01 · Operator
Who operates Aboundex
- Company
- Aboundex.com
02 · Behavior
What Aboundex does
Matomo classifies Aboundex as a search bot operated by Aboundex.com. Its user agent links to aboundex.com/crawler/. That page did not respond when checked, so details are not available.
03 · Impact
Why Aboundex matters for your site
If you allow it
- Search engine crawler
- Low impact if it crawls rarely
If you block it
- Documentation offline
- Little search traffic expected
04 · Allow
How to allow Aboundex
robots.txt
User-agent: Aboundex
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Aboundex")
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: Aboundex
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "Aboundex") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Aboundex [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block Aboundex
Start with robots.txt. If Aboundex keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: Aboundex
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "Aboundex")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: Aboundex
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "Aboundex") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Aboundex [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for Aboundex
The user agent published by the operator:
Aboundex/0.3 (http://www.aboundex.com/crawler/)07 · Verification
Is it really Aboundex?
Aboundex’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 Aboundex
Is Aboundex still active?
Its crawler page at aboundex.com did not respond when checked. Activity in your logs is the best indicator.
Should I block Aboundex?
It is listed as a search engine bot. Block it with "User-agent: Aboundex" and "Disallow: /" if it gives you no benefit.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026