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AI Visibility logs which known AI crawlers request your public pages. Filter by period, compare bots and paths, and download a UTF-8 CSV—all stored in your database on this site.
You also get llms.txt and an AI sitemap so crawlers can understand your site: public <code>/llms.txt</code> and <code>/sitemap-ai.xml</code>, plus standard head tags. Many sites already output structured data (such as schema.org), but AI crawlers may still miss context—llms.txt and sitemap help close that gap.
ANDPLUS-LLMO helps you:
<ul>
<li>Monitor AI crawler activity inside WordPress (period filters, bot breakdown, top paths, recent visits, CSV export of the access log)</li>
<li>Provide a public <code>/llms.txt</code> endpoint for AI visibility</li>
<li>Add official <link rel=”llms”> and <link rel=”sitemap”> tags via <code>wp_head</code></li>
<li>Automatically generate <code>/sitemap-ai.xml</code> including your llms.txt</li>
</ul>
All of the above works in this plugin without payment. No physical llms files are created on disk, and visibility data stays in your database on this site. Apache: copy the mod_rewrite block from Setup → Redirect into your site root <code>.htaccess</code> (the plugin does not write to <code>.htaccess</code>). Nginx: configure as shown in Setup. WordPress <code>robots.txt</code> can include a comment for the llms.txt URL and a <code>Sitemap:</code> line for sitemap-ai.xml (disable or customize via filters <code>ap_llmo_robots_append_llms_comment</code>, <code>ap_llmo_robots_append_sitemap_ai</code>, <code>ap_llmo_robots_txt_append</code>). Home can show optional rule-based hints (no API).
Optional Pro add-on (separate download): Adds AI-assisted content workflows (BYOK with OpenAI), extended endpoints (<code>llms.full.txt</code>, <code>.ai-context</code>, <code>docs/ai</code>), weekly reports, and extended sitemap-ai.xml URLs. Licensing is handled only in the Pro add-on. In the free plugin, upgrade links use the filter <code>ap_llmo_pro_upgrade_url</code>; AI Visibility “recent visits” list length can be tuned with <code>ap_llmo_visibility_recent_limit</code> (default 100).
Filters: <code>ap_llmo_llms_public_url</code>, <code>ap_llmo_sitemap_ai_public_url</code> are available for custom environments without pretty URLs. AI Visibility retention and export can be tuned with <code>ap_llmo_access_log_retention_days</code> (default 90), <code>ap_llmo_access_log_max_rows</code>, <code>ap_llmo_access_log_export_max_rows</code>, and <code>ap_llmo_access_log_csv_filename</code> (default <code>andplus-llmo-access-log-{period}-{date}.csv</code>). Extensions can supply <code>ap_llmo_visibility_trends_url_for_path</code> (empty string, path) so the access log shows an extra link per path (ANDPLUS-LLMO Pro uses this for Visibility trends when licensed).
<h4>Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Directory plugin: Community support and documentation; individual replies are not guaranteed.</li>
<li>Pro: Support as described when you purchase ANDPLUS-LLMO Pro (see vendor or product page linked from the add-on).</li>
</ul>
We do not support custom theme/plugin conflicts, server configuration, or general WordPress usage beyond this plugin.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<ul>
<li>AI Visibility: When a request is detected as a known AI crawler user-agent, the plugin may store a row with timestamp, request path, user agent, and derived bot name / service in a custom database table on this site. A separate daily summary table stores one row per calendar day (totals only, no per-request paths) for analytics; it follows the same retention policy unless changed via <code>ap_llmo_visibility_daily_retention_days</code>. Data stays on your server; it is not sent to the plugin author by this plugin. Timestamps follow your WordPress timezone (Settings → General). Rows are kept for a limited time (default 90 days, removed by WordPress’s scheduled tasks). The log also has a maximum row count (default 5000); when that limit is reached, the oldest rows are removed first, so on very busy sites you may see fewer days of history than the retention window. This cap applies to all users of this plugin—it is not a Pro-only restriction. Administrators can download a CSV of stored rows from the AI Visibility screen; the file stays local to your browser.</li>
<li>No telemetry: This plugin does not load a licensing SDK and does not call the plugin author’s servers for licensing or analytics.</li>
</ul>

ANDPLUS-LLMO

Monitor AI crawler visits (filters, CSV export), llms.txt, sitemap-ai.xml, and head links for AI discovery via wp_head.

