# robots.txt for mattyscandles.co.uk

User-agent: *

# --- Allow all critical content ---
Allow: /product/
Allow: /shop/
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /?wc-ajax=*
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# --- Block admin & system areas ---
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /nitropack/

# --- Block thin/utility WooCommerce pages ---
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /wishlist/

# --- Block noisy query parameters ---
Disallow: /*?s=*
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=*
Disallow: /*?orderby=*
Disallow: /*?filter_*
Disallow: /*?min_price=*
Disallow: /*?max_price=*
Disallow: /*?rating_filter=*
Disallow: /*?pa_*=*
Disallow: /*?utm_*=*
Disallow: /*?fbclid=*
Disallow: /*?gclid=*

# --- Sitemap (includes product sitemap) ---
Sitemap: https://mattyscandles.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://mattyscandles.co.uk/product-sitemap.xml