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35 changes: 33 additions & 2 deletions src/core/views/static_views.py
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Expand Up @@ -41,10 +41,41 @@ def marker_generator(request):
return render(request, "core/generator.html", {})


def robots_txt(_):
def robots_txt(request):
# Block bots entirely on dev/staging hosts so dev.jandig.app stops
# showing up in search results.
host = request.get_host().lower()
if host.startswith("dev.") or "staging" in host:
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We dont have a staging.jandig.app. This "or" is not necessary

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lines = ["User-Agent: *", "Disallow: /"]
return HttpResponse("\n".join(lines), content_type="text/plain")

# Production: allow only the public CMS/blog surface. Block API,
# exhibit detail pages (bots feed random ids and cause 500s), and
# auth-gated CMS edit/upload paths.
lines = [
"User-Agent: *",
"Disallow: ",
"Allow: /$",
"Allow: /collection/",
"Allow: /community/",
"Allow: /documentation/",
"Allow: /memories/",
"Allow: /docs/",
"Allow: /see_all/",
"Disallow: /api/",
"Disallow: /admin/",
"Disallow: /users/",
"Disallow: /exhibit/",
"Disallow: /exhibits/",
"Disallow: /artwork/",
"Disallow: /artworks/",
"Disallow: /marker/",
"Disallow: /markers/",
"Disallow: /objects/",
"Disallow: /sounds/",
"Disallow: /generator/",
"Disallow: /content/delete/",
"Disallow: /elements/",
"Disallow: /exhibit_select/",
]
return HttpResponse("\n".join(lines), content_type="text/plain")

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