Q: Hello, can you block ahrefs, semrush etc...
bots?
Can it block the screaming frog crawler as well?
What happens after 500k/requests? How is this counted?
How do you decide if it is a bad or good bot?
What is the difference to the stopbadbots plugin?
Thank you
Elsa_CloudFilt
May 15, 2024A: By default, we are stopping bad bots only, however you can configure it anytime and choose to block whoever you want.
Once your requests are consumed you get an alert and filtering is deactivated.
The difference with other solutions is that CloudFilt analyzes the behaviour of the user to determine if it’s a real bot, not just its IP .
plurkstarCan we permanently ban an ip or bot etc? I have tested this and the ip blocked can unblock itself by solving the captcha. I want certain bot and people from access to my contents. Also, can we block someone based on countries etc or you have plans to implement them?
Eric_CloudFiltYes, soon you can block country and continent(GDPR)
https://trello.com/b/5A5wFZU3/cloudfilts-public-roadmap