Lightweight WordPress firewall plugin to block malicious IPs, TOR nodes, and brute-force attacks with real-time sync and control.

Iridium Intelligence

Bad IP WP is a modern, developer-focused firewall plugin that protects your WordPress site by blocking malicious IP addresses, brute-force login attempts, TOR exit nodes, and known threat actors. It integrates with the centralized bad_ip database (https://bad-ip.iridiumintel.com) to automatically sync and apply updated IP blocklists in real-time.
Key features: 
– Real-time detection and blocking of malicious visitors 
– TOR network endpoint detection and blocking 
– Brute-force login protection 
– Dashboard-based IP control and analytics 
– API integration with centralized threat database 
– Lightweight and built for performance (no bloat) 
– Ideal for agencies, sysadmins, and developers
This plugin is part of the broader <a href="https://bad-ip.iridiumintel.com" rel="nofollow ugc">bad_ip ecosystem</a> and provides synergy with server-level defenses and other CMS platforms.
<h3>Libraries</h3>
To make development and maintaining of our plugin as easy as possible, current version uses next public libraries and plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://getbootstrap.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Bootsrtap</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.chartjs.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">Chart.js</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jquery.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">jQuery</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jqueryui.com/easing/" rel="nofollow ugc">jQueryUI</a></li>
</ul>

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