Sidetrade Indexer Bot
SafeUser-agent: Sidetrade Indexer Bot
Category: SEO Tools
SEO impact if blocked: 0/10
Sidetrade
1 crawler operated by Sidetrade
https://www.sidetrade.com/Who Sidetrade is, for site owners
Sidetrade operates 1 crawler in our directory, filed under SEO Tools. Its crawl behaviour is rated safe.
Blocking Sidetrade carries an SEO impact score of 0/10. Blocking impact is rated: Varies - Evaluate before blocking.
Our recommendation for Sidetrade: Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value.
Sidetrade at a glance
| Operator | Sidetrade |
|---|---|
| Crawler in directory | 1 |
| Categories | SEO Tools |
| SEO impact if blocked | 0/10 |
| Crawl behaviour | 1 rated safe |
| Website | www.sidetrade.com |
| Official crawler docs | Sidetrade crawler documentation |
Crawler operated by Sidetrade
How to block or allow Sidetrade in robots.txt
This rule covers the single crawler Sidetrade operates. Add it to the robots.txt file at the root of your domain.
Block Sidetrade completely
User-agent: Sidetrade Indexer Bot
Disallow: /
Allow Sidetrade explicitly
User-agent: Sidetrade Indexer Bot
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 Sidetrade
What crawler does Sidetrade run?
Sidetrade operates 1 crawler in our directory: Sidetrade Indexer Bot (user-agent Sidetrade Indexer Bot).
Should I block Sidetrade?
Generally safe to allow; provides legitimate crawling value. The SEO impact score for blocking is 0/10, where 10 means blocking costs you the most visibility.
How do I block Sidetrade in robots.txt?
Add the following to robots.txt at your domain root: User-agent: Sidetrade Indexer Bot then Disallow: /.
Does blocking Sidetrade hurt my search rankings?
Blocking impact is rated: Varies - Evaluate before blocking. Google's own ranking crawler is Googlebot, which this operator does not run, so blocking Sidetrade 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.