ImagesiftBot
SafeUser-agent: ImagesiftBot
Category: Data Scrapers
SEO impact if blocked: 2/10
Hive
1 crawler operated by Hive
Who Hive is, for site owners
Hive operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Data Scrapers. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Hive carries an SEO impact score of 2/10. Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact.
Our recommendation for Hive: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Hive at a glance
| Operator | Hive |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Data Scrapers |
| SEO impact if blocked | 2/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
Crawler operated by Hive
How to block or allow Hive in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Hive operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Hive completely
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /
Allow Hive explicitly
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Allow: /
robots.txt is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. A crawler that ignores it needs a block at the server or CDN layer. Rules are case-sensitive on the path and matched against the user-agent token, not the full user-agent string.
Frequently asked questions about Hive
What crawler does Hive run?
Hive operates 1 crawler in our directory: ImagesiftBot (user-agent ImagesiftBot).
Should I block Hive?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 2/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Hive in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: ImagesiftBot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Hive hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Low - No SEO ranking impact. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Hive does not by itself remove you from Google's index. What it can change is whether AI assistants and analytics tools can read your pages.