# =====================================
# robots.txt for mannerofspeaking.org
# Last updated: 2026-03-06
# Purpose: Allow legitimate crawlers (Google, Bing, AI engines)
#          Block unnecessary feeds, admin areas, and problematic URLs
# =====================================

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# --- AI accessibility ---
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-json/

# --- Block problematic URLs (5xx errors from GSC) ---
# Social share parameters causing server errors
Disallow: /*?share=
Disallow: /*?a_actionscript
Disallow: /*&share=
Disallow: /*&a_actionscript

# Specific problematic URL patterns
Disallow: /guides-for-public-speakers-ro-64/
Disallow: /lia-practices-from-a-our-star-generals/
Disallow: /*?*actionscript*
Disallow: /*?*module*

# --- Indexing preferences ---
Sitemap: https://mannerofspeaking.org/sitemap_index.xml
Allow: /

# --- Feeds and tag feeds ---
Disallow: /*/feed/
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /comments/feed/