SimplePie

Last updated 16 hours ago.

What is SimplePie?

About

SimplePie is a fetcher operated by SimplePie. 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. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to see how often SimplePie visits your website.

Detail

Operator SimplePie

Type

Fetcher
Fetches web content on behalf of an app

Expected Behavior

Fetchers visit websites on-demand. They're normally dispatched by apps to present metadata about a link (e.g. the title and thumbnail image) to a user.

Analytics

Visits to Your Website

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Other Websites

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Robots.txt

Should I Block SimplePie?

Probably not. If you block a fetcher, it won't be able to fetch the metadata it needs to display a link preview. Fewer people will click on the link to your website without this.

How Do I Block SimplePie?

You can block SimplePie or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt. Set up Dark Visitors agent analytics to check whether it's actually following them.

User Agent Token Description
SimplePie Should match instances of SimplePie 
# robots.txt
# This should block SimplePie

User-agent: SimplePie
Disallow: /

Recommended Solution

Instead of doing this manually, use automatic robots.txt to keep your rules updated with the latest AI scrapers, crawlers, and assistants automatically.

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