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# CSS-Tricks robots.txt
# Last updated: January 2026

# Allow all search engines and AI crawlers to access content
User-agent: *
Allow: /

# Allow specific AI crawlers explicitly
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

# Block common problem crawlers (spam, scrapers)
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: DotBot
Disallow: /

# Disallow admin and private areas
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /search?
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/

# Allow WordPress uploads (images, media)
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/

# Prevent indexing of duplicate content
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Disallow: /tag/*/page/
Disallow: /category/*/page/

# Crawl delay for aggressive bots
User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 1

# Sitemap location
Sitemap: https://css-tricks.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://css-tricks.com/post-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://css-tricks.com/page-sitemap.xml