawl, and index important pages.

This tool is essential for identifying technical SEO issues that may block search engines from discovering or indexing your content, ultimately impacting your website’s visibility and rankings.

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🔍 What This Tool Analyzes

• robots.txt Validation

  • Detects blocked paths and disallowed resources
  • Validates syntax and directive usage (User-agent, Disallow, Allow)
  • Identifies accidental blocking of important pages

• Crawl Accessibility

  • Checks if key paths (e.g., /, /blog, /products) are crawlable
  • Ensures bots like Googlebot are not restricted unintentionally

• Sitemap Detection & Validation

  • Verifies presence of sitemap.xml
  • Supports sitemap index files
  • Validates sitemap structure and accessibility

• Indexing Signals

  • Ensures important pages are discoverable via sitemap
  • Detects missing or misconfigured sitemap entries

• Consistency Checks

  • Compares robots.txt rules with sitemap URLs
  • Flags conflicts between allowed/disallowed paths and indexed URLs

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📊 Output

The tool returns:

• Crawl Status Overview
• robots.txt Issues
  • Critical blocks
  • Warnings and misconfigurations
• Sitemap Insights
  • Valid URLs
  • Missing or inaccessible entries
• Actionable Recommendations
  • Fix blocking rules
  • Improve crawlability
  • Optimize indexing strategy

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🚀 When to Use This Tool

Use robots_sitemap_audit in the following scenarios:

• When setting up SEO for a new website
• After deploying changes to robots.txt or sitemap
• When pages are not getting indexed by search engines
• For technical SEO audits and debugging crawl issues
• In automated SEO monitoring pipelines

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💡 Why It Matters

Incorrect robots.txt or sitemap configuration can:

• Block search engines from accessing your content
• Prevent indexing of important pages
• Reduce organic traffic and rankings

This tool helps ensure that your website is fully accessible to search engines and optimized for efficient crawling.

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📌 Example Usage

jsonCOPY
{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "paths": ["/", "/blog"]
}