01 · Operator
Who operates EveryoneSocialBot
- Company
- EveryoneSocial
- Type
- Social preview bot
- Official docs
- docs.centinelanalytica.com
02 · Behavior
What EveryoneSocialBot does
It fetches pages that employees share through the EveryoneSocial platform. Bot directories classify it as a preview fetcher. It likely reads metadata to build link previews.
03 · Impact
Why EveryoneSocialBot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Supports previews when employees share your content
- Can increase social reach
If you block it
- No search benefit
- Cannot be verified by IP or DNS
04 · Allow
How to allow EveryoneSocialBot
robots.txt
User-agent: EveryoneSocialBot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "EveryoneSocialBot")
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: EveryoneSocialBot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "EveryoneSocialBot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} EveryoneSocialBot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block EveryoneSocialBot
Start with robots.txt. If EveryoneSocialBot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: EveryoneSocialBot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "EveryoneSocialBot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: EveryoneSocialBot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "EveryoneSocialBot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} EveryoneSocialBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for EveryoneSocialBot
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; EveryoneSocialBot/1.0; support@everyonesocial.com http://everyonesocial.com/)07 · Verification
Is it really EveryoneSocialBot?
EveryoneSocialBot’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 EveryoneSocialBot
What is EveryoneSocialBot?
It is the crawler of EveryoneSocial, an employee advocacy platform for social media sharing.
Can I verify EveryoneSocialBot?
No. EveryoneSocial publishes no IP list or DNS method, so the user agent can be spoofed.
Last reviewed Oct 7, 2026