# llms.txt guides

> Every guide in one place: what llms.txt is, its format, the V2 changes, examples, best practices, robots.txt, and setup on WordPress, Shopify and Next.js.

Source: https://llmstextgenerator.com/guides/
Last updated: 23 October 2026

Plain explanations of llms.txt, llms-full.txt and robots.txt, sourced from the proposal and the crawler operators’ own documentation, and updated when they change.

## Start here

New to the file? These four cover what it is, how to make one, and the rules it follows.

- [What is llms.txt?](https://llmstextgenerator.com/what-is-llms-txt/)
  Definition, an example, its origin and its limits.
- [How to create an llms.txt file](https://llmstextgenerator.com/how-to-create-llms-txt/)
  Seven steps from choosing pages to publishing.
- [The llms.txt format](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-format/)
  Every element of the format and its rules.
- [llms.txt V2: what changed](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-v2/)
  What the August 2026 revision changed.

## Go further

Examples, the mistakes to avoid, and how the file fits with everything else at your domain root.

- [llms.txt examples](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-examples/)
  Five complete files: SaaS, docs, shop, agency, personal.
- [llms.txt best practices](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-best-practices/)
  Writing rules, common mistakes and a checklist.
- [Do I need an llms.txt file?](https://llmstextgenerator.com/do-i-need-llms-txt/)
  Which sites benefit, which do not, and a quick test.
- [llms.txt vs robots.txt vs sitemap.xml](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-vs-robots-txt/)
  How the three root files differ.
- [llms.txt vs AGENTS.md](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-vs-agents-md/)
  A website file versus a repository file for coding agents.
- [What is llms-full.txt?](https://llmstextgenerator.com/what-is-llms-full-txt/)
  The full-text companion file: when to publish it, and its limits.
- [llms.txt vs llms-full.txt](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-vs-llms-full-txt/)
  Side by side, and why the index usually wins.
- [Does llms.txt help SEO?](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-for-seo/)
  No ranking effect, and what drives AI visibility.
- [llms.txt news](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-news/)
  Dated, sourced llms.txt news: V2, Google, studies, security.

## Set it up on your platform

Where the file goes, and the platform quirks that trip people up.

- [Adding llms.txt to WordPress](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-wordpress/)
  Upload it, generate it with code, or use an SEO plugin; then verify.
- [Adding llms.txt to Shopify](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-shopify/)
  Template and redirect, a proxy, or Hydrogen.
- [Adding llms.txt to Next.js](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-nextjs/)
  A static file or a route handler.
- [Adding llms.txt to Squarespace](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-squarespace/)
  The built-in 7.1 setting and what to paste in.
- [llms.txt on Wix](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-wix/)
  The file Wix makes: edit, reset or hide it.

## Fix and maintain

When the file is not found or not read, and how to keep it current as your site changes.

- [llms.txt not working? Find the cause](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-not-working/)
  Fixes for a missing, HTML or stale llms.txt.
- [How to keep llms.txt up to date](https://llmstextgenerator.com/keep-llms-txt-updated/)
  When and how to refresh an llms.txt.

## XML sitemaps

What a sitemap is, how to submit one, and which of its tags search engines still read.

- [What is an XML sitemap?](https://llmstextgenerator.com/what-is-an-xml-sitemap/)
  What a sitemap holds, its limits, and when you need one.
- [How to submit a sitemap to Google](https://llmstextgenerator.com/submit-sitemap-to-google/)
  Search Console, Bing, robots.txt and the Sitemaps report.
- [Sitemap lastmod, priority and changefreq](https://llmstextgenerator.com/sitemap-lastmod-priority-changefreq/)
  Only an accurate lastmod is used; priority is ignored.

## robots.txt

Tested examples for the robots.txt rules people need most.

- [robots.txt examples](https://llmstextgenerator.com/robots-txt-examples/)
  Tested examples: allow all, disallow all, AI crawlers, sitemap.

## Tools

Everything here is free, with no account.

- [Free llms.txt Generator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/)
  Build an llms.txt from a website, sitemap or URL list.
- [Free llms-full.txt Generator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-full-txt-generator/)
  Build llms-full.txt from a site, in full or summary mode.
- [llms.txt Validator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/llms-txt-validator/)
  Check an llms.txt by URL, upload or paste.
- [robots.txt Generator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/robots-txt-generator/)
  Build robots.txt with AI crawler presets.
- [robots.txt Tester](https://llmstextgenerator.com/robots-txt-tester/)
  Is a URL allowed for a crawler? Shows the deciding rule.
- [Free XML Sitemap Generator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/xml-sitemap-generator/)
  Crawls a site and writes sitemap.xml with only indexable pages.
- [XML Sitemap Validator](https://llmstextgenerator.com/xml-sitemap-validator/)
  Checks a sitemap or sitemap index, with line numbers.