The web is busier than ever, with not just human visitors, but an increasing wave of automated bots, crawlers, and AI tools constantly scanning websites for content and data.

While some bots are helpful, such as search engine crawlers that aid in discovering your content, others can quickly inflate your traffic metrics, skew analytics, and even trigger unnecessary hosting overages.

In this guide, we show how to use Cloudflare’s free security tools, like Bot fight mode, JavaScript and managed challenges, and other Cloudflare settings to help you reduce unwanted bot traffic, protect your WordPress site, and ensure your hosting resources

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