# Optimized robots.txt for Pawz.rs
# Purpose: Maximize AI Visibility (GEO) & ensure Claude/ChatGPT/Perplexity can cite us

# --- 1. AI & LLM PERMISSIONS (PRIORITY) ---
# We list these first to ensure AI agents find their "Allow" immediately.

# OpenAI (ChatGPT / SearchGPT)
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

# Anthropic (Claude / Claude Search)
User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /
# Perplexity AI
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

# Google (Gemini / Search AI / Shopping)
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /
User-agent: Storebot-Google
Allow: /

# Apple (Siri / Apple Intelligence)
User-agent: Applebot
Allow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

# Meta (Meta AI / WhatsApp / Instagram)
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Allow: /
User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Allow: /
User-agent: Facebookbot
Allow: /

# Amazon (Alexa / Rufus AI Shopping)
User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /
User-agent: Amzn-SearchBot
Allow: /

# Microsoft (Bing AI / Copilot)
User-agent: MauiBot
Allow: /

# Other Emerging AI & Dataset Bots
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Allow: /
User-agent: YouBot
Allow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

# Marketing Tools
User-agent: NPBot
Allow: /

# Google Ads & Merchant Center (Essential for CSV Feed)
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Allow: /
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
Allow: /
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Allow: /

# --- 2. GLOBAL SECURITY & WOOCOMMERCE RULES ---
# General rules for standard search engines (Google, Bing)
User-agent: *
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wpo/wpo-plugins-tables-list.json
Disallow: /readme.html
Disallow: /refer/
Disallow: /en/
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*?remove_item=
Disallow: /*?removed_item=
Disallow: /*?undo_item=
Disallow: /*?wordfence_lh=
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /*?post_type=
Disallow: /*?filter_
Disallow: /*?orderby=
Disallow: /*?min_price=
Disallow: /*?max_price=
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /author/

# --- 3. BLOCKING AGGRESSIVE / NON-AI BOTS ---
# These eat your VPS resources (MariaDB/CPU) without helping discovery
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: DotBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Barkrowler
Disallow: /
User-agent: BLEXBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: YandexBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Baiduspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: Sogou
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

# --- SITEMAP ---
Sitemap: https://pawz.rs/sitemap_index.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wpo/wpo-plugins-tables-list.json