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BotBlocker Performance: Minimal Resource Usage, Early Initialization, and Simple Optimization

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BotBlocker is designed for maximum performance and minimal impact on your WordPress site, no matter your server, traffic, or hosting setup. Here’s what sets it apart and how to keep your dashboard lightning fast.

Minimal Resource Consumption

  • BotBlocker is highly efficient and does not depend on server hardware, PHP version, or number of plugins.
  • The plugin processes incoming requests with minimal CPU and memory use—even under high load or DDoS conditions.
  • Filtering and decision logic run instantly; most requests are handled before WordPress loads themes or other plugins.

Early Initialization and MU Plugin Mode

  • BotBlocker supports early initialization—it starts filtering traffic at the very first stage of request processing.
  • As an MU (Must Use) plugin, it blocks malicious traffic even before the WordPress core is fully loaded.
  • This architecture ensures that bots, scrapers, and attack scripts never reach expensive parts of your application.

No Need to Optimize Anything—Except Log Storage

  • The only thing that can affect BotBlocker’s admin panel performance is the size of its internal database—specifically, the number of stored log records.
  • All filtering, detection, and protection work equally fast, regardless of log size or settings.

Log Retention: Keep It Lean for Instant Statistics

  • For best performance, choose a short log retention period in settings (recommended: up to 7 days).
  • Large databases only affect the speed of displaying analytics and statistics in the admin dashboard, not the protection logic.
  • Old log entries are deleted automatically—no need for manual cleanup.

Enable Interface Caching

  • To further accelerate the display of statistics, enable interface caching in BotBlocker settings.
  • Cached analytics load instantly, even with a larger log database.

Summary: The BotBlocker Advantage

  • Ultra-fast, minimal footprint: Works instantly even on shared hosting and low-resource servers.
  • Always protected: Filtering does not depend on server, PHP version, or plugins.
  • Simple optimization: Only log storage size matters for dashboard speed—keep logs short and use caching.

FAQ

Will BotBlocker slow down my site?
No. The plugin is engineered for efficiency and always runs with minimal server impact.

What happens if I store logs for a long time?
Only statistics in the admin dashboard may load more slowly. Security and filtering remain fast.

How do I get the fastest statistics?
Keep log retention short (up to 7 days) and enable interface caching.

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