Robots Exclusion Checker

Checks robots.txt, meta robots, x-robots-tag with URL alerts. Canonical warnings, HTTP header info. An SEO extension, robots tester.

Robots Exclusion Checker Extension

The Robots Exclusion Checker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help SEO professionals quickly identify if a webpage is being blocked or indexed by search engines. It checks various components of your website's robots directives, including robots.txt, meta robots tags, X-robots-tag, canonical tags, and attributes like nofollow or UGC.

This tool provides visual alerts to indicate issues that may affect the crawling and indexing of your pages, ensuring you optimize your SEO strategy effectively. Avoid juggling multiple extensions as this comprehensive tool combines essential SEO features, making it indispensable for anyone in digital marketing. Get ready to enhance your website’s search performance with the Robots Exclusion Checker!

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By:: https://www.samgipson.com
Users:: 40,000+
Rating:: 4.84

(31)
Version:: 1.2.0.11 (Last updated: 2024-08-29)
Creation date:: 2020-04-02
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 189.44K
Email:: ex*****@samgipson.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 15 hours ago

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#32 in checker keyword 46 ▼ 4

#84 in rule keyword 10 ▼ 7

#106 in flag keyword 27 ▲ 2

#114 in direct link keyword 14 ▼ 9

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Robots Exclusion Checker (v1.1.5)

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User reviews

Pros

Easy to use and understand
Saves a significant amount of time for SEOs and developers
Provides clear insights into robots.txt and indexing status
Offers color-coded notifications for quick understanding of webpage index-ability
Includes a feature for live robots.txt viewing

Cons

Interferes with caching, causing redirect errors on some websites
Has an annoying red dotted border highlight which confuses users
May have a high memory footprint when used with multiple tabs

Most mentioned

Offers excellent functionality for checking robots.txt
Color-coded notifications for quick problem identification
Can automatically indicate the index status of pages without opening the plugin
Active and responsive developer support
Useful for both SEOs and developers focused on website indexing

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

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SÓ PLAYBACK OFICIAL, 2025-01-15

Does the job but interferes with caching, resulting in "Too many redirect" errors on some websites (like Gitlab).

Konrad Jurk, 2024-09-24

Save this extension from extinction, Please

Salman M, 2024-08-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Robots Exclusion Checker requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Robots Exclusion Checker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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