LLMS Central – AI Bot Tracker

LLMS Central Bot Tracker helps you understand which AI systems are visiting your website and gives you control over how AI companies use your content.

Features

• Track 16+ AI Bots – Monitor visits from GPTBot, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and more
• Real-time Analytics – See which AI bots are crawling your site and when
• llms.txt Management – Create and manage your llms.txt file (the “robots.txt for AI”)
• Privacy-Focused – Only tracks bot user-agents, no personal data collected
• Dashboard Widget – View AI bot activity right in your WordPress dashboard
• Easy Setup – One-click installation, no coding required

What is llms.txt?

llms.txt is like robots.txt, but for AI systems. It tells AI companies how they can use your content for training their models. With this plugin, you can:

• Allow or restrict AI training on your content
• Require attribution when AI uses your content
• Set commercial use policies
• Provide contact information for AI companies

Tracked AI Bots

• GPTBot (OpenAI)
• ChatGPT-User (OpenAI)
• Claude-Web (Anthropic)
• Google-Extended (Google)
• Perplexity Bot
• Bytespider (ByteDance)
• Cohere AI
• FacebookBot (Meta)
• Amazonbot
• And 8+ more AI crawlers

Privacy & Data Collection

This plugin is designed with privacy in mind:

Data Collection is OPT-IN ONLY:
No data is sent to external servers unless you explicitly enable tracking and provide consent in the plugin settings.

When Tracking is Enabled (with your consent):
* Bot user-agent strings
* Page URLs visited by bots
* Timestamp of visits
* Your domain name

Data NOT Collected:
* Visitor IP addresses
* Personal information
* Cookies or tracking identifiers
* Form submissions
* Human visitor data

You can disable tracking at any time, and no data will be transmitted without your explicit permission.

Use Cases

• Content Creators – Know which AI systems are using your content
• Publishers – Monitor AI bot traffic and set training policies
• Developers – Track AI crawler behavior on your site
• SEO Professionals – Understand AI bot impact on your site
• Business Owners – Control how AI companies use your content

Privacy Policy

This plugin sends data to LLMS Central servers (https://llmscentral.com) for analytics purposes.

Data Sent:
* Bot user-agent strings
* Page URLs visited by bots
* Timestamp of visits
* Your domain name

Data NOT Sent:
* Visitor IP addresses
* Personal information
* Cookies or tracking identifiers
* Form submissions
* Human visitor data

You must explicitly consent to this data collection by checking the consent box in the plugin settings. You can revoke consent at any time by disabling the plugin.

For full details, see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

External Services

This plugin connects to the following external service:

LLMS Central API (https://llmscentral.com)
* Purpose: Send AI bot tracking data and retrieve analytics (OPT-IN ONLY)
* Privacy Policy: https://llmscentral.com/privacy
* Terms of Service: https://llmscentral.com/terms
* Data Transmission: Only when tracking is explicitly enabled by the user

This plugin does NOT send any data to external servers by default. Connection to LLMS Central servers only occurs when you:
1. Enable the “Bot Tracking” feature in settings
2. Accept the privacy policy and provide explicit consent
3. Check the consent checkbox

Without your explicit consent, the plugin operates entirely locally on your WordPress site.

Support

For support, please visit:

• Plugin Documentation
• Support Forum
• LLMS Central Dashboard (requires free account)
• Getting Started Guide

Before requesting support, please:
1. Check the FAQ section above in this readme
2. Ensure you’re using the latest version
3. Review the plugin settings in WordPress admin
4. Check the WordPress debug log for errors
5. Visit the WordPress.org support forum for community help

Credits

Developed by the LLMS Central team. Visit llmscentral.com to learn more about AI training policies and llms.txt files.

Automatic Installation

1. Go to Plugins → Add New
2. Search for “LLMS Central Bot Tracker”
3. Click “Install Now”
4. Click “Activate”
5. Go to AI Bot Tracker in your admin menu
6. Enable tracking and accept the privacy policy
7. Done! AI bot visits will now be tracked

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Choose the ZIP file and click “Install Now”
4. Click “Activate”
5. Go to AI Bot Tracker in your admin menu
6. Configure your settings

After Installation

1. Navigate to AI Bot Tracker in your WordPress admin menu
2. Go to the Bot Tracking tab
3. Check “Enable Tracking”
4. Review and accept the privacy policy in the Privacy & Consent tab
5. (Optional) Enable llms.txt file in the llms.txt File tab
6. Click “Save Settings”
7. View analytics at LLMS Central Dashboard

1. 

   Admin settings page - Bot Tracking tab

2. 

   Admin settings page - llms.txt File management

3. 

   Admin settings page - Privacy & Consent

4. 

   Dashboard widget showing AI bot activity

1.0.1 – 2025-01-16

• Security: Fixed all output escaping issues (replaced _e() with esc_html_e())
• Security: Added proper URL escaping with esc_url() for all admin_url() calls
• Security: Added esc_attr() for attribute outputs
• Improved: Changed prefix from llms_ to llmscbt_ for better uniqueness (WordPress requirement)
• Improved: Replaced direct script/style tags with proper wp_enqueue_script() and wp_add_inline_style()
• Improved: Added defer strategy to tracking script for better performance
• Improved: Enhanced security compliance with WordPress coding standards
• Improved: Added uninstall.php to properly clean up all data when plugin is deleted
• Fixed: All 60+ instances of unescaped output now properly secured
• Fixed: Tracking script now properly enqueued using wp_enqueue_scripts hook
• Fixed: Widget styles now properly enqueued using admin_enqueue_scripts hook
• Note: Breaking change – existing settings will need to be reconfigured after update

1.0.0 – 2025-01-07

• Initial release
• AI bot tracking for 16+ crawlers
• llms.txt file management
• WordPress dashboard widget
• Privacy-focused data collection
• Full WordPress.org compliance= 1.1.0 – 2025-01-20 =
• MAJOR UPDATE: Added server-side bot detection for accurate AI bot tracking
• NEW: Tracks AI bots that don’t execute JavaScript (GPTBot, Claude, etc.)
• IMPROVED: Non-blocking async API calls for better performance
• IMPROVED: More reliable bot detection using WordPress init hook
• FIXED: AI bots now properly tracked even when JavaScript is disabled
• TECHNICAL: Server-side tracking runs before page output for 100% coverage

1.0.1 – 2025-01-15

• Initial release
• Basic bot tracking via JavaScript widget
• llms.txt file management
• Dashboard widget