Bots stuck in the store?

[CaroleAs]

Until you turn it off =)

Are the bots supposed to disappear? They are still "in the store". And they have multiplied since I posted in the first place!

[mprough]

Are the bots supposed to disappear? They are still "in the store". And they have multiplied since I posted in the first place!

They can't do anything. Contact your webhost and tell them you are experiencing a bot attack.

~Melanie

[CaroleAs]

They can't do anything. Contact your webhost and tell them you are experiencing a bot attack.

~Melanie

Yeah, they are still coming in!!!

[CaroleAs]

I am in touch with my host and here is what they say:

I added a directive to the .htaccess file to block certain types of bots, in fact, let me show you what that was

This is the code:

# Block Bots Zencart
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (MJ12bot|AhrefsBot|SemrushBot|DotBot|BLEXBot) [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# End Block Bots Zencart


But there are so many types of bots these days, it can be difficult to block them all, but specific plugins for the CMS (Zencart) can be very helpful, that and Cloudflare

At this time, there are around 400 bots in the store, and it is under maintenance. Any other suggestion?

[CaroleAs]

With the help of my host, we have been blocking some IPs that were in the store by the hundreds. Now, it is down to about a dozen, so it is manageable. However, is there anything else I should/could do (before upgrading to 1.5.8)?

[mprough]

With the help of my host, we have been blocking some IPs that were in the store by the hundreds. Now, it is down to about a dozen, so it is manageable. However, is there anything else I should/could do (before upgrading to 1.5.8)?

I would keep an eye on it while you get your upgrade going for sure =)

~Melanie

[swguy]

I'm putting out a request for someone with Cloudflare knowledge to write an article for the help about setting this up. We just have a paragraph right now in the FAQ I mentioned.