Quick Start
This is the fastest safe path through Better Robots.txt.
Step 1 — Choose an edition
- Free for the Essential path
- Pro for AI-First and deeper governance
- Premium for Fortress and the strictest protection-first setup
Step 2 — Pick a preset
- Essential for most sites
- AI-First if AI governance matters early
- Fortress if protection is the priority
- Custom if you already know what to configure manually
Step 3 — Walk through the critical stages
At minimum, review:
- Search Engine Visibility
- AI & LLM Governance
- Global Settings
- E-commerce Optimization (if relevant)
- Review & Save
Step 4 — Verify before publish
Use Review & Save to confirm the generated output before saving.
Step 5 — Validate the result
Check:
/robots.txt/llms.txtif enabled- sitemap lines
- expected crawler rules