By default, /robots.txt on an Odoo installation with website module installed will allow indexing by webcrawlers.
This module will overwrite view that generates /robots.txt and won't allow to index.
auto_awesome What this module does
AI-generated from the code · Odoo 14.0Lets you stop search engines like Google from indexing your Odoo website by changing the /robots.txt file. A setting controls whether crawling is blocked or allowed.
This module changes the /robots.txt file that search engines read when they visit your website. Normally Odoo's website allows crawlers to index your pages; after installing this module the file tells them not to.
- It adds a configuration setting called
website.crawler.disable, which is switched on by default when the module is installed. - When this setting is on, the /robots.txt file contains "Disallow: /", which asks search engines to stay away from the whole site.
- When the setting is off, the file no longer blocks crawling, so search engines can index the site again.
- The file still points crawlers to your sitemap (sitemap.xml) so they can find your pages when indexing is allowed.
The module works by replacing the template that Odoo uses to generate /robots.txt and by taking over the web route that serves that file. It depends on the Website app and does not add any new menus or screens of its own; the behaviour is controlled through the existing configuration parameter. No other Odoo areas, models or business documents are affected.
Depends on
Text generated by AI (DeepSeek) from reading the Odoo 14.0 code on GitHub; it may contain mistakes, so check the code before deciding. View the code on GitHub
Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 3 confirmed, 6 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 14.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 14.0 of OCA/website.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 14.0Configuration
Source · Odoo 14.0- You can enable crawler by editing the default system parameter "website.crawler.disable" (in the menu Settings > Parameters > System Parameters).
Usage
Source · Odoo 14.0No useable features for an user are available. To view the results, visit /robots.txt on your site.
No verified information in OCA: Installation.
Installation instructions, the distribution package, dependencies and configuration steps are not shown because they have not yet been verified in the module documentation for any version.
Data imported from GitHub: this sheet reflects the latest catalog review, not a live lookup. Always check the module documentation and staging before installing in production.