# robots.txt for https://www.ecu.edu.au/
# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2012-03-12: Following review of Google Webmaster Tools Profile
# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2012-04-12: This file is being loaded from the WebCMS 
# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2013-05-14: Funnelback hosted search user agent = Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Funnelback)
# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2013-05-14: Funnelback wcag crawler user agent = funnelback-wcag-crawler
# Updated (C. Sanders) 2025-03-07: Reviewed with K. Gunasekera - updated and removed many entries

User-agent: *

# Updated (C.Sanders) 2025-03-08: Consolidated entries
Disallow: /GPPS/*
Disallow: /SSC/*

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2012-03-12: Following review of Google Webmaster Tools Profile
# Updated (C.Sanders) 2018-12-13: Removed /features/* as this needs to be indexed within WebCMS
# Updated (C.Sanders) 2021-07-22: Added /corporate* as there is nothing that needs indexing in there (old Web01 folder)
# Directories located on Web01
Disallow: /about/*
Disallow: /alumni/enews/*
Disallow: /apps/*
Disallow: /beta/*
Disallow: /bookweb/*
Disallow: /css/*
Disallow: /chs/*
Disallow: /cgi-bin/*
Disallow: /confs/*
Disallow: /conferences/2009/*
Disallow: /conferences/HostingTheWorld/*
Disallow: /conferences/herdsa/*
Disallow: /conferences/tlf/*
Disallow: /corporate/*
Disallow: /CorporateEvents/*
Disallow: /CLT/*
Disallow: /ecu/ecuonly/*
Disallow: /errors/*
Disallow: /events-and-activities/*
Disallow: /fbsc/bd/staffonly/*
Disallow: /fbsc/fser/staffonly/*
Disallow: /fbsc/shr/staffonly/*
Disallow: /fbsc/sys/staffonly/*
Disallow: /feedback/*
Disallow: /forums/*
Disallow: /hdr/*
Disallow: /iso/*
Disallow: /IRS/ecuonly/*
Disallow: /IRS/staffonly/*
Disallow: /ITSC/*
Disallow: /KITSC/*
Disallow: /LDS/*
Disallow: /learning-and-development/*
Disallow: /learning-teaching/*
Disallow: /links/*
Disallow: /lift/*
Disallow: /library/indoor/*
Disallow: /marketing/gallery/*
Disallow: /marketing/staffonly/*
Disallow: /MyECU/*
Disallow: /OnlineLearning/*
Disallow: /pr/*
Disallow: /Projects-and-initiatives/staffonly/*
Disallow: /pa/*
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /ses/*
Disallow: /ssa/*
Disallow: /service-centres/staffonly/*
Disallow: /student/*
Disallow: /student/data/*
Disallow: /vco/*
Disallow: /vmc/*
Disallow: /VC@home/*
Disallow: /webadmin/*
Disallow: /webarchive/*

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2012-03-20: Following review of Google Webmaster Tools Profile
# Directories located within WebCMS
Disallow: /administration/*
Disallow: /web-administration/*

# Updated (K. Gunasekera) 2012-12-20: Following migrations of marketing sites from web01
# Directories located within WebCMS
Disallow: /service-centres/MACSC/*
Disallow: /service-centres/OGS/*
Disallow: /service-centres/PQESC/*

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2013-08-05: Following review of Funnelback index collections
Disallow: /templates/*
Disallow: /resources/*
Disallow: /wcag/*

# Updated (C.Sanders) 2014-08-04: Exclude "old" directory
Disallow: /staffdir/*

# Updated (C. Sanders) 2019-02-11: Excluding Media folder (following discovery by Katie/Aaron).
Disallow: /_media/*

# Updated (C. Sanders) 2019-02-19: Excluding /degrees-elements/* (following discovery by Lindsay).
# Updated (C. Sanders) 2025-03-07: Adding /degrees/shared-content
Disallow: /degrees-elements/*
Disallow: /degrees/shared-content/*

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2014-04-10: Excluding HTML elements that Web Team have no control over.
Disallow: /alumni/graduate-verification-form
Disallow: /my-uni-start/get-started/respond-to-your-offer/accept-offer
Disallow: /my-uni-start/get-started/activate-your-account/activate-account
Disallow: /my-uni-start/enrolling/course-and-enrolment-information/enrolling
Disallow: /staff-development/*

# Updated (C. Sanders) 2014-08-03: Extra exclusions.
Disallow: /fbsc/contractors/
Disallow: /supplemental/sitemap

# Updated (K. Gunasekera) 2021-06-25: Excluding Bots following search pages. (On SQUIZ advice)
Disallow: *?*query=
Disallow: *?*f.*%7C*=

# Updated (K. Gunasekera) 2021-08-19: Excluding Bots following news and features sections. (Whilst we decomission)
Disallow: /news/latest-news
Disallow: /features

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2022-09-13: New blocking exclusions added after review of Google Search Console - Experience Reports.
Disallow: /s/*

# Updated (A. Dunbar) 2022-09-14: Added sitemaps after review of Google Search Console - Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.ecu.edu.au/sitemap.txt
Sitemap: https://www.ecu.edu.au/sitemap.courses.xml

# Updated (K. Gunasekera) 2026-01-30: Added to exclude the study / walkins enquiry form
Disallow: /study/walk-in-service/