Title: Valvai – AI Traffic Control Center Author: valvai Published: September 1, 2025 Last modified: September 1, 2025 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3357205) # Valvai – AI Traffic Control Center By [valvai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valvai/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center.0.4.13.zip) * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/#description) * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/#reviews) * [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/#installation) * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/) ## Description **Valvai turns your WordPress into an AI traffic control center.** * Block or allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot & co. * Live dashboard with filters (All / AI / Allowed / Blocked) * Per‑bot tabs to choose JSON vs HTML feed, content types, pricing * Active 403 hard‑block for disallowed tokens * robots.txt auto‑updates on every setting change Roadmap: HTTP 402 paywall handshake, revenue dashboard, token marketplace. ### Configuration 1. Visit Settings ▸ Valvai. You will see tabs: Dashboard, Permissions, and an AI‑specific tab for each allowed crawler. 2. Permissions tab: 3. * Toggle Allow/Block for detected bots (e.g., GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot). * Or edit the manual lists “Blocked” and “Allowed” using comma‑separated names. 4. AI‑specific tabs (appear after a bot is allowed): 5. * Data format: pick JSON or HTML. * Content sources: check which post types and taxonomies are exposed. * Pricing: choose currency and price per 1,000 words (FREE disables pricing). ### Usage / How it works * Logging: Every request from a suspected crawler is logged to the `wp_valvai_crawl_log` table. View the last 200 entries on the Dashboard and filter by All / AI / Allowed/ Blocked. * Blocking: Disallowed bots receive an HTTP 403 immediately. * robots.txt: Your robots.txt is automatically augmented. Disallowed tokens get` Disallow: /`. Allowed tokens get an `Allow` rule pointing to a feed endpoint. ### Testing the plugin 1. After activation, open Settings ▸ Valvai ▸ Dashboard. It will show “No logs yet” on a fresh site. 2. In a new browser tab, visit any public URL on your site with a test crawler User‑ Agent, for example: 3. * Use `curl -A "GPTBot" https://your-site.example/` * Or in the browser with a UA switcher extension. 4. Refresh the Dashboard: you should now see an entry with token `GPTBot`. 5. Go to the Permissions tab and switch GPTBot to Allow or Block. 6. Visit `/robots.txt` to verify entries update accordingly. 7. If allowed, open the AI‑specific tab for that bot to set JSON/HTML and sources. ### Notes for developers * All public PHP identifiers use the unique `valvaitcc_` prefix to avoid conflicts. * Legacy options (`valvai_*`) are automatically migrated to `valvaitcc_*` on activation; legacy reads are still honored for backward compatibility. * robots.txt feed query uses `?valvaitcc=TOKEN&fmt=json|html`. ## Installation 1. Upload the `/valvai/` folder or use _Plugins ▸ Add New ▸ Upload_. 2. Activate **Valvai – AI Traffic Control Center**. 3. Go to _Settings ▸ Valvai_ to review logs and set permissions. ## FAQ ### Does Valvai hurt SEO? No. Only tokens you block get 403. Googlebot, Bingbot, etc. remain untouched. ### Why do blocked bots still show in the log? Valvai logs the hit _before_ sending 403, so you have an audit trail. ### Can I give JSON but not HTML? Yes. In each AI tab pick **JSON** under “Data format” and select allowed sources. ### When will pricing go live? Token‑based HTTP 402 paywall is scheduled for v0.5 (Q4 2025). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Valvai – AI Traffic Control Center” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ valvai ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valvai/) [Translate “Valvai – AI Traffic Control Center” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.4.13 * Switched to unique prefix `valvaitcc_` for all functions, options, nonces, and slugs to avoid conflicts. * Added activation migration for legacy options. * Expanded readme with clear configuration, usage, and testing steps. #### 0.4.11 * Renamed plugin to Valvai. #### 0.4.4 * Escaped all outputs per WP Coding Standards. * Removed unused Plugin URI header; readme cleaned. ## Meta * Version **0.4.13** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.11** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/) * Tags * [AI](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[crawler](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/crawler/) [robots.txt](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/robots-txt/)[traffic](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/traffic/) [valve](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/valve/) * [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/valvai-ai-traffic-control-center/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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