SemrushBot/7~bl

SemrushBot/7~bl is a web crawler developed by Semrush Inc., designed to discover and collect new and updated web data. This data is utilized across various Semrush tools, including Backlink Analytics, Site Audit, Backlink Audit, Link Building, SEO Writing Assistant, On Page SEO Checker, SEO Content Template, Topic Research, SplitSignal, ContentShake AI, and Plagiarism Checker. ( semrush.com ) The user agent string for SemrushBot/7~bl is: SemrushBot operates by starting with a list of webpage URLs. As it visits these URLs, it saves hyperlinks from the page for further crawling. This process, known as the "crawl frontier," is repeatedly visited according to Semrush's policies to effectively map a site for updates, such as content changes, new pages, and dead links. ( semrush.com ) If you prefer to prevent SemrushBot from crawling your site, you can do so by adding the following lines to your robots.txt file: This directive instructs SemrushBot to refrain from accessing any pages on your website. ( semrush.com ) Please note that while SemrushBot is designed to adhere to robots.txt directives, some users have reported challenges in blocking the bot using this method. In such cases, alternative measures, such as blocking the bot by IP address or user agent at the server level, may be more effective. ( stackoverflow.com )