I’m excited to announce the release of Block AI Crawlers, a new WordPress plugin designed to give website owners control over how AI crawlers interact with their site.

This lightweight, user-friendly plugin makes it simple to block 75+ known AI crawlers, directly from your WordPress® dashboard.

Why Block AI Crawlers?

In the era of AI-driven content generation and data scraping, many website owners have expressed concerns about the unrestricted access of AI crawlers to their sites.

These bots can extract valuable content, sometimes for purposes that might not align with the site owner’s intentions.

Despite months of discussion in Trac, this feature has yet to make it into core – and looks like it won’t be happening any time soon 🤷‍♂️

That’s why I decided to step up and make it available immediately for the WordPress community.

With Block AI Crawlers, you can take back control and ensure your content is accessed on your terms.

How It Works

The plugin seamlessly integrates with WordPress® settings:

1. Settings Integration: Navigate to Settings > Reading, where you’ll find a new checkbox labeled “Block AI Crawlers.”
2. Dynamic Robots.txt Rules: Once enabled, the plugin adds  Disallow  rules to your  robots.txt  file for over 75 known AI crawlers, including ChatGPT, BingAI, OpenAI, and many more.
3. Effortless Updates: The plugin is kept up-to-date with an automatic update feature that pulls changes from the GitHub repository.

This solution is designed to be accessible for all users – no coding required 😎

A Simple Yet Powerful Feature

For months, contributors and developers have debated this feature on WordPress’s Trac system.

While the core development team focuses on broader updates, Block AI Crawlers offers an immediate solution to a growing concern.

It reflects my commitment to empowering WordPress® users with tools that address real-world challenges.

Features at a Glance

• Easy Setup: Enable the feature with just a single click in the WordPress® dashboard.
• Extensive Coverage: Blocks 75+ AI crawlers, with a list that will continue to be updated.
• Lightweight and Secure: Built with clean coding standards and minimal performance impact.
• Automatic Updates: Stay protected with ongoing updates via the Plugin Update Checker library.

How to Get Started

Getting started with Block AI Crawlers is simple:

1. Download the plugin from the official GitHub repository.
2. Install and activate the plugin on your WordPress site.
3. Navigate to Settings > Reading and enable “Block AI Crawlers.”
4. Save your changes, and you’re all set!

Join the Conversation

This plugin was born from ongoing discussions in the WordPress® community about how to handle AI crawlers.

I encourage feedback, feature suggestions, and contributions to make this plugin even better.

Visit the GitHub repository to report issues or submit pull requests.

Empowering the WordPress Community

By releasing Block AI Crawlers, I aim to give members of the community control over how AI crawlers interact with your content.

Whether you’re a blogger, a business owner, or a developer, this plugin is a step towards ensuring your site’s integrity in the AI age.

Download Block AI Crawlers today and take back control of your content!