# robots.txt for https://www.pumpkinwebdesign.com/
# This file allows AI crawlers and search engines to access the site fully while blocking sensitive paths.
# Last updated: November 17, 2025

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wc-logs/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_transient_files/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*?*add-to-cart=
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# Explicitly allow common AI crawlers (overrides wildcard if needed)
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

# Explicitly allow all other crawlers (e.g., Googlebot, Bingbot) for clarity
User-agent: *
Allow: /

# Sitemap reference 
Sitemap: https://www.pumpkinwebdesign.com/sitemap_index.xml