# robots.txt for https://chrono-group.com/
# Chrono Group - luxury watch dealer, London
# Last updated: 14 August 2026

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. ALL CRAWLERS
# These rules apply to crawlers without a more specific matching
# user-agent group. Named groups do not inherit these rules.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
User-agent: *

# WordPress and WooCommerce system paths
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /readme.html
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/wc-logs/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_transient_files/
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/

# Add-to-cart and basket action URLs
Disallow: /*add-to-cart=
Disallow: /*remove_item=
Disallow: /*removed_item=
Disallow: /*undo_item=
Disallow: /*wc-ajax=
Disallow: /*added-to-cart=

# Basket, checkout, account and payment pages
Disallow: /basket/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /order-confirmation/
Disallow: /tyl-pay-now/

# Sorting, filtering and internal search parameters
Disallow: /*?orderby=
Disallow: /*&orderby=
Disallow: /*?filter_
Disallow: /*&filter_
Disallow: /*?query_type_
Disallow: /*&query_type_
Disallow: /*?min_price=
Disallow: /*&min_price=
Disallow: /*?max_price=
Disallow: /*&max_price=
Disallow: /*?product_view=
Disallow: /*&product_view=
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /*&s=
Disallow: /*?p=
Disallow: /*&p=
Disallow: /*?attachment_id=
Disallow: /*&attachment_id=
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Disallow: /*&replytocom=
Disallow: /*?preview=
Disallow: /*&preview=

# Tracking parameters
Disallow: /*?utm_
Disallow: /*&utm_
Disallow: /*?gclid=
Disallow: /*&gclid=
Disallow: /*?gbraid=
Disallow: /*&gbraid=
Disallow: /*?wbraid=
Disallow: /*&wbraid=
Disallow: /*?fbclid=
Disallow: /*&fbclid=
Disallow: /*?msclkid=
Disallow: /*&msclkid=

# Confirmation, test and placeholder pages
Disallow: /thank-you/
Disallow: /thank-you-contact/
Disallow: /exchange-thank-you/
Disallow: /test-page/
Disallow: /test-webhook/
Disallow: /sample-page/
Disallow: /coming-soon/

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# 2. GOOGLE ADS LANDING-PAGE CRAWLERS
# AdsBot ignores the wildcard group and therefore requires its
# own rules. Tracking parameters remain crawlable for ad checks.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
Allow: /
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /*add-to-cart=
Disallow: /basket/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /order-confirmation/
Disallow: /tyl-pay-now/

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# 3. SCRAPERS AND SEO CRAWLERS
# Remove a crawler from this group when it is needed for an audit.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: MJ12bot
User-agent: DotBot
User-agent: BLEXBot
User-agent: SeekportBot
Disallow: /

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# 4. SITEMAP AND AI CONTENT INDEX
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
Sitemap: https://chrono-group.com/sitemap_index.xml

# LLM content index: https://chrono-group.com/llms.txt