[ecesena]

Most bots are prob just following the links inside the page.

You could try serving back html with no links (as in no a-href), and render links in js or some other clever way that works in browsers/for humans.

You won’t get rid of all bots, but it should significantly reduce useless traffic.

Alternative just make a static page that renders the content in js instead of php and put it on github pages or any other free server.