CBX AI Bot Tracker

=== CBX AI Bot Tracker === Contributors: codeboxr, manchumahara Tags: ai bot, crawler tracker, gptbot, claude bot, ai analytics, bot monitoring Requires at least: 5.8 Tested up to: 6.5 Requires PHP: 7.4 Stable tag: 1.0.1 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Text Domain: cbxaibottracker

Track AI bot visits like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and more. Monitor which URLs are being accessed by AI crawlers.

== Description ==

CBX AI Bot Tracker detects and logs visits from known AI crawlers and indexing bots such as OpenAI's GPTBot, Anthropic's ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and others.

The plugin records:

• AI Bot Name
• Bot Source (Company)
• Visited URL
• Visit Count
• Last Visit Date

It provides a simple admin dashboard to review AI bot activity and manage recorded entries.

As AI-driven indexing and training becomes more common, understanding how machines interact with your content is increasingly important.

== Features ==

• Detects known AI crawlers via User-Agent
• Logs bot name and company source
• Stores requested URL
• Tracks visit count per bot + URL
• Records last visit timestamp
• Admin dashboard listing
• Delete individual records
• Secure admin actions (nonce protected)
• Translation ready
• Lightweight and database efficient

== Supported AI Bots ==

Currently detects:

• GPTBot (OpenAI)
• ChatGPT-User
• ClaudeBot (Anthropic)
• Claude-Web
• PerplexityBot
• Google-Extended
• CCBot (Common Crawl)
• Amazonbot

More can be added easily in future updates.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin
3. Go to AI Bot Tracker from the admin menu
4. View AI bot visit logs

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this track normal search engine bots like Googlebot? =

No. This plugin focuses on AI-related crawlers. Standard SEO bots are not tracked by default.

= Does this slow down my website? =

No noticeable performance impact. It performs lightweight database checks only when a known AI bot is detected.

= Can I delete logged entries? =

Yes. Each entry can be deleted individually from the admin dashboard.

= Does this block AI bots? =

No. This plugin only tracks visits. Blocking functionality may be added in future versions.

= Is it translation ready? =

Yes. The text domain is cbxaibottracker.

== Screenshots ==

1. AI Bot Tracker admin dashboard
2. Logged AI bot visit with URL
3. Delete entry action

== Changelog == = 1.0.1 =

• Added total count for keywords
• Added total count for total search
• Added author and licence information

= 1.0.0 =

• Initial release
• AI bot detection via User-Agent
• Visit count tracking
• Admin dashboard
• Delete functionality
• Translation ready

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.0 = Initial release.

== Privacy ==

This plugin stores AI bot visit data in your WordPress database. No data is sent to any external service.

== Support ==

For support, feature requests, or contributions: https://codeboxr.com/