Does wordpress.org block AI crawlers?
Open to AI crawlers
wordpress.org doesn't block any of the major AI crawlers we track in its robots.txt.
Checked from wordpress.org/robots.txt. Robots rules change; the live file is the source of truth.
- AI crawlers blocked
- 0 of 12
- AI bots named in robots.txt
- 8
- llms.txt
- Published
- Popularity
- Tranco top 100 (#49)
Can AI assistants cite wordpress.org?
- ChatGPT search: its search crawlers may read the site
- Claude: its search crawlers may read the site
- Perplexity: its search crawlers may read the site
wordpress.org doesn't opt out of AI model training through robots.txt. Training crawlers and answer crawlers are separate: blocking training doesn't by itself remove a site from AI answers.
AI crawler access, bot by bot
| Crawler | Used for | Status on wordpress.org |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBotOpenAI | AI training | Allowed |
| OAI-SearchBotOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ChatGPT-UserOpenAI | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| ClaudeBotAnthropic | AI training | Allowed |
| Claude-SearchBotAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| Claude-UserAnthropic | AI answers | Some paths restricted |
| PerplexityBotPerplexity | AI answers | Allowed |
| Google-ExtendedGoogle | AI training | Allowed |
| Applebot-ExtendedApple | AI training | Allowed |
| CCBotCommon Crawl | AI training | Allowed |
| BytespiderByteDance | AI training | Allowed |
| Meta-ExternalAgentMeta | AI training | Some paths restricted |
How wordpress.org compares
- 19% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block GPTBot; wordpress.org does not.
- 18% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block ClaudeBot; wordpress.org does not.
- 14% of the 1,278 popular sites we checked block PerplexityBot; wordpress.org does not.
- Among 108 sites of similar popularity, 38% block at least one AI crawler.
The robots.txt rules that apply to AI crawlers
User-agent: * Disallow: /wp-admin/ Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php Allow: /wp-admin/load-scripts.php Allow: /wp-admin/load-styles.php User-agent: * Disallow: /search Disallow: /?s= User-agent: GPTBot Allow: / User-agent: ClaudeBot Allow: / User-agent: anthropic-ai Allow: / User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / User-agent: Applebot-Extended Allow: / User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / User-agent: Bytespider Allow: / User-agent: CCBot Allow: / User-agent: * Disallow: /plugins/search/
Excerpt: only groups for all user-agents (*) or named AI crawlers, up to 40 rules per group.
Sites with a similar AI policy
Does wordpress.org block GPTBot?
No. As of Oct 2, 2026, wordpress.org's robots.txt doesn't block GPTBot.
Can ChatGPT search show results from wordpress.org?
Its robots.txt doesn't block OAI-SearchBot or ChatGPT-User, so ChatGPT's search crawlers may read it. Whether pages are actually shown depends on ChatGPT.
Does wordpress.org have an llms.txt file?
Yes — wordpress.org/llms.txt was found when we checked.
Data: wordpress.org's public robots.txt and llms.txt, fetched by AskableHQ. Popularity rank from the Tranco list (ID Y83YG). Methodology.