# robots.txt for CarePatrol 2.0 (WordPress multisite)
# Purpose: reduce crawl bloat from parameterized/preview URLs while keeping essential assets crawlable.

User-agent: *

# Allow critical assets (avoid "blocked resources" warnings)
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-includes/js/
Allow: /wp-content/themes/
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/

# Block admin except AJAX endpoint
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# Block search and other thin/duplicate endpoints
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /*/?s=
Disallow: /*/search/
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /*/feed/
Disallow: /comments/
Disallow: /*/trackback/

#Block archive pages
Disallow: /blog/page*
Disallow: /category*

# Block page builder previews and customizer states
Disallow: /*?*fl_builder
Disallow: /*?*elementor-preview=
Disallow: /*?*preview=true
Disallow: /*?*customize_changeset_uuid=
Disallow: /*?*customize_theme=
Disallow: /*?*customize_messenger_channel=

# Block common tracking parameters (HubSpot/UTM/click IDs)
Disallow: /*?*__hstc=
Disallow: /*?*__hssc=
Disallow: /*?*__hsfp=
Disallow: /*?*hsCtaTracking=
Disallow: /*?*hsLangSwitch=
Disallow: /*?*utm_source=
Disallow: /*?*utm_medium=
Disallow: /*?*utm_campaign=
Disallow: /*?*utm_term=
Disallow: /*?*utm_content=
Disallow: /*?*gclid=
Disallow: /*?*fbclid=
Disallow: /*?*msclkid=
Disallow: /*?*ref=
Disallow: /*?*referrer=

# Optional noisy duplicates
Disallow: /*?*replytocom=
Disallow: /*?*attachment_id=

# Keep REST API crawlable (comment these out if you want it blocked)
Allow: /wp-json/

# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://carepatrol.com/network-sitemap.xml