Online Bot Scanner OpenCart

In the "Customers Online" report, search bots are displayed alongside real visitors. Bots and Crawlers OnLine separates bots from actual buyers and displays them directly in the admin panel based on their UserAgent.

Bots in the Online Report

The module enables detection of search and service bots, such as ChatGPT and Googlebot, using their UserAgent. In the online visitors list, bots are labeled separately (see screenshot), while the admin panel displays the total number of visits and the share generated by bots.

• See exactly who is on the site: buyers, guests, or bots;
• The number of detected bots is calculated separately;
• The list of bot names can be edited in the store settings;
• Supports Googlebot, ChatGPT, PerplexityBot, Bing, Ahrefs, Semrush, and other common crawlers;
• Case insensitivity in UserAgent names does not affect recognition.

Changes in the Admin Panel After Installation

• The online widget now displays 2 rows: "Total" and "including bots".
• In the visitor report, a Bot label and the detected robot name are displayed instead of "Guest".
• A new field appears in the store settings for the UserAgent list, separated by the "|" character.
• You can quickly add a crawler, for example, "MyParser|CustomBot".
• UserAgent logging to the journal is available for verifying controversial visits and selecting new masks.
• The administrator can see when an online traffic spike is caused by bot scanning rather than real buyers.

Recommendation: Enable the UserAgent log only during testing. For regular operations, the bot counter and report labels are usually sufficient.

The module is highly useful after launching ad campaigns, SEO scanning, or bulk catalog updates, when online visit metrics spike rapidly. Just open the widget or report to immediately see whether you are receiving live traffic or if the store is being scanned by search bots.