Cloudflare Redirects for AI Training: Test Canonicals Before Turning 301s On
Cloudflare can redirect verified AI training crawlers to a same-origin canonical URL. Test the first 256 KB, redirect order, logs, and rollback before enabling it.
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Cloudflare crawling, AI controls, caching, content negotiation, security, and publisher infrastructure.
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