AndersPinkBot

AndersPinkBot is an intelligence-gathering web crawler for the content curation platform Anders Pink. This bot systematically scans websites to collect articles, blog posts, and other content for its service. It identifies itself in server logs with a clear user-agent string, such as Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AndersPinkBot/1.1; +http://anderspink.com/bot.html). As an intelligence gatherer, it is programmed to discover and index content relevant to the topics and industries that Anders Pink's clients are monitoring.

AndersPinkBot is visiting your website to collect content that may be valuable for its content curation services. It typically looks for high-quality articles, news items, and blog posts. If your site publishes content in specific industries that Anders Pink's users are interested in, you may see more frequent visits. The crawling is considered legitimate as the bot follows standard web protocols and identifies itself clearly, allowing site owners to manage its access.

The main purpose of AndersPinkBot is to support the Anders Pink content curation platform. This service helps businesses and professionals stay updated on specific topics or industry trends by aggregating relevant content from across the web. The data collected by the bot populates the platform, enabling users to discover key information without manual searching. For website owners, having your content included in these curated feeds can increase its visibility and readership, especially among a professional audience interested in your subject area.

If you wish to stop AndersPinkBot from crawling your site, you can add a directive to your robots.txt file. This file provides instructions to well-behaved web crawlers.

To block AndersPinkBot, add the following lines to your robots.txt file:

User-agent: AndersPinkBot
Disallow: /