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Set Up Automatic Robots.txt for Your WordPress Website
Overview
This guide shows you how to use the WordPress plugin to set up Automatic Robots.txt. Please contact us if you need help.
Are You Using WordPress VIP?
Enterprise customers can use the Enterprise API to set WordPress VIP Security Controls that forcefully block misbehaving bots by user agent at the edge. Contact your account manager for setup instructions.
Step 1: Install the Plugin
- Navigate to the Known Agents Projects page and open your project
- Copy your access token from the Settings page
- Log in to your website's WordPress dashboard
- Click Plugins in the sidebar
- Search for Known Agents (Plugin Directory)
- Click Install Now
- Click Activate
Step 2: Block Agents by Category
- Click Known Agents in the sidebar
- Paste in your access token
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Select the agent types you want to block. Allowed categories include:
AI AgentAI AssistantAI Coding AgentAI Data ProviderAI Data ScraperAI Search CrawlerArchiverDeveloper HelperFetcherAutomated AgentIntelligence GathererScraperSEO CrawlerSearch Engine CrawlerSecurity ScannerUndocumented AI AgentUncategorized
- Check the Forcefully Block Misbehaving Bots box to enforce your rules
- Click Save Changes
Step 3: Test Your Integration
If your website is correctly connected, you should see the new rules in your website's robots.txt.