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2014 Bot Traffic Report : "Bots now account for 56% of all website traffic"
Posted By erikemanuelli on Technology
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A study by Incapsula suggests 56% of all website traffic is now generated by bots.
The company reported that for most websites bot traffic is between 63% and 80%.
2015 will be the rise of impersonator bots, while RSS bots seem to be on their way to extinction.
What's the bot situation in your website?
Check it out, it depends on your daily traffic.
The company reported that for most websites bot traffic is between 63% and 80%.
2015 will be the rise of impersonator bots, while RSS bots seem to be on their way to extinction.
What's the bot situation in your website?
Check it out, it depends on your daily traffic.
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ivanpw
-erikemanuelli
-And the malicious bots are raising...
Better blocking those bad bots via .htaccess as that will prevent them from aggressively crawling and causing issues on a small site.
bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-GrowMap
-erikemanuelli
-uttoransen
-I guess CDN can be a better option perhaps?
erikemanuelli
-They gave me a web page with a list of codes to add in .htaccess file.
Do you have experience with CDN, Uttoran?
GrowMap
-If you run WordPress, the WordFence plugin will automatically block fake Google crawlers and any bot that makes too many requests. It is a good free line of defence for now, but I suspect eventually serious bloggers may need a CDN. Not all of them focus on security though. Some focus more on page load times.
erikemanuelli
-Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely try "WordFence" plugin.
Are you having positive results with it?
bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-So you recommend them?
I see prices are more competitive that most of the other hosting services...
I'm with HostGator, on dedicated server. But the price to pay monthly is pretty high...
bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-bbrian017
-bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-By the way, I'm receiving double email notification for each of your comment reply.
Do you know the reason?
bbrian017
-bbrian017
-erikemanuelli
-Will think about it and we'll see.
Definitely will mention you sent me, if needed, with your aff link.
Alex
-erikemanuelli
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