What is PrintFriendly?
Direct Answer: Extract Content to Show Print Friendly version. Publishers typically embed our button - https://www.printfriendly.com/button - so that their visitors can view a Print Friendly Page and/or create a PDF
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify PrintFriendly in your live traffic data:
PrintFriendly.com
robots.txt Rules for PrintFriendly
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
PrintFriendly does not officially follow robots.txt directives. The only reliable way to control access is through server-side blocking (IP filtering, user-agent rules in your web server config) combined with log monitoring to verify effectiveness.
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Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for PrintFriendly over the past 28 days. Higher values indicate increased crawling intensity compared to the period baseline.
View recent activity data (last 7 days)
| Date | Activity Index |
|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.0 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track PrintFriendly traffic?
Identify and classify unknown crawler activity. PrintFriendly may appear in your live traffic data with varying frequency. Tracking its behavior helps you decide whether to allow, throttle, or block it based on actual data.
Protect your crawl budget. Every bot request consumes server resources. Understanding what PrintFriendly crawls helps you prioritize the crawlers that matter.
Log Verification
To verify PrintFriendly traffic in your live traffic data:
- Search access logs for the user-agent strings listed above
- Check if the IP addresses match documented ranges (if provided by PrintFriendly.com)
- Verify the crawl pattern matches documented behavior
- Use reverse DNS lookup for additional verification if available
Note: Observed behavior in production environments may differ from official documentation. Live traffic monitoring provides the only reliable verification of actual bot behavior.
Official Documentation
View Official PrintFriendly Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.