# robots.txt for https://thenieveslawfirm.com/
# The Nieves Law Firm. Last updated 1 September 2026.

User-agent: *

# WordPress admin and login
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php

# Internal search results and thin query-string URLs
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /*&s=
Disallow: /*?attachment_id=
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Disallow: /*?unapproved=

# Per-post, category and comment feeds. The main /feed/ stays crawlable.
Disallow: /*/feed/

# Everything else is deliberately open, including /wp-content/, so Google can
# render Bricks CSS, JS, images and fonts. Blocking those breaks rendering.
#
# AI crawlers are allowed on purpose: GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User,
# ClaudeBot, Claude-User, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended,
# CCBot, Bytespider, Meta-ExternalAgent.
# SEO crawlers are allowed on purpose: AhrefsBot, SemrushBot, Screaming Frog.

Sitemap: https://thenieveslawfirm.com/sitemaps.xml