The AI Bot Blocker is designed to strengthen your website’s security and performance with minimal effort using xCloud. Accessible directly from your site settings via a simple on/off toggle, this feature allows you to effortlessly control the flow of automated traffic. By blocking unwanted AI bots, you help safeguard your content from unauthorized scraping, reduce server load, and maintain the integrity of your website analytics, ensuring that data reflects genuine user engagement.

Implementing this feature minimizes potential security risks and streamlines your site’s performance by eliminating unnecessary bot traffic that can slow down page loading times. Once you enable the AI Bot Blocker, you can focus on delivering a seamless and secure user experience.

Follow this step-by-step guide below to learn how to enable AI Bot Blocker for your website in xCloud.

Step 1: Access Site Settings in xCloud #

Log in to your xCloud dashboard and go to the ‘Sites’. Click on the site where you want to enable the bot blocker.

Step 2: Enable the AI Bot Blocker #

You will find the ‘AI Bot Blocker’ feature available for both Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed servers.

If you are using the Nginx server, navigate to ‘Tools → Nginx and Security’ from the ‘Site Settings’ and you will find the ‘AI Bot Blocker’ listed along with other Nginx Options. Now, to enable this, Just toggle on to enable it. Once done, hit the ‘Save Settings’.

However, if you are using the OpenLiteSpeed server, similarly navigate to ‘Tools → Security’ from the ‘Site Settings’ and you will find the ‘AI Bot Blocker’ listed along with other OpenLiteSpeed Options. Toggle on to enable it and hit the ‘Save Settings’.

This is how easily you can enable AI Bot Blocker for your site in xCloud. Thanks to Perishable Press for their research and article about this.

Still feeling stuck? Contact the support team for further assistance.