AI access is blocked while AI visibility is the goal

Checks

• AI search bots blocked despite tracking AI answers search_bots_blocked_while_prompts_are_tracked
• Quoting banned on pages meant to be cited nosnippet_or_max_snippet_zero_on_pages_meant_to_be_cited
• AI visits dropped after a rule change ai_referrals_dropped_after_rule_change
• Page cited by AI is now blocked page_cited_by_ai_but_now_blocked

Findings

• AI answers are tracked for this site while its pages are closed to AI systems

What this relies on

A site that tracks its AI visibility wants to be cited.

How to verify by hand

AI referral sessions in analytics and citation counts before and after the change.