Squarespace (AI crawler setting and llms.txt): what it does and what it costs
In short
Squarespace gives site owners one checkbox that adds a fixed list of known AI crawlers to robots.txt, left unchecked by default so a site is not cut from chat answers. Owners cannot limit crawlers to chosen pages. Sites on version 7.1 can also enable and edit an llms.txt file, which is off by default.
At a glance
- What it is
- The website builder that gives site owners one checkbox to ask known AI crawlers to stay out, left unchecked by default, and an optional llms.txt file on version 7.1 sites.
- Type
- Web platform
- Operator
- Squarespace
- Homepage
- squarespace.com
- Homepage check
- HTTP 200 on 5 November 2026
- Last read
- 5 November 2026
What it does for your business
- Read 5 Nov 2026
Squarespace's help center says the "Block known artificial intelligence crawlers" box under Settings, Crawlers updates robots.txt to ask a list of bots, including Amazonbot, ClaudeBot, CCBot and Applebot-Extended, not to crawl the site.
- Read 5 Nov 2026
Squarespace's help center says the box is unchecked by default because Squarespace does not want to cut a site's traffic by excluding it from chat answers and sources.
- Read 5 Nov 2026
Squarespace's help center says checking the box does not retroactively remove content already scraped into AI model training data.
Detail for your web team
| Read | Fact | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Squarespace's help center says it is not currently possible to ask AI crawlers to scan only specific pages. | Request that AI models exclude your site (Squarespace Help Center) |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Squarespace's help center says a robots.txt rule is only a request and malicious crawlers may still misuse content. | Request that AI models exclude your site (Squarespace Help Center) |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Squarespace's help center says site owners can create an llms.txt file on version 7.1 sites from the SEO/AI Visibility panel, and that the file is disabled by default. | Create an llms.txt file (Squarespace Help Center) |
Products and plans
| Product | What it is | Price | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI crawler setting | One checkbox that adds AI crawler exclusions to robots.txt. | No price recorded | 5 Nov 2026 | None |
| llms.txt | An editable llms.txt file for version 7.1 sites. | No price recorded | 5 Nov 2026 | None |
Standards it states
| Standard | Status | What the page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI bot rules in robots.txt | Partial | One setting blocks a fixed list of known AI crawlers; owners cannot edit per bot or per page. | Request that AI models exclude your site (Squarespace Help Center) |
| llms.txt | Supports | Owners can enable and edit llms.txt on version 7.1 sites. | Create an llms.txt file (Squarespace Help Center) |
The site's own checks
| Check | Domain | Result | Date | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare isitagentready.com keyless scan | squarespace.com | 20 of 100, L1 Basic Web Presence, 3 of 15 counted checks passed | Run 5 Nov 2026 | POST https://isitagentready.com/api/scan, default All Checks profile, score = passed / counted x 100 | Source |
| Ora cached score | squarespace.com | 67 of 100, grade C | Scanned 6 Oct 2026, read 5 Nov 2026 | GET /api/score (cached) | Source |
What it does not do
- Squarespace does not block AI crawlers by default.
- Squarespace does not let owners limit AI crawlers to specific pages.
Related pages on this site
Sources
- Request that AI models exclude your site (Squarespace Help Center) (support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022347072-Request-that-AI-models-exclude-your-site), read 5 Nov 2026.
- Create an llms.txt file (Squarespace Help Center) (support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/47434125611277-Create-an-llms-txt-file), read 5 Nov 2026.
- Is Your Site Agent-Ready? (Cloudflare, isitagentready.com) (isitagentready.com), read 5 Nov 2026.
- Ora cached score for squarespace.com (ora.ai/api/score/squarespace.com), read 5 Nov 2026.
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