Method 1: Decline AI training bots

<aside> ℹ️ Note: This method does not prevent bots from training on your content. However, bots from legitimate, reputable companies will usually respect the rules specified in your robots.txt file.

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1.a. Find out if you can edit your robots.txt file.

• You can edit the robots.txt file manually in:

  • Webflow
  • Wix
  • Shopify

• There is currently no way to edit the robots.txt file in the following website builders. Instead, skip to Step 1c to disable search engine indexing.

  • Adobe Portfolio
  • Framer
  • Weebly
  • Readymag
  • Cargo

1.b. If you can edit your robots.txt file:

To decline all bots, add the text below:

<aside> ⚠️ Warning: Declining all bots may make it difficult or impossible for people to discover your website or specific pages on your website via search engine.

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User-agent: *
Disallow: /

To only decline known AI-related bots, add this text: