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# AMPHENOL AUTOMOTIVE – GEO OPTIMIZED ROBOTS.TXT
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# GLOBAL RULES
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User-agent: *
Allow: /

# Block low-value or duplicate content
Disallow: /timeline/
Disallow: /timeline-category/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php

# Allow essential admin-ajax for WordPress
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

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# AI CRAWLERS (GEO OPTIMIZATION)
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# OpenAI (ChatGPT)
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

# Google AI (Gemini / Bard / AI Overviews)
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

# Perplexity AI
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

# Anthropic (Claude)
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

# Common AI / Data crawlers
User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Allow: /

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# SEARCH ENGINES
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# Google
User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

# Bing (important for ChatGPT data)
User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

# Prioritize key business pages
Allow: /products/
Allow: /applications/
Allow: /competences/
Allow: /innovations/

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# SITEMAP (CRITICAL FOR GEO)
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Sitemap: https://amphenol-automotive.com/sitemap_index.xml