Robots Meta Checker

WHAT IT DOES

Robots Meta Checker is a browser extension that checks the page for robots meta tags and displays their content, including directives like index, noindex, follow, nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet, and noimageindex. It supports robots, googlebot, bingbot, and slurp meta tags. The tool shows a summary of the robots meta status, highlights any directives that may affect SEO, and provides recommendations for improvement. It is ideal for SEO professionals, web developers, content managers, and anyone who wants to ensure their pages have properly configured robots meta tags.

WHERE IT RUNS

Robots Meta Checker runs on any webpage, overlaying a floating panel that does not interfere with page content. It operates entirely in your browser as a lightweight userscript, reading meta tags from the page head. It works on any page, whether static or dynamic, with no external dependencies. All settings are stored locally using GM_setValue—no data is ever sent to any server.

HOW TO USE

After installation, open the floating panel by clicking the extension icon. The panel shows the current status (Enabled or Disabled) and a toggle button to enable or disable the checker. The panel displays a summary of all robots meta tags found on the page, showing the tag name and content. Directives are displayed as tags with color coding: green for index/follow, red for noindex/nofollow, orange for noarchive/nosnippet, and gray for others. The tool highlights directives that may affect SEO and provides recommendations for improvement. Click the "Refresh" button to manually update the display. The tool automatically updates when meta tags change.

REAL MECHANISM — WHY THIS WORKS

Most SEO tools require copying the meta tags into an external analyzer or using complex browser extensions. Robots Meta Checker uses a lightweight, real-time approach that reads meta tags directly from the DOM. The tool queries the page head for meta elements with name attributes matching "robots", "googlebot", "bingbot", or "slurp". It then extracts the content attribute and parses it into individual directives by splitting on commas. Each directive is analyzed and categorized: problematic directives (noindex, nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet, noimageindex, none) are flagged with warnings. The tool also checks for conflicting directives (e.g., both index and noindex) and multiple robots meta tags that may cause confusion. Recommendations are generated based on the analysis, helping users improve their robots meta configuration. The tool uses MutationObserver to detect changes to meta tags and updates automatically. This approach ensures accurate, real-time, and fully private robots meta checking without requiring any external services or network access.

THE PANEL

The floating panel is fully draggable and remembers its position per site, snapping to the edges of the viewport when dragged near them. You can collapse the panel to a small icon to minimize screen distraction and expand it back with a single click. The panel is resizable from the bottom-right corner, giving you more space to view the results. Press the Escape key to close the panel instantly. The panel remains open across page navigation within the same domain, maintaining your current view state. All preferences—panel position and enabled state—are saved per domain for a seamless experience.

PLEASE NOTE

Robots Meta Checker requires the free BotGentz extension to be installed and enabled, as it relies on the cross-extension messaging API provided by BotGentz for DOM access permissions. The tool checks for robots meta tags in the page head. It does not read robots.txt files or external directives. The tool provides recommendations based on common SEO best practices. The color coding and warnings are intended as guidance, not absolute rules. All settings are stored locally in your browser using GM_setValue. No page content or usage information is ever sent to any server. The extension does not read, store, or transmit any personal information. It only reads and displays meta tag data at your request.