Added six new AI scraping bots to the block list: 360Spider, ChatGLM-Spider, Sogou, Baiduspider, ErnieBot, and DeepseekBot. These additions improve protection against emerging AI scrapers while maintaining compatibility with search engine indexing bots. No changes to meta tags or admin bar functionality.<\/p>","4.5":"
Removed DuckDuckBot from the blocklist.\nSpecifically allowed Googlebot, Googlebot-Image, Googlebot-News, Google-PageSpeed, Google-Site-Verification and Lighthouse to improve crawling functionality.<\/p>","4.4":"
Fixes robots.txt compatibility issue with other plugins by removing duplicate "User-agent: *" rules.<\/p>","4.3":"
Improvements to robots.txt handling: User-agent rules are now added more efficiently via a single loop, improving performance and readability.<\/p>","4.2":"
New AI bots have been added to the block list: Claude-User, DataForSeoBot, GoogleOther, and TurnitinBot. This update improves protection against AI training crawlers while maintaining compatibility with search engines.<\/p>","4.1":"
Added two new AI bots to the block list: Amazon-AI and AnthropicBot. Ensured existing entries were not duplicated. Maintains compatibility with major search engines for proper indexing.<\/p>","4.0":"
All project links and references have been updated to reflect the plugin\u2019s move from New AI bots have been added to the block list, improving the scope of protection. The admin bar icon has been enhanced with a higher resolution and a green dot to clearly indicate when the plugin is active.<\/p>","3.0":" Admin bar icon added. Updates to meta tags and AI Scrape Protect<\/strong> is a WordPress plugin designed to protect your website from scraping for AI training purposes. It achieves this by adding opt-out instructions to the Simplicity first:<\/strong> This plugin is built to be as simple and user-friendly as possible. There are no complicated settings or configuration screens\u2014just activate the plugin and your site is protected. Perfect for anyone who wants quick, effective AI scraping protection without any technical hassle.<\/p>\n\n Note:<\/strong> These instructions are not always respected by all bots.<\/p>\n\n The plugin adds specific While this plugin adds recommendations to the Currently, the plugin includes a predefined list of bots. If you need to add or remove specific bots, you would need to modify the plugin code or contact the plugin author for customization.<\/p><\/dd>\n The uisce.eu<\/code> to its new home at codesurf.eu<\/code>. No functional changes \u2014 safe to update.<\/p>","3.1":"robots.txt<\/code> for better compatibility with AI standards. Removed OpenAI SearchBot from the blocklist as recommended.<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":1,"5":3},"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.jpg":{"filename":"icon-128x128.jpg","revision":3153910,"resolution":"128x128","location":"assets","locale":""},"icon-256x256.jpg":{"filename":"icon-256x256.jpg","revision":3153910,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.jpg","revision":3153910,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":""},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":3153910,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.2","1.3","1.4","2.0","2.1","2.2","2.3","2.4","3.0","3.1","4.0","4.1","4.2","4.3","4.4","4.5","4.6"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":3207445,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":3207485,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":""}},"screenshots":{"1":"robots.txt File Example:<\/strong> Shows how the plugin updates the robots.txt<\/code> file.","2":"meta tags Example:<\/strong> Shows an example of the Meta Tags added to the head section.","3":"Admin Bar Icon:<\/strong> Displays the admin bar icon indicating the plugin's active state."},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[2353,231883,12753,188691,600],"plugin_category":[54],"plugin_contributors":[231884],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-201367","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-ai","plugin_tags-ai-scraping-protection","plugin_tags-robots-txt","plugin_tags-scraping","plugin_tags-security","plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection","plugin_contributors-daanverbaan","plugin_committers-daanverbaan"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3153910","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/banner-1544x500.jpg?rev=3153910","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/icon-128x128.jpg?rev=3153910","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3153910","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=3207445","caption":"robots.txt File Example:<\/strong> Shows how the plugin updates the robots.txt<\/code> file."},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ai-scrape-protect\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=3207485","caption":"meta tags Example:<\/strong> Shows an example of the Meta Tags added to the head section."}],"raw_content":"\nrobots.txt<\/code> file for the most common AI scraping bots and including meta tags to control how your content is used.<\/p>\n\nFeatures<\/h3>\n\n
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User-agent<\/code> and Disallow<\/code> rules to your robots.txt<\/code> file to block a comprehensive list of AI scraping bots. <\/li>\n<head><\/code> to provide additional instructions to AI bots, including new tags for Bingbot and general AI compliance. <\/li>\nDisallowAITraining<\/code> and noimageai<\/code> meta tags. <\/li>\n\n
ai-scrape-protect<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory. <\/li>\n\n
How does this plugin protect my site from AI scraping?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
User-agent<\/code> entries to your robots.txt<\/code> file to instruct common AI scraping bots not to crawl or scrape your site. It also introduces meta tags in the HTML <head><\/code> to provide additional instructions to AI bots.<\/p><\/dd>\nWill this completely stop AI scraping of my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
robots.txt<\/code> file and includes meta tags, not all bots follow these rules. This is a measure to discourage scraping rather than a foolproof solution.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I add or remove bots from the list?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens if I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
robots.txt<\/code> file will revert to its previous state before the plugin was activated, and the meta tags added to the HTML <head><\/code> will be removed.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n4.6<\/h4>\n\n
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4.5<\/h4>\n\n
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4.4<\/h4>\n\n
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4.3<\/h4>\n\n
Increased priority for the robots.txt modification by improving the order of the User-agent rules.\nThe modify_robots_txt function was updated to add all User-agent rules in a single loop.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n4.2<\/h4>\n\n
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4.1<\/h4>\n\n