01 · Operator
Who operates RyteBot
- Company
- Ryte
- Type
- SEO tool crawler
- Official docs
- semrush.com
02 · Behavior
What RyteBot does
RyteBot crawls websites for the analysis tools of Ryte.com. The tools report on-page SEO, technical and usability issues. Semrush's bot page explains how to block it in robots.txt.
03 · Impact
Why RyteBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Needed if you use Ryte's site analysis
- Can surface technical SEO issues
If you block it
- No search traffic benefit
- Crawls may be started by third parties
04 · Allow
How to allow RyteBot
robots.txt
User-agent: RyteBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "RyteBot")
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: RyteBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "RyteBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} RyteBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block RyteBot
RyteBot follows robots.txt, so one rule is enough. Use a server or CDN rule only to stop spoofed copies.
robots.txt
User-agent: RyteBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "RyteBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: RyteBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "RyteBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} RyteBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for RyteBot
The user agent published by the operator:
RyteBot/1.0.0 (+https://bot.ryte.com/)07 · Verification
Is it really RyteBot?
RyteBot’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 RyteBot
Who operates RyteBot?
It crawls for Ryte.com tools. Its old info URL bot.ryte.com now redirects to Semrush's bot page.
How do I block RyteBot?
Semrush's bot page gives a robots.txt rule for the RyteBot user agent.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026