OpenBotAuth – AI Crawler Access Control
Verify AI crawlers with HTTP Signatures and enforce allow/deny/teaser policies; also serves llms.txt and AI-ready feeds.
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·0 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, OpenBotAuth is a WordPress AI plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 125 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics.
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Overview
OpenBotAuth helps publishers control automated access from AI crawlers and agents. It verifies requests using RFC 9421 HTTP Message Signatures (via a configurable verifier) and applies per-site or per-post policies like allow, deny, teaser previews, and 402 payment-required responses. It also publishes AI-friendly endpoints like llms.txt, a JSON feed, and per-post Markdown.
Instead of blocking all bots or allowing unrestricted access, you can:
- See AI bot traffic – Local-only analytics showing which bots are crawling your site
- Verify bot identity using cryptographic signatures (RFC 9421)
- Show teasers to unverified bots (first N words)
- Rate limit bot access per agent
- Whitelist/blacklist specific bots
Key Features
- Bot Traffic Analytics – See which AI bots (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, P…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.0
- First stable release for WordPress.org directory
- AI referrer tracking via utm_source parameter (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot)
- AI feed options enabled by default on fresh install
- Feed limit default increased to 100 posts
- Improved plugin activation defaults
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