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AI Bots overview

Track AI crawler visits on your WordPress site — local storage, Content / By bot / Noise tabs, and optional Pro blocking.

See also the AI Traffic feature page.

Admin path: SEO Booster → AI Bots

Prerequisites

  • AI bot tracking enabled (default on) under Settings → AI / LLM
  • No Google Search Console connection required; GSC badges appear when data exists

What gets recorded

On each frontend request, SEO Booster matches the user agent against known AI crawlers. Hits are queued on template_redirect and saved on shutdown with the final HTTP status. 404 responses are not stored as content hits.

Summary cards

For the selected period (7, 30, or 90 days):

  • Total visits
  • Unique bots
  • Unique content pages crawled
  • Purpose breakdown — research/training vs citation/answer engine (chart + counts)
SettingDefaultEffect
AI bot trackingOnStop all recording when off
Track mapped content onlyOnUnmapped URLs bucket to Noise instead of Content
Retention days90How long hit rows are kept (7–365)
Pro blockingOffReturn HTTP 403 for selected bots or purposes

Next steps