# AuraAer robots.txt — Optimized for AI search visibility + WooCommerce

# ============ AI Search & Citation Bots (Allowed) ============
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

# ============ Optional: Block training-only crawlers ============
# Uncomment the next 2 lines if you want to block Common Crawl
# (CCBot trains AI but doesn't drive citations to your site)
# User-agent: CCBot
# Disallow: /

# ============ Default Rules for All Bots ============
User-agent: *
Allow: /

# WordPress system paths
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# WooCommerce private/transactional paths
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /wc-api/

# WooCommerce internal files
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wc-logs/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_transient_files/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/

# WooCommerce parameter URLs (prevents duplicate/thin page crawling)
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*?orderby=
Disallow: /*?min_price=
Disallow: /*?max_price=
Disallow: /*?filter_*
Disallow: /*?wc-ajax=

# Internal site search results (thin pages)
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /search/

# Common tracking parameters
Disallow: /*?utm_*
Disallow: /*?ref=
Disallow: /*?fbclid=
Disallow: /*?gclid=

# ============ Sitemap ============
Sitemap: https://auraaer.com/sitemap_index.xml