WellKnownBot
Last updated 19 hours ago.
What is WellKnownBot?
About
WellKnownBot is a developer helper operated by Well-Known. 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.
Track WellKnownBot Visiting Your Website
You can see when WellKnownBot visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | Well-Known |
Documentation | https://well-known.dev/about/ |
Type
Developer Helper
Used by developers to test website functionality
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
WellKnownBot's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block WellKnownBot?
Probably not. Developer helpers are normally used to optimize or find problems with your website.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
WellKnownBot |
Should match instances of WellKnownBot |
You can block WellKnownBot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block WellKnownBot
User-agent: WellKnownBot
Disallow: /