fix: unblock sitemap fetching in robots.txt#5848
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Replace broad Disallow: /api/ with specific Disallow: /api/r/ for the redirector. The broad rule was preventing Google from fetching sitemaps at /api/sitemaps/ despite the Allow override. Also add the API sitemap index as a second Sitemap directive.
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Summary
Disallow: /api/with specificDisallow: /api/r/(redirector only)Sitemap:directive/api/disallow was preventing Google from fetching sitemaps at/api/sitemaps/Context
All API sitemaps show "Couldn't fetch" in Google Search Console. The
Disallow: /api/rule was originally added to prevent redirector pages from being indexed, but it also blocks sitemap fetching. Narrowing it to/api/r/keeps the redirector blocked while unblocking sitemaps.Companion PR: dailydotdev/daily-api#3785
Test plan
/api/r/URLs are still blocked by robots.txtPreview domain
https://fix-robots-txt-sitemaps.preview.app.daily.dev