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BotBlocker Changelog

Version 1.6 — Public Release (Start of Sales)

  • Public release of BotBlocker with commercial plans and subscriptions
  • Introduction of BotBlocker Cloud with advanced IP, ASN, proxy, VPN, and TOR detection
  • Extended User-Agent signature database (1,000,000+) and IP reputation base (5,000,000+)
  • Add-on system support introduced
    • CAPTCHA Add-on Pack: colored buttons, animal images, floating shapes, floating math expressions
    • reCAPTCHA v2/v3 integration add-on
  • Full statistics dashboard redesign with charts, filters, and time zone support
  • Enhanced log retention management (customizable days + auto-cleanup)
  • Added Redis and Memcached caching support for heavy lookups (PTR, DNSBL, cloud queries)
  • New Early-init mode (via wp-config) for pre-WordPress blocking
  • Improved MU plugin mode for guaranteed early loading
  • Optimized resource usage: lower CPU and database queries
  • Added AdBlock/uBlock, Incognito, Headless Browser detection
  • Extended Referer, Accept-Language, GeoIP mismatch, PTR/DNS checks
  • Added multi-language admin panel support (EN/RU)
  • Improved API integration for third-party tools
  • Multiple bug fixes, performance improvements, and UI enhancements

Version 1.5

  • Added new behavioral detection modules (timing, jitter, fake navigator, fake plugins)
  • Improved fingerprint analysis (browser properties, WebGL, fonts)
  • Extended blocking by ASN (autonomous system numbers)
  • Added detailed log viewer with export to CSV/JSON
  • Improved compatibility with WooCommerce and popular themes
  • Added flexible license manager for Lite and PRO versions
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Version 1.4

  • First integration of BotBlocker Cloud (beta version for selected testers)
  • Added PTR (reverse DNS) checks with strict/loose modes
  • Added DNSBL lookups for spammer and bot IPs
  • Extended whitelist and blacklist management with ranges and wildcards
  • First version of CAPTCHA system (basic graphical/dynamic CAPTCHA)
  • Added support for REST API log fetching
  • UI updates and admin panel improvements

Version 1.3

  • Full integration of Redis cache for PTR/DNSBL lookups
  • Support for Memcached caching
  • Added detection of Cloudflare and other CDN IPs
  • Improved VPN/proxy detection (headers + IP reputation checks)
  • First version of statistics dashboard with traffic overview
  • Added GeoIP-based filtering (country-level blocking)
  • Bug fixes and performance enhancements

Version 1.2

  • Integration of Google reCAPTCHA v2 for user verification pages
  • Added dynamic CAPTCHA (basic math questions)
  • Improved detection of empty User-Agent / empty Accept-Language headers
  • Added basic log management with retention setting
  • Performance optimization of IP checks
  • Compatibility fixes for WordPress multisite

Version 1.1

  • Added Accept-Language analysis for detecting mismatches and anomalies
  • Added Referer checks (empty, fake, or missing referers)
  • Improved IP blacklist and whitelist with manual entry support
  • Added basic statistics counters (blocked vs allowed requests)
  • Small UI/UX improvements in settings page

Version 1.0

  • Initial release of BotBlocker for WordPress
  • Basic IP blocking and whitelisting
  • Simple User-Agent filtering
  • Support for log file writing (basic version)
  • Core plugin architecture with admin settings
  • Minimal statistics: request counters