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Block GPTBot and ClaudeBot without killing search traffic. The 2026 robots.txt guide: which AI bots to block, which to allow, and the exact template to use.

Block GPTBot from training on your content with one robots.txt block. Exact configuration, verification steps, impersonator checks, and common mistakes.

Perplexity actually sends traffic through its citations. Learn how to get cited: crawler access, quotable content structure, authority signals, and measurement.

Google's AI Overviews cite pages its ranking systems already trust. How citation works, what Google really recommends, and the Google-Extended opt-out myth.

AI assistants recommend local businesses using your Business Profile, reviews, and schema. Learn the local SEO playbook for getting cited in AI answers.

Want to know how AI detection tools work? This simple guide explains AI text detectors, how they catch AI writing, and how to make your content sound human in 2026.

GPTBot trains OpenAI's models; OAI-SearchBot powers ChatGPT search citations. Two separate crawlers, two separate robots.txt tokens — here's which one to block.

Block ClaudeBot with two lines of robots.txt. Which of Anthropic's three crawlers to stop, copy-paste rules, verification steps, and trade-offs explained.

Should you block PerplexityBot? The nuanced 2026 answer: allow it for cited referral traffic — Perplexity says it doesn't train models — unless you need a full opt-out from AI search.