Ryte
Ryte •
Since 2012
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What is Ryte?
Ryte (formerly OnPage.org) is a digital marketing platform from Germany that focuses on website quality management. The platform combines technical SEO analysis with content optimization and user experience monitoring. Ryte is particularly popular in the German and European markets, offering comprehensive website audits that cover technical issues, content quality, and WPO (Web Performance Optimization). The tool provides actionable recommendations in plain language, making it accessible for teams beyond just SEO specialists.
User Agent String
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; RyteBot/1.0; +https://www.ryte.com/)
How to Control Ryte
Block Completely
To prevent Ryte from accessing your entire website, add this to your robots.txt file:
# Block Ryte
User-agent: RyteBot
Disallow: /
Block Specific Directories
To restrict access to certain parts of your site while allowing others:
User-agent: RyteBot
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: RyteBot
Crawl-delay: 10
How to Verify Ryte
Verification Method:
RyteBot user agent string
RyteBot user agent string
Learn more in the official documentation.
Detection Patterns
Multiple ways to detect Ryte in your application:
Basic Pattern
/Ryte/i
Strict Pattern
/^Mozilla/5\.0 \(compatible; RyteBot/1\.0; \+https\://www\.ryte\.com/\)$/
Flexible Pattern
/Ryte[\s\/]?[\d\.]*?/i
Vendor Match
/.*Ryte.*Ryte/i
Implementation Examples
// PHP Detection for Ryte
function detect_ryte() {
$user_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? '';
$pattern = '/Ryte/i';
if (preg_match($pattern, $user_agent)) {
// Log the detection
error_log('Ryte 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($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) . '.html');
exit;
}
return true;
}
return false;
}
# Python/Flask Detection for Ryte
import re
from flask import request, make_response
def detect_ryte():
user_agent = request.headers.get('User-Agent', '')
pattern = r'Ryte'
if re.search(pattern, user_agent, re.IGNORECASE):
# Create response with caching
response = make_response()
response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'public, max-age=3600'
response.headers['X-Robots-Tag'] = 'noarchive'
return True
return False
# Django Middleware
class RyteMiddleware:
def __init__(self, get_response):
self.get_response = get_response
def __call__(self, request):
if self.detect_bot(request):
# Handle bot traffic
pass
return self.get_response(request)
// JavaScript/Node.js Detection for Ryte
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
// Middleware to detect Ryte
function detectRyte(req, res, next) {
const userAgent = req.headers['user-agent'] || '';
const pattern = /Ryte/i;
if (pattern.test(userAgent)) {
// Log bot detection
console.log('Ryte detected from IP:', req.ip);
// Set cache headers
res.set({
'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=3600',
'X-Robots-Tag': 'noarchive'
});
// Mark request as bot
req.isBot = true;
req.botName = 'Ryte';
}
next();
}
app.use(detectRyte);
# Apache .htaccess rules for Ryte
# Block completely
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Ryte [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# Or redirect to a static version
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Ryte [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/static/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /static/$1 [L]
# Or set environment variable for PHP
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "Ryte" is_bot=1
# Add cache headers for this bot
<If "%{HTTP_USER_AGENT} =~ /Ryte/i">
Header set Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600"
Header set X-Robots-Tag "noarchive"
</If>
# Nginx configuration for Ryte
# Map user agent to variable
map $http_user_agent $is_ryte {
default 0;
~*Ryte 1;
}
server {
# Block the bot completely
if ($is_ryte) {
return 403;
}
# Or serve cached content
location / {
if ($is_ryte) {
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_ryte) {
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 | Optional | Evaluate based on bandwidth usage vs. benefits |
| Blog/News | Allow | Increases content reach and discoverability |
| SaaS Application | Block | No benefit for application interfaces; preserve resources |
| Documentation | Selective | Allow for public docs, block for internal docs |
| Corporate Site | Limit | Allow for public pages, block sensitive areas like intranets |
Advanced robots.txt Configurations
E-commerce Site Configuration
User-agent: RyteBot
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: RyteBot
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /drafts/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /*?replytocom=
Allow: /
SaaS/Application Configuration
User-agent: RyteBot
Disallow: /app/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /dashboard/
Disallow: /settings/
Allow: /
Allow: /pricing/
Allow: /features/
Allow: /docs/
Quick Reference
User Agent Match
Ryte
Robots.txt Name
RyteBot
Category
seo
Respects robots.txt
Yes
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