# Rock 'n' Roll Radio # https://rocknroll.radio/ # robots.txt # # Goal: # - Keep public editorial, artist, concert, chart, show, and station pages crawlable. # - Allow Google, Bing, and major AI search/retrieval crawlers. # - Keep WordPress administrative/login endpoints out of crawler paths. # - Keep CSS, JavaScript, images, and /wp-content/ crawlable for rendering. # # IMPORTANT: # Confirm the Sitemap URL before publishing. # WordPress core normally uses /wp-sitemap.xml. # If your SEO plugin uses /sitemap_index.xml instead, replace the Sitemap line below. # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Default rules for standards-compliant crawlers # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: * Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Google Search # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: Googlebot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # Google-Extended is separate from Google Search. # This configuration allows eligible Google AI/Gemini uses. User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Microsoft Bing / Copilot discovery # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: Bingbot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # OpenAI # OAI-SearchBot: ChatGPT search discovery # GPTBot: model-development/training crawler # ChatGPT-User: user-initiated retrieval; robots behavior may differ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php User-agent: GPTBot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php User-agent: ChatGPT-User Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Anthropic / Claude # Claude-SearchBot: search discovery # Claude-User: user-directed retrieval # ClaudeBot: model-development/training crawler # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: Claude-SearchBot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php User-agent: Claude-User Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php User-agent: ClaudeBot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Perplexity # PerplexityBot: search/index crawler # Perplexity-User: user-directed retrieval # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php User-agent: Perplexity-User Allow: / Allow: /llms.txt Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Disallow: /wp-login.php Disallow: /xmlrpc.php # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Sitemap # Replace this URL only if your active WordPress SEO plugin uses a # different sitemap index, such as: # https://rocknroll.radio/sitemap_index.xml # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sitemap: https://rocknroll.radio/sitemap_index.xml