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# Optimized Robots.txt for CoverTrader.com
# Handcrafted by Senior SEO Consultant
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User-Agent: *

# 1. WordPress Core & Ajax (Standard Rules)
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

# 2. Block All RSS Feeds (Fixing Crawled Not Indexed Issue)
Disallow: */feed/
Disallow: /*/feed/
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /comments/feed/

# 3. Block Internal System Pages & Panels (Fixing Security & Trap Leaks)
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /go-to-panel
Disallow: /go-to-panel/
Disallow: /wp-*.php

# 4. Block Low-Value Architecture & Duplicate Content
Disallow: /author/
Disallow: /search/

# 5. Fix Strange Wildcard Leaks (Discovered in Search Console)
Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/*
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/*
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/*.webm
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/*.mp4

# 6. Block Specific Query Parameters Traps
Disallow: /*?service_category=*
Disallow: /*?replytocom
Disallow: /*?TB_iframe=*

# 7. Ensure Google Can Render CSS & JS (Vital for Core Web Vitals)
Allow: /*.js
Allow: /*.css
Allow: /wp-includes/*.js
Allow: /wp-includes/*.css
Allow: /wp-content/themes/*.css
Allow: /wp-content/themes/*.js
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/*.css
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/*.js

# 8. Main Sitemap Declaration
Sitemap: https://covertrader.com/sitemap_index.xml