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Is your website security accidentally killing your Google rankings?

This happens more than you'd think. Your bot protection blocks malicious traffic (good) but also blocks Googlebot and other search engines (very bad).

Signs this might be happening to you: pages aren't getting indexed, crawl coverage is dropping, or AI search tools never show your content.

The fix is simple but not obvious. You need to whitelist legitimate search engine bots while keeping the bad ones out.

Check your Google Search Console for crawl errors and audit those server logs.

Learn the full solution: https://www.o8.agency/blog/digital-strategy/bot-management-seo-avoid-blocking

Bot Management & SEO: Avoid Blocking Search Engines | O8 Your bot protection might be blocking search engines and AI agents. Learn how to balance security settings with SEO and AEO discoverability.