Is there a way to block AhrefsBot and SemrushBot from visiting my site? I am getting a high number of visits from these bots that I don't see as beneficial for my site. It seems excessive to me. Can I prevent them from accessing my site? Also, I am curious about the Proximic bot - can you provide more information about it?
You can prevent AhrefsBot and SemrushBot from accessing your site by adding their user agents to your robots.txt file. This file instructs search engine crawlers which parts of your site they can and cannot access.
To block them, add the following lines to your robots.txt file:
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /
This will prevent both bots from accessing any part of your site.
Proximic is a bot that helps track website traffic and visitor behavior. It provides data and insights on how users interact with your site, which can be used for optimizing the user experience and improving marketing campaigns. It’s used by website owners and marketers to get a better understanding of their audience and how they engage with their content.