See which AI bots hit your WooCommerce store, and block the costly ones
Product catalogues get crawled hard. Velbrake shows which AI bots hit the store and how much data they take, blocks training crawlers such as Bytespider and CCBot, and keeps the AI search and assistant bots that can recommend your products.
How e-commerce teams use Velbrake
- Install the free plugin; check the 7-day bot report after a busy week.
- Block the training crawlers that use the most data; keep search and assistant bots.
- With Pro, add trusted services to the IP allowlist so they are never blocked.
- Turn on the weekly email report (Pro) to watch for new bots.
Velbrake handles AI and crawler bots; it is not a fraud or card-testing filter.
Built-in bot list and default policy, Velbrake 1.0.0
| Bot | Operator | Group | Default policy | Identity check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPTBot | OpenAI | AI training | Blocked | OpenAI IP list |
| OAI-SearchBot | OpenAI | AI search | Allowed | OpenAI IP list |
| ClaudeBot | Anthropic | AI training | Blocked | Anthropic IP list |
| PerplexityBot | Perplexity | AI search | Allowed | Perplexity IP list |
| Bytespider | ByteDance | AI training | Blocked | user agent |
Source: products/velbrake/store/listing.json (built-in bot list and default policy of Velbrake 1.0.0).
FAQ
Will it block Google Shopping?
No. Googlebot and other search engines are not blocked by the default policy.
How many stores does Pro cover?
Personal 1 site ($39/year), Business 5 ($79/year), Agency 25 ($149/year).
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