Hotlink prevention that still allows Google full access

@erictung tipped me off to a Firewall Rule configuration that might help.

If you have Hotlink Protection enabled in Scrape Shield, you can make a Firewall Rule to Bypass Hotlink Protection. You can try setting the match for cf.client.bot. I don’t think Google and Bing embed your site’s images in search results, so you shouldn’t need a Referrer exception as well.

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