by Daan Verbaan 4.7 (3 reviews)

AI Scrape Protect

Name: AI Scrape Protect
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)
Author: Daan Verbaan

Protect your website from AI scraping by adding opt-out instructions to your robots.txt file and including meta tags in the HTML ``.

AI Scrape Protect ranks #10,432 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #642 of 4,518 in the Security category, a 4.7/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated May 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v5.0 Current Version v5.0

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 23 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#642 of 4,518 in Security Top 25% by installs Downloads +13.9% this week

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44.5

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4.2K

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Support Resolved

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Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (3 reviews)

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Total Progress 57%

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.0
Last Updated: May 23, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: Daan Verbaan

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to prevent their content from being used to train AI models. It solves this by automatically adding opt-out rules to robots.txt and meta tags to the site's HTML that instruct AI scraping bots not to collect content.

Blocks AI scraping bots via robots.txt
Compact grouped Disallow directives
Meta tags for AI bot instructions
Separate content and image meta toggles
Settings page with five category tabs
Per-bot toggle with descriptions
Custom bots tab for user agents
AJAX-powered settings page

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about AI Scrape Protect

The plugin adds specific User-agent entries to your robots.txt file to instruct common AI scraping bots not to crawl your site. It also adds meta tags in the HTML <head> to signal AI bots that your content should not be used for training or summarisation.

No. robots.txt and meta tag directives are voluntary signals. Most reputable AI companies respect them, but malicious or poorly behaved scrapers may not. This plugin is a measure to discourage scraping, not a technical enforcement mechanism.

No. When a physical robots.txt file exists, WordPress's virtual robots.txt is bypassed entirely, and this plugin's modifications will not be applied. The plugin will display a warning on its settings page when a physical file is detected. Remove or rename the physical file to allow the plugin to function.

Yes. Go to Settings > AI Scrape Protect and open the Custom Bots tab. Enter the exact user agent token as it appears in your server logs.

AI Training bots collect your content to train language models. AI Search & Answers bots retrieve content to generate answers for users of AI search tools like ChatGPT Search or Perplexity. Blocking AI Search bots may prevent your site from appearing in AI-generated answers. Blocking AI Training bots does not affect your visibility in regular search engines.

Search engine bots such as Googlebot and Bingbot are allowed by default. Disabling one will add it to the blocked list and remove it from the explicit allow block in robots.txt. Only do this if you intentionally want to remove your site from that search engine.

Yes. Use the individual toggles on the settings page to control each bot separately.

Developers can use this filter to add or modify bots programmatically from a theme or another plugin, without editing the plugin files directly.

Settings are stored per site using standard WordPress options. Network-wide configuration is not supported.

Your settings are preserved in the database. Reactivating the plugin will restore your previous configuration. If you want to remove all plugin data, use the "Apply default settings" button before deactivating, or delete the options manually from the database.