Can ChatGPT Read Your Website? Fix AI Crawler Blocks, robots.txt and JavaScript Issues for AI Visibility
Published Oct 13, 2026 · 5:34 · Michael Hermon
Your website may be invisible to ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude without you knowing. Learn how robots.txt rules, Cloudflare AI-bot settings, JavaScript and noindex tags block AI crawlers like GPTBot, and a 10-minute AI visibility checklist for small businesses.
This episode covers what Google requires for AI Overviews and AI Mode, Googlebot vs Google-Extended, and how to check robots.txt, your hosting dashboard, sitemap and Search Console.
Timestamps
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:28 The hidden problem
- 01:06 How sites end up blocked
- 02:04 What Google says
- 02:40 Your ten-minute checklist
- 03:46 A hypothetical example
- 04:12 Common mistakes
- 04:48 Recap
- 05:15 Questions
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