# robots.txt for ClipVoBooster
# https://clipvo.site
# Last updated: March 2026

# Default rules for all crawlers
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /features
Allow: /pricing
Allow: /terms
Allow: /privacy
Allow: /refund
Allow: /support
Allow: /login
Allow: /signup
Allow: /forgot-password
Allow: /reset-password

# Disallow dashboard and private areas
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /secure
Disallow: /secure/admin
Disallow: /*?*

# Disallow dynamic parameters that create duplicate content
Disallow: /*?redirect=*
Disallow: /*?plan=*

# Sitemap location
Sitemap: https://clipvo.site/sitemap.xml

# Crawl-delay for polite crawling (optional)
Crawl-delay: 1

# ========================================
# Google Specific Rules
# ========================================
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /features
Allow: /pricing
Allow: /terms
Allow: /privacy
Allow: /refund
Allow: /support
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /secure
Disallow: /secure/admin

# Allow Google to crawl important pages faster
# Googlebot supports additional parameters
Allow: /*.js$
Allow: /*.css$

# ========================================
# Google Image Bot
# ========================================
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$
Allow: /*.jpeg$
Allow: /*.gif$
Allow: /*.webp$
Allow: /*.svg$
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api

# ========================================
# Bing Specific Rules
# ========================================
User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /
Allow: /about
Allow: /features
Allow: /pricing
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api
Disallow: /admin

# ========================================
# Social Media Bots (for link previews)
# ========================================

# Twitter Bot
User-agent: Twitterbot
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$

# Facebook Crawler
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$

# LinkedIn Crawler
User-agent: LinkedInBot
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$

# Pinterest
User-agent: Pinterest
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$

# WhatsApp
User-agent: WhatsApp
Allow: /
Allow: /*.png$
Allow: /*.jpg$

# ========================================
# SEO and Analytics Tools
# ========================================

# Ahrefs Bot
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api

# SEMrush Bot
User-agent: SEMrushBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api

# Moz Bot
User-agent: Moz
Allow: /
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /api

# ========================================
# AI and Machine Learning Bots (Optional)
# ========================================

# Allow AI training bots (optional - can be removed if preferred)
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

# ========================================
# Bad Bots - Block Completely
# ========================================
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Disallow: /

User-agent: SemrushSiteAudit
Disallow: /

# Block empty user agents (often spam bots)
User-agent: ""
Disallow: /