01 · Operator
Who operates wpbot
- Company
- QuantumCloud
- Type
- AI assistant fetcher
02 · Behavior
What wpbot does
WPBot is an AI chatbot plugin for customer support and lead generation. The crawler collects website content to support the chatbot's functions. Opt-out is offered through a Google Form linked in the user agent.
03 · Impact
Why wpbot matters for your site
If you allow it
- Needed if you run the WPBot chatbot on your site
- Operator offers an opt-out form
If you block it
- Robots.txt behavior is unclear
- No benefit if you do not use WPBot
04 · Allow
How to allow wpbot
robots.txt
User-agent: wpbot
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "wpbot")
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: wpbot
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "wpbot") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} wpbot [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block wpbot
Start with robots.txt. If wpbot keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: wpbot
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "wpbot")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: wpbot
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "wpbot") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} wpbot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for wpbot
| User agent | Share | Last seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; wpbot/1.4; +https://forms.gle/ajBaxygz9jSR8p8G9) |
100% | Unverified |
07 · Verification
Is it really wpbot?
wpbot’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 wpbot
Who operates wpbot?
QuantumCloud, the agency behind the WPBot AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress.
How do I opt out of wpbot?
The user agent links to a Google Form for opt-out requests. You can also block the user agent on your server.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026