Feedbin
GoodBotVerifiedBOTA dedicated RSS feed aggregator and reader service that fetches content to provide a clean, distraction-free reading experience for its subscribers. Operated by Feedbin.
What is Feedbin?
Feedbin is a subscription-based RSS reader service designed to provide a high-quality, distraction-free reading environment. It operates a dedicated crawler that periodically visits websites to fetch the latest updates from RSS feeds, newsletters, and podcasts, ensuring that users have access to the most recent content from their chosen sources. The service is operated by Ben Ubois and focuses on user privacy and a clean, customizable interface for content consumption.
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FeedbinWhy it crawls your site
The Feedbin crawler functions to keep user reading lists up-to-date by polling subscribed feeds for new entries. It processes the XML/RSS data to extract article text, images, and metadata, which are then rendered within the Feedbin application for the end user. Site owners can verify the bot by checking the User-Agent string 'Feedbin' and can manage its behavior by following standard robots.txt protocols or by reviewing the documentation provided on the Feedbin help site.
Block or allow Feedbin
Add a Disallow rule for Feedbin in your robots.txt file. You can also block at the server level using your web server configuration or CDN firewall rules to filter requests matching the user-agent string.
# Block Feedbin from crawling your entire site User-agent: Feedbin Disallow: / # Allow Feedbin full access User-agent: Feedbin Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows Feedbin. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to Feedbin's documentation.
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