FlockWP
GoodBotVerifiedAGENTManages WordPress sites on behalf of authenticated owners. Syncs data, applies updates, and monitors uptime. Operated by FlockWP.
What is FlockWP?
FlockWP is a web crawler operated by FlockWP. Manages WordPress sites on behalf of authenticated owners. Syncs data, applies updates, and monitors uptime.
Identification
FlockWPHow we rated this bot
Verified by Cloudflare, which confirms who runs it, with no widespread reports of abuse.
What we read
- google ignoring robots.txt ? - Google Search Central Community
- Where did Perplexity say they would obey robots.txt ... - Hacker News
- Problems with web crawlers not respecting robots.txt file - SSL / TLS
- Meta Has New Web-Crawling Bots That Sneakily Get Around Robots.txt - Business Insider
- How to Use robots.txt Disallow to Block Crawlers ...
Why it crawls your site
FlockWP crawls websites to collect and process web content. It is operated by FlockWP as part of their web crawling infrastructure. If you see this bot in your server logs, it is a verified crawler and generally safe.
Block or allow FlockWP
Add a Disallow rule for FlockWP 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 FlockWP from crawling your entire site User-agent: FlockWP Disallow: / # Allow FlockWP full access User-agent: FlockWP Allow: /
Ensure your robots.txt allows FlockWP. Verify requests are genuine by checking the user-agent string and referring to FlockWP's documentation.
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