Overview

The Allowed Bot List is a curated list of "good bots" that are identified as trusted and are permitted to access your store. These are automated crawlers from large, legitimate companies that perform useful tasks and do not pose a threat to your store's security.

Examples of these beneficial bots include:

• Googlebot & BingBot: Bots from search engines that index your site for search results
• Facebook External Hit & Pinterest Bot: Bots from social media platforms that generate link previews when your products are shared
• Ahrefs Bot & Semrush Bot: Bots from SEO tools that help analyze and rank your website.

Why is This List Important?

While the Blockify app focuses on stopping malicious traffic, allowing these "good bots" to operate is critical for your store's visibility and growth. It ensures:

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Guarantees that search engines like Google and Bing can crawl and rank your products, making them discoverable to new customers.
• Social Media Visibility: Allows your product links to display properly with images and descriptions when shared on platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.
• Compatibility with Analytics Tools: Lets legitimate SEO and site analysis tools access your store to provide you with valuable data.

By managing this list, you ensure that your security measures do not accidentally interfere with your marketing efforts.

How to Manage the Bot List

Step 1: Locate the Feature

From your app's dashboard, navigate to Settings and select the Mitigator tab. Scroll to the bottom of the page, where you will find the Allowed bot list section.

Step 2: Manage Individual Bots

The list provides the following details for each bot:

• Bot name: The name of the crawler (e.g., Googlebot).
• Resource: A link to the official documentation from the provider, which explains the bot's purpose.
• Action: A toggle switch to either allow or block the bot.
• • On (Toggled to the right): The bot is allowed to access your store. This is the default and recommended setting for all trusted bots on this list.
  • Off (Toggled to the left): The bot will be blocked. You should only disable a bot if you have a specific and strong reason to prevent it from accessing your site.

Requesting to Add a New Bot

We are constantly updating our list of legitimate bots. However, if you use a service with a helpful bot that isn't on the list and you want to ensure it has access:

Click the "Request to allow a new bot here" link located at the very bottom of the section. This will notify our team to review the bot for potential inclusion in the future.

By managing this list, you maintain full control over which automated systems can interact with your store, perfectly balancing security with online visibility.

Updated on: 15/09/2025