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· 17 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCrawlabilityActionrobots.txt present, no sitemapFIX
Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.
Disallow: / in robots.txt blocks every search crawler — the site becomes invisible in organic search.
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Common deployment mistake: a staging robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Disallow: /` ships to prod. The site falls out of search results within days. Verify your robots.txt is the production-intended version. If this is intentional (private site), no action needed.
Source: Google Search Central
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
# https://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: img2dataset
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
# Prevent shared pages and GPTs from being used as Google Ads destinations
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
Disallow: /s/
Disallow: /g/
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: Omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Perplexity‑User
Disallow: /
# General rules for all other bots
User-agent: *
# Place allows first to avoid bots skipping after Disallow: /
# Allow exactly the homepage
Allow: /$
# Allow the homepage with any query parameters
Allow: /?*
Allow: /api/share/og/
Allow: /g/
Allow: /s/
Allow: /gg/v/
Allow: /m/
Allow: /share/
Allow: /maps$
Allow: /maps/
Allow: /*/maps$
Allow: /*/maps/
Allow: /canvas/shared/
Allow: /*/images
Allow: /images
Allow: /*/library
Allow: /library
Allow: /favicon.ico
Allow: /assets/favicon
Allow: /cdn/assets/favicon
Allow: /cdn/assets/
Allow: /auth/
Allow: /gpts$
Allow: /codex
Allow: /*/codex
Allow: /search$
Allow: /backend-anon/
Allow: /public-api/
Allow: /sitemap.xml
Allow: /marketing-sitemap.xml
Allow: /images-sitemap.xml
Allow: /writing-tools-sitemap.xml
Allow: /football-sitemap.xml
Allow: /acquisition-landing-pages-sitemap.xml
Allow: /100chats
Allow: /api/public_content/
Allow: /backend-api/public_content/
Allow: /?ref=dotcom
# Static Landing Pages
Allow: /overview
Allow: /*/overview
Allow: /features
Allow: /*/features
Allow: /health$
Allow: /health/$
Allow: /*/health$
Allow: /*/health/$
Allow: /voice$
Allow: /voice/$
Allow: /*/voice$
Allow: /*/voice/$
Allow: /apps
Allow: /*/apps
Allow: /finances
Allow: /*/finances
Allow: /shopping
Allow: /*/shopping
Allow: /use-cases
Allow: /*/use-cases
Allow: /learn
Allow: /*/learn
Allow: /business
Allow: /*/business
Allow: /pricing
Allow: /*/pricing
Allow: /download
Allow: /*/download
Allow: /students
Allow: /students/2026
Allow: /*/college-students
Allow: /college-students
Allow: /contact-sales
Allow: /*/contact-sales
Allow: /100chats-project
Allow: /*/100chats-project
Allow: /merchants
Allow: /*/merchants
Allow: /parent-resources
Allow: /*/parent-resources
Allow: /plans
Allow: /*/plans
Allow: /plugins
Allow: /translate
Allow: /*/translate
Allow: /writing
Allow: /*/writing
Allow: /ask/
Allow: /futures
Allow: /*/futures
Allow: /football
Allow: /*/football
Allow: /remote
Allow: /*/remote
Allow: /work
Allow: /*/work
Allow: /dots
Allow: /*/dots
Allow: /sites
Allow: /*/sites
Allow: /space
Allow: /*/space
Allow: /import-to-chatgpt
Allow: /*/import-to-chatgpt
# Exact locale specific homepages
Allow: /am/$
Allow: /ar/$
Allow: /bg-BG/$
Allow: /bn-BD/$
Allow: /bs-BA/$
Allow: /ca-ES/$
Allow: /cs-CZ/$
Allow: /da-DK/$
Allow: /de-DE/$
Allow: /el-GR/$
Allow: /es-ES/$
Allow: /es-419/$
Allow: /et-EE/$
Allow: /fi-FI/$
Allow: /fr-FR/$
Allow: /fr-CA/$
Allow: /gu-IN/$
Allow: /hi-IN/$
Allow: /hr-HR/$
Allow: /hu-HU/$
Allow: /hy-AM/$
Allow: /id-ID/$
Allow: /is-IS/$
Allow: /it-IT/$
Allow: /ja-JP/$
Allow: /ka-GE/$
Allow: /kk/$
Allow: /kn-IN/$
Allow: /ko-KR/$
Allow: /lt/$
Allow: /lv-LV/$
Allow: /mk-MK/$
Allow: /ml/$
Allow: /mn/$
Allow: /mr-IN/$
Allow: /ms-MY/$
Allow: /my-MM/$
Allow: /nb-NO/$
Allow: /nl-NL/$
Allow: /pa/$
Allow: /pl-PL/$
Allow: /pt-BR/$
Allow: /pt-PT/$
Allow: /ro-RO/$
Allow: /ru-RU/$
Allow: /sk-SK/$
Allow: /sl-SI/$
Allow: /so-SO/$
Allow: /sq-AL/$
Allow: /sr-RS/$
Allow: /sv-SE/$
Allow: /sw-TZ/$
Allow: /ta-IN/$
Allow: /te-IN/$
Allow: /th-TH/$
Allow: /tl/$
Allow: /tr-TR/$
Allow: /uk-UA/$
Allow: /ur/$
Allow: /vi-VN/$
Allow: /zh-CN/$
Allow: /zh-TW/$
Allow: /zh-HK/$
# Now block everything else
Disallow: /
# Specific disallows (redundant for some bots, but still useful for those that respect precedence)
Disallow: /auth/logout
Disallow: /auth/login?*
Disallow: /backend-anon/sentinel/*
Disallow: /backend-anon/conversation$
Disallow: /account-link/*
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/marketing-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/images-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/writing-tools-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/football-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://chatgpt.com/acquisition-landing-pages-sitemap.xml
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
CDNSSECActionZone signed but parent has no DS recordREVIEW
BCAA RecordsNo CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)REVIEW
CReverse DNSAction0/4 IPs match cert SANREVIEW
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations63 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
- Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
BCDN & DeliveryCloudflareREVIEW
BCDN Cache ObservabilityNo CDN cache-status headers in the responseREVIEW
BOperational Status PageNo status page link detectedREVIEW
A+DNS Records2 A records, 52 ms lookupPASS
| A | 104.18.32.47, 172.64.155.209 |
| AAAA | 2606:4700:4408::ac40:9bd1, 2a06:98c1:3101::6812:202f |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | savanna.ns.cloudflare.com, hassan.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 23 route1.mx.cloudflare.net 38 route2.mx.cloudflare.net 82 route3.mx.cloudflare.net |
| TXT | google-site-verification=HJikIAHI_Z6zkRXg-TWAceem39v2AhOSwPwUWaTNt9E google-site-verification=3p_zWfTXlQ4Mbxvq51ylW59LjgneYCB_vXpS-DLIEwM google-site-verification=rZodbEw8Hlw3gg7Z7mxkmQUNPnO_1khlohRX5D6qeUo google-site-verification=u3JFUrrlvyiaVlGsdIRMgmuvDluR6gC-TIPBEQLbl8c google-site-verification=vHr-4wFDXLd3wze6i0YimpiGHC1u0Hy3x1dGAiyeHWs SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.mx.cloudflare.net -all cerner-client-id=ff69e1b6-5936-420e-92dd-f14f67869424 google-site-verification=qz8yKZH1f2h4Dl7S-nRAo0immoInmiosRhyjUxXuUOs |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
A+Subdomain TakeoverNo subdomain takeover risk detectedPASS
A+Multi-Resolver DNS SpeedMean 19ms across 3 resolvers (spread 38ms)PASS
A+Redirect Chain0 redirect(s), 62 ms totalPASS
https://chatgpt.com
62 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://chatgpt.com | 403 | 62 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (17 ms)PASS
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
ADomain Intelligencechatgpt.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 3 years, 11 months oldPASS
43 days
November 30, 2026
63 days
Issued by Google Trust Services
3 years, 11 months
Registered November 30, 2022
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2606:4700:4408::ac40:9bd1
MarkMonitor Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.
Source: ICANN renewal policy
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.
Source: ICANN / RFC 4033
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.
Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice