# robots.txt for https://pinesmax.com/
# Platform: WordPress + Elementor + Yoast SEO
# Goal: allow full rendering, block admin/system junk, keep store & content crawlable

User-agent: *
# --- Always allow rendering assets (CSS/JS/images) ---
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-includes/js/
Allow: /wp-content/themes/
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/

# --- Core WordPress admin & system endpoints ---
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /wp-register.php
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /trackback/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/

# --- Duplicate/thin content you typically don't want indexed ---
# (Yoast usually sets noindex, but we also disallow crawl to keep things tidy.)
Disallow: /?s=*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /author/
Disallow: /*?replytocom=*
Disallow: /*&replytocom=*

# --- Common WooCommerce session/utility pages (keep them out of the index) ---
# (Adjust/remove lines if you don't use any of these features.)
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /wishlist/
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=*
Disallow: /*&add-to-cart=*

# --- Optional: block pagination and order/filter params if they cause duplicate URLs ---
# Prefer canonicals over blocking; use with care.
# Disallow: /*?orderby=*
# Disallow: /*&orderby=*
# Disallow: /*?filter_*
# Disallow: /*&filter_*

# --- Sitemaps (Yoast SEO) ---
Sitemap: https://pinesmax.com/sitemap_index.xml