ChatBot Blocker by CellarWeb adds commands to the WordPress virtual robots.txt file to block various chatbots from using your site content.
As of April 2026, ChatBot Blocker by CellarWeb is a WordPress AI plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 914 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics.
You can block ChatGPT and Bard and other compatible AI scanners from using your site content by adding specific commands to your site’s virtual robots.txt file. Note that an actual robots.txt file in your site root will override the virtual commands.
The plugin also adds your sitemap.xml file to the virtual robots.txt file.
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
- Added additional chatbot agents to include Applebot:
"Applebot" => "Applebot",
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