AI Crawlers Are Hammering Your WordPress Site
AI bots can generate thousands of expensive page requests on a WordPress site. Why it happens, why robots.txt won't stop it, and what to do before September 15.
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AI bots can generate thousands of expensive page requests on a WordPress site. Why it happens, why robots.txt won't stop it, and what to do before September 15.
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