Title: Supertab Connect
Author: getsupertab
Published: <strong>April 10, 2026</strong>
Last modified: April 10, 2026

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# Supertab Connect

 By [getsupertab](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getsupertab/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/supertab-connect.1.0.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/supertab-connect/#installation)
 * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/supertab-connect/#developers)

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## Description

Supertab Connect integrates your WordPress site with the [Supertab Connect](https://www.supertab.co/supertab-connect)
platform, providing two key capabilities:

**RSL License Serving**

Automatically serves your site’s RSL license at `/license.xml`. The license is fetched
from the Supertab Connect API and cached locally for performance, enabling crawlers
and AI agents to discover your content’s licensing terms.

**Crawler Authentication Protocol (CAP)**

Verifies that bots accessing your content present valid license tokens. This allows
you to:

 * Distinguish licensed access from unauthorized scraping
 * Monitor usage against declared licensing terms
 * Optionally enforce access controls without blocking compliant bots

**How It Works**

 1. Enter your Website URN from the [Supertab Connect dashboard](https://merchant-connect.supertab.co/)
 2. Your `license.xml` is immediately served at your site root
 3. Optionally add your Merchant API Key to enable license verification
 4. Configure which paths should enforce the Crawler Authentication Protocol

**Features**

 * Serves RSL `license.xml` at your site root, proxied from the Supertab API
 * Caches license XML locally for performance
 * Optional bot protection via the Crawler Authentication Protocol
 * Configurable path patterns for selective enforcement (supports wildcards)

### External Services

This plugin connects to the [Supertab Connect API](https://api-connect.supertab.co)
to provide its functionality:

 * **RSL License Serving** — Your Website URN is sent to retrieve your site’s license
   XML file. This happens on every request to `/license.xml` (cached locally after
   first fetch).
 * **Crawler Authentication Protocol** — When enabled by the site administrator,
   page URLs and user agent strings from bot requests are sent to verify license
   tokens and record usage events.

No personal data from your site visitors is collected or transmitted.

[Supertab Terms of Use and Privacy Policy](https://www.supertab.co/legal)

## Installation

 1. Upload the `supertab-connect` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or
    install through the WordPress plugin screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to Settings > Supertab Connect to configure your Website URN.
 4. (Optional) Enter your Merchant API Key and enable the Crawler Authentication Protocol.

You will need a Supertab Connect account. Visit [Supertab Connect](https://merchant-connect.supertab.co/)
to get started.

## FAQ

### What is an RSL license?

An RSL is a machine-readable license file that declares how crawlers and AI agents
may access your content. Serving it at `/license.xml` makes your licensing terms
discoverable.

### What is the Crawler Authentication Protocol (CAP)?

CAP is a protocol that requires bots to present license tokens when accessing your
content. This lets you verify that crawlers are operating under agreed-upon terms.

### Can I control which pages are protected by CAP?

Yes. When CAP is enabled, you can specify path patterns with wildcard support to
control exactly which URLs require license token verification.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Supertab Connect” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ getsupertab ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getsupertab/)

[Translate “Supertab Connect” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/supertab-connect)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/supertab-connect/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/supertab-connect/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/supertab-connect/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/supertab-connect/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/supertab-connect/)
 * Tags
 * [bot protection](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bot-protection/)[content-protection](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-protection/)
   [crawlers](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/crawlers/)[licensing](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/licensing/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ getsupertab ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/getsupertab/)

## Support

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