# robots.txt — thevacuumpouch.co.uk
# Merged: RankMath defaults + WooCommerce/WP-Optimize rules + filter-bloat blocking
# Updated 15 July 2026 — paste into Rank Math > General Settings > Edit robots.txt

User-agent: *

# --- WordPress core ---
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# --- WooCommerce protected upload directories (keep - protects order files/logs) ---
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wc-logs/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_transient_files/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/

# --- WP-Optimize ---
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wpo/wpo-plugins-tables-list.json

# --- WooCommerce API endpoints (appearing in crawl reports) ---
Disallow: /wp-json/wc/store/

# --- WooCommerce transactional pages ---
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/

# --- Faceted filter parameters (the 1,200-URL crawl-bloat source) ---
Disallow: /*?filter_
Disallow: /*&filter_

# --- Cart actions and sorting permutations ---
Disallow: /*?add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*&add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*?orderby=
Disallow: /*&orderby=

Sitemap: https://thevacuumpouch.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml