User-agent: *

# Allow main site content
Allow: /

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

# --- Sensitive / System Files ---
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /readme.html
Disallow: /license.txt

# --- Block unnecessary WordPress folders (optional but safe) ---
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/

# --- Allow uploads (important for SEO images) ---
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/

# --- Block search & filter URLs ---
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /search/

# --- Block feeds & comments ---
Disallow: */feed/
Disallow: */comments/

# --- Block pagination (careful but OK for your case) ---
Disallow: /page/
Disallow: */page/*

# --- Block URL parameters (important based on your GSC issues) ---
Disallow: /*?utm_*
Disallow: /*?replytocom
Disallow: /*?categoryid=
Disallow: /*?filter*
Disallow: /*?orderby*

# --- Block internal Elementor & form URLs (seen in GSC) ---
Disallow: /?elementor*
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /tutor-course-filter*
Disallow: /metform/

# --- Sitemap ---
Sitemap: https://iihs.edu.lk/sitemap.xml