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AI Scrape Protect

Protect your website from AI scraping by adding opt-out instructions to your robots.txt file and including meta tags in the HTML `` with this easy-to- …

By Daan Verbaan·AI·Free
4.7(3 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 4 months ago
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As of April 2026, AI Scrape Protect is a WordPress AI plugin with 200 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Top alternative: SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics.

4.7/53 reviews
200active installs
2.5K+total downloads
2 yearssince 2024

Overview

AI Scrape Protect 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 robots.txt file for the most common AI scraping bots and including meta tags to control how your content is used.

Simplicity first: This plugin is built to be as simple and user-friendly as possible. There are no complicated settings or configuration screens—just activate the plugin and your site is protected. Perfect for anyone who wants quick, effective AI scraping protection without any technical hassle.

Note: These instructions are not always respected by all bots.

Features

  • Adds specific User-agent and Disallow rules to your robots.txt file to block a comprehensive list of AI scraping bots.
  • Introduces meta tags in th…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.73 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Changelog

4.6

  • Added six new AI scraping bots to the block list: 360Spider, ChatGLM-Spider, Sogou, Baiduspider, ErnieBot, DeepseekBot. // Added V 4.6
  • Ensures existing entries remain intact and no duplication occurs.
  • Maintains compatibility with major search engines (Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.).
  • No functional changes to meta tags or admin bar.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Daan VerbaanDaan Verbaan
Plugin Info
Version
4.6
Last Updated
Nov 29, 2025
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
2.5K+
Added
Sep 18, 2024
Business
Free

Tags

aiscrapingsecurityrobots.txtai scraping protection

Developer

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Daan Verbaan
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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