[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5740: Add /?s= disallow rule to robots.txt

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#5740: Add /?s= disallow rule to robots.txt
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high             |   Milestone:
Component:  General          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo performance  |
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Description changed by jonoaldersonwp:

Old description:

> https://wordpress.org/robots.txt already disallows `/search`, but doesn't
> disallow `/?s=*`.
>
> This omission creates an attack vector for negative SEO and spam attacks.
>
> To prevent this, we should allow the following rule to the robots.txt
> file:
>
> {{{
> Disallow: /?s=
> }}}

New description:

 https://wordpress.org/robots.txt already disallows `/search`, but doesn't
 disallow `/?s=*`.

 This omission creates an attack vector for negative SEO and spam attacks;
 and we're currently under heavy attack.

 To prevent this, we should allow the following rule to the robots.txt
 file:

 {{{
 Disallow: /?s=
 }}}

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