# robots.txt for itsyourmovetx.com
# Purpose: maximize crawl budget for high-value pages (listings, guides, blog), 
# and de-prioritize low-value or duplicate utility URLs.

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# GLOBAL #
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User-agent: *
# Allow assets needed for rendering
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-includes/js/
Allow: /wp-content/themes/
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/

# Block admin & auth endpoints
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /wp-register.php

# Block thin/duplicate utility pages & cart/checkout (if present)
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /wishlist/
Disallow: /thank-you/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/

# Parameter pruning to reduce crawl waste (keep clean canonical URLs)
Disallow: /*?s=*
Disallow: /*?*replytocom=*
Disallow: /*?*add-to-cart=*
Disallow: /*?*orderby=*
Disallow: /*?*filter_*
Disallow: /*?*utm_*
Disallow: /*?*fbclid=*
Disallow: /*?*gclid=*
Disallow: /*?*nonce=*
Disallow: /*?*share=*

# Optional: if you use internal search pages for users but not for SEO, keep disallowed.
# If you WANT internal search results indexed, remove the `/*?s=*` rule above.

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# BOTS TUNE #
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# Google ignores crawl-delay, but Bing/others honor it.
User-agent: Bingbot
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: Slurp
Crawl-delay: 5

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# SITEMAPS #
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# Include both common locations so you're covered regardless of plugin.
Sitemap: https://itsyourmovetx.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://itsyourmovetx.com/sitemap.xml