BotBlocker - WordPress Security Evolved

The Ultimate WordPress Protection Against Bots and Automated Attacks

Stop bad bots, scrapers, fake crawlers, brute force, and more - before they reach your site

Why Choose BotBlocker

Focused on preventing failures, reducing server load, and ensuring uninterrupted operation for mission-critical websites

1

Lightning Performance

Security that accelerates your site, never slows it down

2

Seamless Integration

Works with any theme, plugin, hosting, or WordPress version

3

Set and Forget

Easy setup, automatic updates, no tech skills required

4

Early Blocking

Stops threats even before WordPress loads – using early-init and MU plugin modes

5

Cloud Intelligence

Blocks millions of bots and bad IPs with real-time global threat data (available with BotBlocker.Cloud subscrtiption)

Ready to make your WordPress site truly secure?

Install BotBlocker in minutes and stop bad bots, scrapers, and fake crawlers before they can impact your performance, security, or SEO

Don’t wait for an attack - protect your site proactively with next-generation detection and real-time blocking

What Makes BotBlocker Unique

Focused on preventing failures, reducing server load, and ensuring uninterrupted operation for mission-critical websites

How BotBlocker Works

Step 1 - Intercepts Every Request
All incoming traffic is checked before WordPress loads. Advanced checks occur before plugins and themes are loaded
Step 2 - Analyzes Visitor Data
IP, headers, User-Agent, ASN, and behavior are scanned in milliseconds
Step 3 - Cloud Intelligence
Requests are compared with global threat databases, proxies, VPNs, and bot signatures
Step 4 - Ban or checking bots
Malicious visitors are blocked instantly, while suspicious ones face CAPTCHA or verification
Step 5 - Real Users Pass Seamlessly
Genuine visitors enjoy a fast, secure, and uninterrupted experience

Full BotBlocker Features

Focused on preventing failures, reducing server load, and ensuring uninterrupted operation for mission-critical websites

BotBlocker checks and analyzes

  • IP address (including IPv4/IPv6)
  • IP blacklist and whitelist
  • Country and GeoIP data
  • Accept-Language and language/geo mismatch
  • Empty, fake, or abnormal User-Agent
  • Browser, OS, and device type
  • Browser version detection
  • Browser fingerprint anomalies
  • PTR (reverse DNS) and DNSBL checks
  • Hosting and proxy/VPN detection (via headers and cloud base)
  • TOR exit node detection
  • ASN and suspicious subnets
  • Cloudflare and similar reverse proxy detection
  • Incognito/private mode detection
  • JavaScript support
  • AdBlock/uBlock detection
  • Empty or abnormal Referer
  • HTTP protocol version (blocks 1.0 if needed)
  • No or empty Accept-Language
  • Headless browser and automation detection
  • Font rendering, WebGL, media devices, touch event, battery API, and permissions mismatches
  • Jitter and timing anomalies
  • Unsupported browser features
  • Navigator property mismatches
  • Fake plugins and Chromium properties
  • Fake or missing plugins
  • Dynamic CAPTCHA and graphical CAPTCHA
  • Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3
  • Cookie and session support
  • Log and statistic management (log retention, time zone, daylight saving)
  • Early blocking by IP via wp-config integration

Captcha modes

  • Single button
  • reCaptcha v2
  • BotBlocker Color Captcha
  • BotBlocker Digits Captcha
  • BotBlocker Images Captcha
  • BotBlocker Shapes Captcha
  • Any chosen captcha can be combined with reCaptcha v3

Detection mechanisms include

  • Local signature databases
  • Cloud signature and threat intelligence
  • IP reputation and blacklist checks
  • DNS-based and PTR lookups
  • Heuristic and behavioral analysis
  • Browser feature and fingerprint mismatches
  • Header and protocol analysis
  • Cloudflare and proxy signature matching
  • Real-time traffic analysis
  • JavaScript challenge and capability checks
  • Multi-layered CAPTCHA verification