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# robots.txt — Cruzz Construction Hamilton
# Website: https://cruzzconstruction.com
# CMS: WordPress | SEO: Yoast SEO Premium
# Updated: October 2026
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# ---- GLOBAL RULES FOR ALL SEARCH ENGINES ----
User-agent: *

# 1. Allow Public Pages, Styles, Themes & Uploads
Allow: /
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-content/themes/
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/
Allow: /wp-includes/js/
Allow: /wp-includes/css/

# 2. Allow Essential AJAX & REST APIs
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Allow: /wp-json/

# 3. Block WordPress Core Admin & System Files
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /wp-register.php
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /wp-config.php
Disallow: /wp-cron.php

# 4. Block Search & Query String Parameter Bloat
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Disallow: /*?attachment_id=
Disallow: /*?p=
Disallow: /*?page_id=
Disallow: /*?preview=true
Disallow: /*?preview_id=
Disallow: /*?preview_nonce=
Disallow: /*?print=

# 5. Block Thin Archives, Feeds & Embeds
Disallow: /tag/
Disallow: /author/
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /comments/feed/
Disallow: /*/feed/
Disallow: /*/trackback/
Disallow: /*/embed/
Disallow: /category/uncategorized/
Disallow: /2024/
Disallow: /2025/
Disallow: /2026/

# ---- IMAGE SPECIFIC CRAWLER ----
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /

# ---- SITEMAP POINTER ----
Sitemap: https://cruzzconstruction.com/sitemap_index.xml