Title: MAnaging BOTS
Last modified: August 6, 2024

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# MAnaging BOTS

 *  Resolved [Chuckie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajtruckle/)
 * (@ajtruckle)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/)
 * Hi
 * I still notice that entries like this are included in my download logs:
   Mozilla/
   5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; GPTBot/1.2; +https://openai.
   com/gptbot)
 * It is not possible to exclude entries like this?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17937660)
 * Thank you for reaching out to us. I have submitted a message to the developers
   to investigate further your request.
 * Thank you.
 *  Plugin Author [mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mra13/)
 * (@mra13)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17942396)
 * Hi, That’s a valid user agent value. If you don’t want the plugin to capture 
   the user agent value in the logs menu, do the following:
    - Go to the settings menu of the plugin.
    - Tick the ‘Do Not Capture User Agent’ checkbox.
    - Save the settings.
 * The plugin won’t save those user agent values in the logs menu after that.
 *  Thread Starter [Chuckie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajtruckle/)
 * (@ajtruckle)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17942501)
 * Hi [@mra13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mra13/)
 * The documentation for this setting says:
 * > Use this if you do not want to capture the User Agent value of the browser 
   > when they download an item.
   >  Simple Download Monitor
 * When I asked ChatGPT about this string it said:
 * Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; GPTBot/1.2; +https://
   openai.com/gptbot)
 * This user agent string provides specific information about the browser **and 
   the bot accessing a web page**. Let’s break it down:
    - **Mozilla/5.0**: This part is a legacy token that indicates compatibility 
      with older web standards.
    - **AppleWebKit/537.36**: This specifies the rendering engine used, which is
      WebKit (the same engine used by Safari and Chrome).
    - **(KHTML, like Gecko)**: This indicates that the browser is compatible with
      KHTML (the engine used by Konqueror) and Gecko (the engine used by Firefox).
    - **compatible**: This suggests that the bot is designed to be compatible with
      various web standards.
    - **GPTBot/1.2**: This identifies the **specific bot**, in this case, GPTBot
      version 1.2.
    - **+https://openai.com/gptbot**: This provides a URL where more information
      about the bot can be found.
 * So, I don’t understand your response. A user agent string will be fine – for 
   a user. But from the above it is saying this is from a bot and not a user. So,
   what concept am I not understanding here?
 *  Plugin Author [mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mra13/)
 * (@mra13)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17942521)
 * Looks like I misunderstood your question. I thought you were asking about the
   user agent value being incorrect and you don’t want to capture the user agent
   data.
 * I think you are saying that you don’t want chatgpt agent to be able to download
   the item on your site? Is my understanding correct?
 * If I understand your question now, my new answer is that our plugin cannot do
   that at the moment.
 *  Thread Starter [Chuckie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajtruckle/)
 * (@ajtruckle)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17942570)
 * Put it this way. It would be nice to filter the log to USER downloaded content.
   HUMANS. Clearer?
 *  Plugin Author [mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mra13/)
 * (@mra13)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17956438)
 * We will try our best to keep improving the function, however, it’s important 
   to acknowledge the following:
 * This plugin may not always be able to keep pace with the rapidly evolving landscape
   of bots. Effective bot prevention should ideally be implemented at the server
   level, using firewalls, or through solutions like Google reCAPTCHA. You can enable
   Google reCAPTCHA in the plugin’s settings.
 * Additionally, if you have specific code enhancements in mind, we welcome you 
   to submit a pull request to our GitHub repository for review.
 *  Thread Starter [Chuckie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajtruckle/)
 * (@ajtruckle)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17957608)
 * I do have reCaptcha 3 active and I understand that your plugin with not work 
   with my reCaptcvha that I have running on my site.

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 * Last reply from: [Chuckie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajtruckle/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/managing-bots/#post-17957608)
 * Status: resolved