How to use the humans.txt Generator
- Add each person with their role, name, contact or website and location.
- Optionally thank contributors and list standards, components and software used.
- Download
humans.txtand upload it to your site root. - Optionally link it in your HTML head:
<link rel="author" href="/humans.txt">.
What is humans.txt?
humans.txt is an informal initiative (humanstxt.org) that started in 2011: while robots.txt speaks to search engine crawlers, humans.txt is a note for people, crediting the designers, developers and writers who made a website. It’s a plain text file at the site root, so it doesn’t affect the design or performance of the site at all.
Why agencies and freelancers use it
- Credit without a footer link — clients often don’t want “Made by …” in their footer, but a humans.txt is invisible to normal visitors.
- Documentation — a quick record of the stack, standards and tools used, useful for whoever maintains the site next.
- Culture — a small, friendly signal that real people built the site.
Format
There is no strict syntax; the convention is sections marked with comments like /* TEAM */, /* THANKS */ and /* SITE */, each containing Key: value lines indented with a tab. This generator follows that convention.
Uploading it
Place the file at https://yourdomain.com/humans.txt. Some hosted platforms don’t allow arbitrary files at the root; in that case host it elsewhere and link to it with <link rel="author" href="…">.
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Frequently asked questions
Is humans.txt a standard?
Does humans.txt affect SEO?
Should I include email addresses?
How do I link to humans.txt?
<link rel="author" href="/humans.txt"> to your page head.