Title: botbox
Last modified: May 26, 2017

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# botbox

 *  Resolved [mrdanmrdan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrdanmrdan/)
 * (@mrdanmrdan)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/)
 * I’ve been seeing lots of hits from botbox that are not being blocked. Is this
   bot blockable?

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 *  Thread Starter [mrdanmrdan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrdanmrdan/)
 * (@mrdanmrdan)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9170364)
 * Correction – wotbox not botbox
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9171148)
 * Are you seeing the bot in the Blackhole log?
 *  Thread Starter [mrdanmrdan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrdanmrdan/)
 * (@mrdanmrdan)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9172143)
 * No. There is nothing in the log.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9172235)
 * Well that is why the bot is not getting blocked. In order to get blocked, the
   bot must show that it is disobedient. It does this by following the nofollow 
   link, as explained in the documentation. Once it follows the link, it is added
   to the log and subsequently denied access.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/).
      Reason: added info
 *  Thread Starter [mrdanmrdan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrdanmrdan/)
 * (@mrdanmrdan)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9173005)
 * Ah yes…thank you.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9173093)
 * Glad to help.

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 * Last reply from: [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/botbox/#post-9173093)
 * Status: resolved