Teoma
SafeUser-agent: Teoma
Category: Search Engines
SEO impact if blocked: 10/10
Ask
1 crawler operated by Ask
https://www.ask.com/Who Ask is, for site owners
Ask operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under Search Engines. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Ask carries an SEO impact score of 10/10. Blocking impact is rated: Critical - Blocking removes you from search results.
Our recommendation for Ask: Never block - it will remove your site from major search results.
Ask at a glance
| Operator | Ask |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | Search Engines |
| SEO impact if blocked | 10/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Website | www.ask.com |
| Official crawler docs | Ask crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Ask
How to block or allow Ask in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Ask operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Ask completely
User-agent: Teoma
Disallow: /
Allow Ask explicitly
User-agent: Teoma
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 Ask
What crawler does Ask run?
Ask operates 1 crawler in our directory: Teoma (user-agent Teoma).
Should I block Ask?
Never block - it will remove your site from major search results. The SEO impact score for blocking is 10/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Ask in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Teoma then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Ask hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Critical - Blocking removes you from search results. Teoma is a search-indexing crawler, so blocking it can remove your pages from the corresponding search results. Block it only if you intend to leave that index. Every crawler in this group is rated the same way, so there is no subset here that is safe to block for ranking purposes.