Known Agents

Track crawlers, scrapers, LLM assistants, and AI agents on your website. Generate a robots.txt that blocks AI bots. Formerly Dark Visitors.
<h3>Track, control, and optimize your website for AI agents and bots</h3>
You have <a href="https://knownagents.com/insights" rel="nofollow ugc">40% more visitors than you think</a>. Protect your content from unwanted AI scraping, and turn the rising wave of AI agents, LLM assistants, and other bots visiting your website into a new growth channel for your business. For full details, visit the <a href="https://knownagents.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Known Agents</a> website.
<h3>1. AI Agent & Bot Analytics</h3>
Get realtime visibility into the hidden ecosystem of crawlers, scrapers, and AI agents browsing your website
<ul>
<li>Watch traffic from crawlers and scrapers as it happens: Track the hidden activity of <a href="https://knownagents.com/agents" rel="nofollow ugc">all known artificial agents</a> visiting your website in real time.</li>
<li>Replay AI agent navigation patterns: Follow a single agent’s session as it navigates your website. Find where agents get stuck, identify dead ends, and help them complete their tasks.</li>
<li>Catch bots spoofing legitimate agents: Identify bad actors and unauthorized scrapers pretending to be legitimate agents like Googlebot or Bingbot.</li>
<li>Never miss a bot traffic spike: Stay informed when an agent’s traffic starts surging or overloading your server.</li>
<li>Reveal which agents visit most, and which pages they target: Break down bot traffic by page to understand what they’re interested in.</li>
<li>Export reports to CSV: Download agent activity reports for custom analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h3>2. LLM Citation & Referral Tracking (GEO, AEO)</h3>
Measure citations and human click-throughs from AI chat platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
<ul>
<li>Increase citations in AI chat responses: See which pages LLMs recommend most often. Double down on content that’s working.</li>
<li>Find out which AI platforms are sending you traffic: Measure how many humans are clicking through to your website from a citation.</li>
<li>Export reports to CSV: Download LLM referral reports for custom analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Automatic Robots.txt & Bad Bot Detection</h3>
Protect your content and reduce server cost by serving a robots.txt that updates continuously
<ul>
<li>Set robots.txt rules for entire categories of bots: Control access for entire agent categories including AI crawlers, scrapers, SEO bots, and more. One selection covers every current and future agent in that group.</li>
<li>We track new bots, you don’t have to: Your robots.txt is updated as new agents emerge, so you never have to manage them yourself or make manual edits.</li>
<li>Block misbehaving crawlers and scrapers: Detect and block bots that ignore your robots.txt rules using the WordPress plugin, or our automation detectors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Demos</h3>
Demos can be found on the <a href="https://knownagents.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">home page</a>.
<h3>Further Details</h3>
This plugin connects your website to <a href="https://knownagents.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Known Agents</a>. It uses the Known Agents API to connect to your account and provide functionality.
By signing up, you agree to the <a href="https://knownagents.com/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://knownagents.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
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Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic


Please remind me in a month to provide an update on the performance of this plugin on a heavily visited website.


Begun my review...


An easy improvement would be to link to the settings page from the plugin entry like other plugins, other than that, in general this plugin and its online dashboard is generally well thought out and useful. My website is small and has limited resources that get overrun by crawlers making it unavailable. This plugin helps identify the culprits and decide if I should block them or not. For free you can block them in robots.txt, as I have a physical file, the plugin won't touch that but its easy to add manually. It will report those crawlers that ignore the robots file and the paid version will enforce those rules, but I just update ".htaccess" myself.



I'm reducing my rating by a star since you won't get much "Agent Analytics" (per month) and for my tiny site it quickly ran out, we are a NFP so don't have money to burn on subscriptions.  The the description for the plan incorrectly states "Unlimited Agent Analytics" when the plan only includes 100,000 events.


Very Useful Plugin


Very good: shows all bot-crawlers.Our website was sometimes down due to bot-crawlers, with this tool it is easy to solve. Very good logging of bots.This was the only good plugin I could find for this purpose.Some bots ignore robots.txt. So I manually changed htaccess, that worked very good.


Very very helpful

Track crawlers, scrapers, LLM assistants, and AI agents on your website. Generate a robots.txt that blocks AI bots. Formerly Dark Visitors.

ANDPLUS-LLMO vs Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic