01 · Operator
Who operates rogerbot
- Company
- Moz
- Type
- SEO tool crawler
- Official docs
- moz.com
02 · Behavior
What rogerbot does
rogerbot crawls websites that Moz Pro users set up for analysis. It collects data for site crawl and audit reports. Bot databases list it as Moz's site audit crawler.
03 · Impact
Why rogerbot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Needed if you or your agency use Moz Pro site audits
- Helps find technical SEO issues
If you block it
- No search traffic benefit
- Crawls may be started by competitors
04 · Allow
How to allow rogerbot
robots.txt
User-agent: rogerbot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "rogerbot")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: rogerbot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "rogerbot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} rogerbot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block rogerbot
Start with robots.txt. If rogerbot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "rogerbot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "rogerbot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} rogerbot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for rogerbot
The user agent published by the operator:
rogerbot/1.1 (http://moz.com/help/guides/search-overview/crawl-diagnostics#more-help, rogerbot-crawler+pr4-crawler-15@moz.com)07 · Verification
Is it really rogerbot?
rogerbot’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about rogerbot
What is rogerbot?
It is the site audit crawler of Moz, used for Moz Pro campaigns.
Should I block rogerbot?
Block it only if you do not use Moz Pro. Blocking it stops Moz site audits of your domain.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026