# robots.txt for thepromptinsider.com
# Policy: AI retrieval AND training crawlers allowed site-wide,
# except the gated lead magnet PDF. Updated 2026-06-12.

# --- AI crawlers (retrieval + training) ---
# Grouped with stacked User-agent lines per RFC 9309.
# Full access except gated content below.
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: GoogleOther
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: DeepSeekBot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: youbot
Allow: /
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/_pda/2026/03/The-Ultimate-AEO-Guide-Master-the-New-Search-Landscape.pdf
Disallow: /?attachment_id=2113

# --- All other bots (traditional search etc.) ---
# Single authoritative wildcard group. Do not add a second one.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
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: /?attachment_id=2113
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/_pda/2026/03/The-Ultimate-AEO-Guide-Master-the-New-Search-Landscape.pdf

Sitemap: https://thepromptinsider.com/sitemap_index.xml