---
title: "v4.0.0"
description: "Release notes for Nuxt Robots v4.0.0."
canonical_url: "https://nuxtseo.com/docs/robots/releases/v4"
last_updated: "2026-05-09T10:34:22.371Z"
---

## Nuxt Simple Robots is now Nuxt Robots

In a [discussion](https://github.com/nuxt-modules/robots/issues/116) with the team and the community, we have decided to migrate `nuxt-simple-robots` into the `@nuxtjs/robots` module.

This will allow me to better maintain the module and provide a more consistent experience across the Nuxt ecosystem.

To upgrade simply replace the dependency in `package.json` and update your nuxt.config.

```diff
- 'nuxt-simple-robots'
+ '@nuxtjs/robots'
```

If you're coming from `nuxt-simple-robots` then no other changes are needed. If you're coming from `@nuxtjs/robots` v3, then
the following breaking changes exist.

### `@nuxtjs/robots` v3 breaking changes

- The `configPath` config is no longer supported. For custom runtime config you should use [Nitro Hooks](/docs/robots/nitro-api/nitro-hooks).
- The `rules` config is deprecated but will continue to work. Any `BlankLine` or `Comment` rules will no longer work.
- Using `CleanParam`, `CrawlDelay` and `Disavow` requires targeting the [Yandex](/docs/robots/advanced/yandex) user agent.

## <icon name="i-noto-rocket"></icon> Features

### useRobotsRule()

A new Nuxt composable [useRobotsRule()](/docs/robots/api/use-robots-rule) has been introduced to allow you to access and modify the current robots rule for the current route.

```ts
import { useRobotsRule } from '#imports'

const rule = useRobotsRule()
// Ref<'noindex, nofollow'>
```

### Robots.txt validation <icon name="i-noto-check-mark-button"></icon>

When loading in a `robots.txt` file, the module will now validate the file to ensure each of the `disallow` and `allow` paths are valid.

This will help you avoid errors from Google Search Console and Google Lighthouse.

### Default Meta Tag <icon name="i-noto-relieved-face"></icon>

The module now adds the meta tag to your site by default. The composable and component helpers used to
define this previously have been deprecated.

```html
<!-- Example for an indexable route -->
<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
```

Adding the meta tag is important for pages that are prerendered as the `X-Robots-Tag` header is not available.

You can opt out with `metaTag: false.`

### I18n Integration <icon name="i-noto-globe-with-meridians"></icon>

The module now integrates with [nuxt-i18n](https://i18n.nuxtjs.org/).

This will automatically re-configure your `allow` and `disallow` rules to include the locale prefix if you have
omitted it.

```ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  robots: {
    allow: ['/about'],
    disallow: ['/admin'],
  },
  i18n: {
    strategy: 'prefix_except_default',
    locales: ['en', 'fr'],
    defaultLocale: 'en',
  },
})
```

```txt
# robots.txt
User-agent: *
Allow: /about
Allow: /fr/about
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /fr/admin
```

Learn more on the [I18n Integration](/docs/robots/advanced/i18n) docs.

### Nuxt Content Integration <icon name="i-noto-books"></icon>

The module now integrates with [@nuxt/content](https://content.nuxt.com/). Allowing you to use the `robots` frontmatter key within your markdown files.

```md
---
robots: false
---
```

Learn more on the [Nuxt Content](/docs/robots/advanced/content) docs.

### Nuxt DevTools Integration <icon name="i-noto-hammer"></icon>

The module now integrates with [Nuxt DevTools](https://devtools.nuxt.com/).

You can visit the Robots tab and see if the current route is indexable, and if not, why.

![undefined](https://github.com/harlan-zw/nuxt-simple-robots/assets/5326365/c9442b1f-75c6-47c1-b61d-76c949964ef4)### New Nitro Hook and Util Exports <icon name="i-noto-hook"></icon>

In this version the new hook Nitro hook as introduced `robots:config`. This hook
will let you override the robots.txt data as a JavaScript object, instead of a string.

Like-wise you can now re-use any of the internal functions to parse, validate and generate
robots.txt data using the `@nuxtjs/robots/util` export.

```ts
import { parseRobotsTxt } from '@nuxtjs/robots/util'

export default defineNitroPlugin((nitroApp) => {
  nitroApp.hooks.hook('robots:config', async (ctx) => {
    if (ctx.context === 'robots.txt') {
      const customRobotsTxt = await $fetch('https://example.com/robots.txt')
      const parsed = parseRobotsTxt(config)
      config.groups = defu(config.groups, parsed.groups)
    }
  })
})
```

## Breaking Changes

### Site Config

The deprecated Nuxt Config site config keys have been removed: `host`, `siteUrl`, `indexable`.

You will need to configure these using [Site Config](/docs/site-config/getting-started/introduction).

```diff
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  robots: {
-    indexable: false,
  },
  site: {
+   indexable: false,
  }
})
```

## <icon name="i-noto-warning"></icon> Deprecations

### `defineRobotMeta()` and `<RobotMeta>`

Because the module now uses a default meta tag, the `defineRobotMeta()` function and `<RobotMeta>` component are deprecated.

You should remove this from your code.

### `index` Route Rule

The `index` route rule has been deprecated in favour of the `robots` rule. This provides
less ambiguity and more control over the rule.

```diff
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  routeRules: {
    '/admin': {
-      index: false,
+      robots: false,
    }
  }
})
```