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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Your WordPress site now has a third type of visitor (and it completes purchases)
Bots now outnumber humans online and a growing share are AI agents completing purchases. This post shows how to get your site ready for them.
Where consumers go to trust a brand: how AI decides whether to cite you
Consumers now form brand opinions through AI answers and Reddit before visiting your site. Here's what determines whether AI cites you.
Why AI makes infrastructure decisions more important
Learn how AI bot traffic impacts your website and why Kinsta hosting infrastructure gives your business a competitive edge in the AI era.
Why AI crawlers are breaking the rules of web-crawling
AI crawlers ignore robots.txt, loop through dynamic URLs, and return nothing. Here's how to manage them in MyKinsta.
AI crawlers vs. bot protection vs. robots.txt vs. llms.txt: what actually controls AI access?
See what each file actually does, why llms.txt can't block AI crawlers, and how to actually control AI access on WordPress.
Why bot traffic is now an infrastructure problem (not just an SEO problem)
AI crawlers are overwhelming WordPress servers, increasing hosting costs, exhausting PHP threads, and slowing WooCommerce stores.
AEO for WordPress: Why infrastructure now matters as much as content
Learn how to optimize WordPress for AI search with better content, schema, crawlability, caching, and infrastructure performance.
Kinsta launches Bot Protection for WordPress sites, included free on all plans
Kinsta’s new Bot Protection feature gives WordPress site owners direct control over AI crawlers and automated traffic at no extra cost.
Why WooCommerce sites are especially vulnerable to bot traffic
Learn why WooCommerce sites are especially vulnerable to bot traffic and how AI crawlers impact PHP threads, caching, and performance.