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AI crawlers explained: How AI bots interact with your WordPress site
This guide explains how AI bots interact with WordPress sites and what you can do to allow, block, or control their access.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- July 17, 2026
- Post type
- Blog
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- WordPress SEO
- Topic
- WordPress Tips
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Websites aren’t dead: Consumers still rely on them over AI, new Kinsta report finds
New Kinsta research finds consumers use AI for discovery but still rely on company websites to verify information, build trust, and make decisions.
- Reading time
- 3 min read
- Updated date
- September 25, 2026
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- Kinsta News
The 7 biggest mistakes site owners make after discovering AI bot traffic
Managing AI bot traffic starts with knowing what the bots are doing. Learn seven mistakes site owners make and how to respond.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- September 22, 2026
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Are websites dead? AI discovery, trust, and website quality
See what 1,008 U.S. consumers say about AI recommendations, online trust, and why company websites still play a critical role in purchase decisions.
- Reading time
- 2 min read
- Updated date
- September 22, 2026
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- Kinsta News
Can I still benefit from AI search without letting bots destroy my server?
Learn how to balance AI search visibility with bot protection by allowing crawler traffic while limiting requests that strain your server.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- September 15, 2026
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
Bot Traffic
What to do when bots hit your WordPress site: An action plan
Learn how to implement a four-step plan to handle bot traffic to your WordPress website. An actionable guide with a full checklist.
- Reading time
- 12 min read
- Updated date
- October 8, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Why AI agents need guardrails instead of unlimited access
Leaving an AI agent to run tasks without oversight will cause problems. This post looks at how to build guardrails for agentic AI!
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- October 6, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
What happens when AI agents become your new website operators?
See how AI agents are becoming the new WordPress operators, from updates and deployments to monitoring, automation, and agency workflows.
- Reading time
- 12 min read
- Updated date
- September 24, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
AI Development
Why faster content creation demands better governance
AI lets you publish faster, but those extra articles mean more corrections. This post covers how to build the infrastructure to handle them!
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- October 15, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Content Strategy
Why AI agents need guardrails instead of unlimited access
Leaving an AI agent to run tasks without oversight will cause problems. This post looks at how to build guardrails for agentic AI!
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- October 6, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Why WordPress needs APIs before it needs more AI
AI agents can achieve a lot, but not without an API. This post looks at why APIs are one of the most necessary components for working with agentic AI!
- Reading time
- 9 min read
- Updated date
- October 1, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- API
- Topic
- WordPress Development
What happens when AI agents become your new website operators?
See how AI agents are becoming the new WordPress operators, from updates and deployments to monitoring, automation, and agency workflows.
- Reading time
- 12 min read
- Updated date
- September 24, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
Web Crawlers
What to do when bots hit your WordPress site: An action plan
Learn how to implement a four-step plan to handle bot traffic to your WordPress website. An actionable guide with a full checklist.
- Reading time
- 12 min read
- Updated date
- October 8, 2026
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
Why AI agents need guardrails instead of unlimited access
Leaving an AI agent to run tasks without oversight will cause problems. This post looks at how to build guardrails for agentic AI!
- Reading time
- 11 min read
- Updated date
- October 6, 2026
- Topic
- AI Development
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers
The 7 biggest mistakes site owners make after discovering AI bot traffic
Managing AI bot traffic starts with knowing what the bots are doing. Learn seven mistakes site owners make and how to respond.
- Reading time
- 13 min read
- Updated date
- September 22, 2026
- Topic
- AI Search
- Topic
- Bot Traffic
- Topic
- Web Crawlers