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# robots.txt for https://panel.vyomcloud.com/   (WHMCS client + billing portal)
#
# UPLOAD TO: the document root of the panel subdomain on cPanel
#            (usually ~/panel/ or ~/public_html/panel/ — the folder that
#            serves panel.vyomcloud.com), NOT the main site's public_html.
#
# WHY: this host is a transactional application, not marketing content. Every
# URL here is either authenticated, a duplicate of a www.vyomcloud.com landing
# page, or an infinite crawl trap (cart steps, ticket views, session URLs).
# Letting search engines and audit crawlers loose on it produces redirect
# chains, thin/duplicate pages and keyword cannibalisation against the main
# site's own pricing and product pages.
#
# NOTE: this replaces the current file, which only blocks "meta-externalagent"
# and therefore leaves the whole portal open to Google, Bing and Semrush.
#
# Last updated: 2026-07-25
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# Google Ads landing-page checker keeps full access, so that any ad pointing
# at a /store/ or /cart.php URL is still approved. AdsBot ignores "*".
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Allow: /

User-agent: AdsBot-Google-Mobile
Allow: /

# Everything else: stay out.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /