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AI Crawler Traffic Statistics (2025)

Data on AI crawler activity, blocking rates, and how the landscape is changing. Numbers from real server logs.

Complete List of AI Crawlers (2025)

A comprehensive, regularly updated reference of AI web crawlers and their User-Agent strings. Know what's hitting your server.

Essential Tools for Network Administrators

A collection of free tools for network admins, sysadmins, and webmasters. IP management, subnet calculators, and more.

Free vs Paid SSL Certificates - Which Should You Choose?

Let's Encrypt is free and trusted. So why do paid SSL certificates exist? Here's when free SSL works and when you actually need to pay.

How to Add Security Headers (Nginx, Apache, Cloudflare, Vercel)

Step-by-step guide to adding security headers on Nginx, Apache, Cloudflare, and Vercel. Copy-paste configurations to improve your site's security grade.

How to Block AI Crawlers on Netlify

Block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers on Netlify using Edge Functions and redirects.

How to Block AI Crawlers on Vercel (Next.js)

Block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers on Vercel using middleware, vercel.json, and robots.txt.

How to Block AI Crawlers on WordPress

Three methods to block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers from your WordPress site. No coding required.

How to Block AI Crawlers with Apache (.htaccess)

Block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers using Apache .htaccess rules. Works on shared hosting.

How to Block AI Crawlers with Cloudflare

Use Cloudflare's WAF and Bot Fight Mode to block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers. Free tier works.

How to Block AI Crawlers with Nginx

Server-level blocking for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers using Nginx configuration.

How to Block AI Crawlers: The Complete Guide (2025)

Everything you need to know about blocking GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers from scraping your site. Real methods that actually work.

How to Block Bytespider (ByteDance's Aggressive Crawler)

Bytespider is notorious for ignoring robots.txt. Here's how to actually block it using server-level rules.

How to Block CCBot (Common Crawl)

Block the Common Crawl bot that supplies training data to multiple AI companies. One crawler, many AI models.

How to Block ClaudeBot (Anthropic's Web Crawler)

Block Anthropic's ClaudeBot and other Claude-related crawlers from scraping your website for AI training data.

How to Block Google-Extended (Without Hurting Your SEO)

Block Google's AI training crawler without affecting your search rankings. Google-Extended is NOT the same as Googlebot.

How to Block GPTBot (OpenAI's Web Crawler)

Step-by-step instructions for blocking OpenAI's GPTBot crawler from accessing your website using robots.txt and server-level rules.

How to Check If Your SSL Certificate Is Valid

Learn how to verify your SSL certificate is working properly. Check expiry dates, certificate chains, and common issues that break HTTPS.

How to Detect AI Crawlers in Your Server Logs

Find out which AI bots are hitting your site by analyzing Apache and Nginx access logs. Commands and patterns to look for.

Legal Implications of AI Scraping - What Website Owners Should Know

Understand the legal landscape of AI scraping, key lawsuits, copyright considerations, and what technical and legal measures website owners can actually take.

Meta Tags for SEO - The Complete Guide

Everything you need to know about meta tags for SEO. Learn which tags actually matter for search rankings and social sharing, plus common mistakes to avoid.

robots.txt vs .htaccess: Which Should You Use to Block AI Crawlers?

Understanding the difference between robots.txt and .htaccess for blocking AI crawlers. Spoiler: use both.

SSL Certificate Expired - What Happens and How to Fix It

Your SSL certificate expired and visitors are seeing warnings. Here's what happens, how to fix it fast, and how to prevent it from happening again.

What Are Security Headers and Why Do They Matter

Learn about HTTP security headers - what they do, why they're important, and how to improve your site's security grade with these quick configuration changes.

Why Websites Are Blocking AI Crawlers

The real reasons publishers, bloggers, and businesses are blocking GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI training crawlers.