deadlinkchecker
What is deadlinkchecker?
About
deadlinkchecker is a developer helper operated by Dead Link Checker. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
You can set up agent analytics to see when deadlinkchecker visits your website.
Detail
| Operator | Dead Link Checker |
Type
Expected Behavior
Developer helpers generally visit websites on direct behalf of a user who is evaluating some feature or attribute. Visits can be one-off or part of a larger crawl.
Insights
deadlinkchecker Visiting Your Website
Half of your traffic probably comes from artificial agents, and there are more of them every day. Track their activity with the API or WordPress plugin.
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Access Control
Should I Block deadlinkchecker?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
Using Robots.txt
You can block deadlinkchecker or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. We recommend setting up agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.
| User Agent Token | Description |
|---|---|
deadlinkchecker |
Should match instances of deadlinkchecker |
# robots.txt
# This should block deadlinkchecker
User-agent: deadlinkchecker
Disallow: /
Instead of doing this manually, you can use the API or Wordpress plugin to keep your robots.txt updated with the latest known AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.
Set Up Automatic Robots.txt