# robots.txt for marketsherald.com
# WordPress SEO-friendly with duplicate content protection
User-agent: *
# Block WordPress admin & login
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
# Allow AJAX for site functionality
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
# Block search results & reply params
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /?replytocom=
# Block feeds, comments, trackbacks
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /comments/
Disallow: /trackback/
# Block author archives
Disallow: /author/
# Block category & tag archives (avoid duplicate posts)
Disallow: /category/
Disallow: /tag/
# Block cart/checkout/my-account if WooCommerce is unused
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
# Block temporary/private dirs
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /tmp/
Disallow: /private/
# Always include sitemap for discovery
Sitemap: https://marketsherald.com/sitemaps.xml
robots.txt