MojeekBot
Mojeek •
Since 2004
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What is MojeekBot?
MojeekBot is the web crawler for Mojeek, a UK-based independent search engine that maintains its own index without relying on Google or Bing. Founded in 2004, Mojeek emphasizes user privacy and doesn't track users or personalize results. As one of the few search engines with a completely independent index, Mojeek represents an important alternative in the search landscape. The crawler has indexed billions of pages while maintaining a commitment to user privacy and independent operation.
User Agent String
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MojeekBot/0.11; +https://www.mojeek.com/bot.html)
How to Control MojeekBot
Block Completely
To prevent MojeekBot from accessing your entire website, add this to your robots.txt file:
# Block MojeekBot
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow: /
Block Specific Directories
To restrict access to certain parts of your site while allowing others:
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /public/
Set Crawl Delay
To slow down the crawl rate (note: not all bots respect this directive):
User-agent: MojeekBot
Crawl-delay: 10
How to Verify MojeekBot
Verification Method:
Mojeek's published crawler info
Mojeek's published crawler info
Learn more in the official documentation.
Detection Patterns
Multiple ways to detect MojeekBot in your application:
Basic Pattern
/MojeekBot/i
Strict Pattern
/^Mozilla/5\.0 \(compatible; MojeekBot/0\.11; \+https\://www\.mojeek\.com/bot\.html\)$/
Flexible Pattern
/MojeekBot[\s\/]?[\d\.]*?/i
Vendor Match
/.*Mojeek.*MojeekBot/i
Implementation Examples
// PHP Detection for MojeekBot
function detect_mojeekbot() {
$user_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '';
$pattern = '/MojeekBot/i';
if (preg_match($pattern, $user_agent)) {
// Log the detection
error_log('MojeekBot detected from IP: ' . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
// Set cache headers
header('Cache-Control: public, max-age=3600');
header('X-Robots-Tag: noarchive');
// Optional: Serve cached version
if (file_exists('cache/' . md5($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . '.html')) {
readfile('cache/' . md5($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . '.html');
exit;
}
return true;
}
return false;
}
# Python/Flask Detection for MojeekBot
import re
from flask import request, make_response
def detect_mojeekbot():
user_agent = request.headers.get('User-Agent', '')
pattern = r'MojeekBot'
if re.search(pattern, user_agent, re.IGNORECASE):
# Create response with caching
response = make_response()
response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'public, max-age=3600'
response.headers['X-Robots-Tag'] = 'noarchive'
return True
return False
# Django Middleware
class MojeekBotMiddleware:
def __init__(self, get_response):
self.get_response = get_response
def __call__(self, request):
if self.detect_bot(request):
# Handle bot traffic
pass
return self.get_response(request)
// JavaScript/Node.js Detection for MojeekBot
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// Middleware to detect MojeekBot
function detectMojeekBot(req, res, next) {
const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
const pattern = /MojeekBot/i;
if (pattern.test(userAgent)) {
// Log bot detection
console.log('MojeekBot detected from IP:', req.ip);
// Set cache headers
res.set({
'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=3600',
'X-Robots-Tag': 'noarchive'
});
// Mark request as bot
req.isBot = true;
req.botName = 'MojeekBot';
}
next();
}
app.use(detectMojeekBot);
# Apache .htaccess rules for MojeekBot
# Block completely
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} MojeekBot [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# Or redirect to a static version
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} MojeekBot [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/static/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /static/$1 [L]
# Or set environment variable for PHP
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "MojeekBot" is_bot=1
# Add cache headers for this bot
<If "%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} =~ /MojeekBot/i">
Header set Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600"
Header set X-Robots-Tag "noarchive"
</If>
# Nginx configuration for MojeekBot
# Map user agent to variable
map $http_user_agent $is_mojeekbot {
default 0;
~*MojeekBot 1;
}
server {
# Block the bot completely
if ($is_mojeekbot) {
return 403;
}
# Or serve cached content
location / {
if ($is_mojeekbot) {
root /var/www/cached;
try_files $uri $uri.html $uri/index.html @backend;
}
try_files $uri @backend;
}
# Add headers for bot requests
location @backend {
if ($is_mojeekbot) {
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600";
add_header X-Robots-Tag "noarchive";
}
proxy_pass http://backend;
}
}
Should You Block This Bot?
Recommendations based on your website type:
| Site Type | Recommendation | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce | Allow | Essential for product visibility in search results |
| Blog/News | Allow | Increases content reach and discoverability |
| SaaS Application | Block | No benefit for application interfaces; preserve resources |
| Documentation | Allow | Improves documentation discoverability for developers |
| Corporate Site | Allow | Allow for public pages, block sensitive areas like intranets |
Advanced robots.txt Configurations
E-commerce Site Configuration
User-agent: MojeekBot
Crawl-delay: 5
Disallow: /cart/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /my-account/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /*?sort=
Disallow: /*?filter=
Disallow: /*&page=
Allow: /products/
Allow: /categories/
Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Publishing/Blog Configuration
User-agent: MojeekBot
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /drafts/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Allow: /
SaaS/Application Configuration
User-agent: MojeekBot
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /dashboard/
Disallow: /settings/
Allow: /
Allow: /pricing/
Allow: /features/
Allow: /docs/
Quick Reference
User Agent Match
MojeekBot
Robots.txt Name
MojeekBot
Category
search
Respects robots.txt
Yes
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