Yahoo! Slurp

What is Yahoo! Slurp?

About

Yahoo! Slurp crawls and indexes web content for Yahoo's search engine, collecting data to power search results and web discovery features. You can see how often Yahoo! Slurp visits your website by setting up Dark Visitors agent analytics.

Expected Behavior

Search engine crawlers do not adhere to a fixed visitation schedule for websites. The frequency of visits varies widely based on several factors, including popularity, the rate at which its content is updated, and the website's overall trustworthiness. Websites with fresh, high-quality content tend to be crawled more frequently, while less active or less reputable sites may be visited less often.

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Insights

The percentage of all internet traffic coming from Search Engine Crawlers

Top Visited Website Categories

Robots.txt

Should I Block Yahoo! Slurp?

Probably not. Search engine crawlers power search engines, which are a useful way for users to discover your website. In fact, blocking search engine crawlers could severely reduce your traffic.

How Do I Block Yahoo! Slurp?

You can block Yahoo! Slurp 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.

# robots.txt
# This should block Yahoo! Slurp

User-agent: Yahoo! Slurp
Disallow: /

References

• http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/slurp