Robots Meta Tag Generator

A robots meta tag generator outputs the meta tag and equivalent HTTP header for directives such as noindex, nofollow, nosnippet and max-snippet. These directives control indexing and how much of your page can be shown.

It runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste or upload is sent to a server or stored.

How to read the result and act on it

The generator gives you a meta tag for the HTML head and an equivalent X-Robots-Tag header. Use the meta tag for normal pages and the header for files like PDFs. Check each directive matches your intent: noindex keeps a page out of results, nofollow asks crawlers not to follow its links, nosnippet blocks text snippets, and max-snippet, max-image-preview and max-video-preview set limits on how much can be shown. For pages that should rank normally, you usually need no tag at all, because index and follow are the default. Add the tag in your template or SEO plugin and then verify it with a noindex or header checker.

Common mistakes to avoid

Adding noindex to a page that also has a robots.txt block means crawlers never see the tag. Applying a sitewide noindex through a template can silently remove the whole site from results. Using nosnippet or very low max-snippet values on pages you want featured limits how they can appear in search, including in features that quote page text. Another mistake is using nofollow on internal links to sculpt equity, which is not a useful tactic. Do not generate a tag and forget to test it live. Remember that directives apply per crawler if you name one, so check the crawler value matches your goal.

Does nosnippet affect AI Overviews?

Google says nosnippet and max-snippet limit the text it can use from a page in search features, including AI features. Check Google's current documentation before relying on them.

What is the default?

If no robots meta tag is present, pages are treated as index, follow.

What is the difference between meta robots and robots.txt?

Robots.txt controls whether a crawler may fetch a URL. A meta robots tag controls what happens to a page once it has been fetched, such as indexing and snippets. A page must be crawlable for its meta tag to be read.

How do I stop Google showing a snippet for my page?

Add the nosnippet directive in a meta robots tag or X-Robots-Tag header. You can also use max-snippet with a small value to limit length. Both reduce how much of your text can appear in results.

• Noindex Checker: Check whether a URL is blocked from indexing by a meta robots tag or X-Robots-Tag header.
• X-Robots-Tag Checker: Check HTTP headers for X-Robots-Tag directives that control indexing of pages and files.
• Robots.txt Generator: Build a valid robots.txt with allow/disallow rules and sitemap directives.

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