Description
Jass Bots Entry Control Manager gives you full control over which bots can access your WordPress site.
Block bad bots (scrapers, spam bots, vulnerability scanners) and whitelist the ones you need – search engines, AI tools, social media crawlers, and more.
Key Features
- Pre-defined Bot Database – Curated list of known bots categorised as Good, Bad, or Neutral.
- Allow / Disallow – Toggle any bot individually or filter by category.
- Smart Suggestions – The plugin highlights which bots are critical for SEO, analytics, and site functionality (Googlebot, Bingbot, Ahrefs, etc.).
- One-click Reset – Restore all bot rules to their recommended defaults.
- Color-coded Admin UI – Modern interface with #3166FF accent for a professional look.
- Multilingual Ready – All strings are translation-ready.
Bot Categories
- Search Engines – Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu, DuckDuckGo
- AI & Crawlers – OpenAI GPTBot, Anthropic, Common Crawl, Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz
- Ads & Marketing – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Outbrain, Taboola
- Social Media – Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit
- Security Scanners – Nikto, OWASP ZAP, WPScan, sqlmap
- Spam & Scrapers – Semalt, Dataminr, Scrapy, Python Requests, Curl, Wget
- Other – Adobe Bot, AppleBot
Why Allow Certain Bots?
- Googlebot / Bingbot – Essential for search indexing and SEO.
- Ahrefs / Semrush – Useful for backlink analysis and rank tracking.
- GPTBot / Anthropic – If you want AI models to reference your content.
- Facebook / Twitter – Enable social sharing previews.
The plugin clearly marks which bots are recommended to allow based on your site’s goals.
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Installation
- Upload the
jass-bots-entry-control-managerfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings Jass Bots Entry Control to configure.
- Review the bot list and toggle permissions as needed.
- Click Save All Changes.
FAQ
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Does this slow down my site?
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No. The bot check is lightweight and runs early in the request lifecycle.
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Can I add my own custom bots?
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Custom bot support is planned for a future release.
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What happens if a blocked bot tries to access my site?
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It receives a
403 Forbiddenresponse. -
Is the bot list updated automatically?
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No – but you can reset to defaults at any time to restore the recommended rules.
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Contributors & Developers
“Jass Bots Entry Control Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Pre-defined bot list.
- Category-based allow/deny.
- Smart recommendations.