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# DGW DESIGNS — ROBOTS.TXT (Updated August 2026)

# https://www.dgwdesigns.net/robots.txt

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# HOW TO ADD TO SQUARESPACE:

# Squarespace does not allow direct robots.txt editing.

# The default Squarespace robots.txt is permissive and allows

# all crawlers — which is good.

#

# RECOMMENDED ACTION:

# 1. Verify your current robots.txt at:

# https://www.dgwdesigns.net/robots.txt

# 2. If it already says "Allow: /" you're fine — no action needed.

# 3. If you ever move off Squarespace, use this file verbatim.

#

# This file is provided for reference and future use.

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# ── ALL CRAWLERS (default) ──────────────────────────────────

User-agent: *

Allow: /

# Block Squarespace system/admin paths from indexing

Disallow: /config/

Disallow: /commerce/

Disallow: /api/

Disallow: /static/

# ── GOOGLE ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

User-agent: Googlebot

Allow: /

Disallow: /config/

User-agent: Googlebot-Image

Allow: /

# ── BING ───────────────────────────────────────────────────

User-agent: Bingbot

Allow: /

# ── AI CRAWLERS — explicitly allowed ───────────────────────

# OpenAI / ChatGPT

User-agent: GPTBot

Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User

Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot

Allow: /

# Anthropic / Claude

User-agent: ClaudeBot

Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai

Allow: /

# Perplexity

User-agent: PerplexityBot

Allow: /

# Google AI (Gemini / AI Overviews)

User-agent: Google-Extended

Allow: /

# Meta AI

User-agent: FacebookBot

Allow: /

# Apple

User-agent: Applebot

Allow: /

# Common AI research crawlers

User-agent: cohere-ai

Allow: /

User-agent: YouBot

Allow: /

# ── SITEMAP LOCATION ───────────────────────────────────────

Sitemap: https://www.dgwdesigns.net/sitemap.xml