Aleksander Kinakh

Andrii Lukashevych

Yevhen Leonidov

<h4>WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall (WAF)</h4>
Every day, automated bots and hackers bombard websites with attacks. Mass botnets, fake search engine crawlers, brute-force login attempts, and spam bots can overwhelm your WordPress site – stealing data, overloading your server, and defacing content. It’s a 24/7 threat to your business. If you’re looking for WordPress site protection, you need a proactive defense that stops these attacks before they reach your website.
BotBlocker Security is the all-in-one solution to keep your site safe from automated threats. This powerful WordPress security plugin and Web Application Firewall (WAF) acts as a dedicated anti-bot firewall, blocking malicious traffic at the front gate without slowing down your site.
BotBlocker’s setup and onboarding experience allows anyone to secure their WordPress site in under 1 minute, regardless of technical expertise. You can rest assured knowing you have enabled the right site protection settings to protect your website.
<h4>🔥 WordPress Firewall (WAF)</h4>
BotBlocker Security includes an endpoint firewall/WAF that identifies and blocks malicious traffic before it reaches WordPress. Built and maintained by a team focused 100% on WordPress security, our Web Application Firewall protects your site while reducing server load.
BotBlocker intercepts bad traffic at the earliest stage – even before WordPress or your theme loads. By running as a must-use plugin (MU-plugin) on early init, it blocks threats before WordPress initializes, drastically reducing server load during attacks.
Key Firewall Features:
<ul>
<li>Real-time firewall rule updates via the BotBlocker Threat Defense Feed</li>
<li>Real-time IP Blocklist blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs</li>
<li>Early-init protection – blocks threats before WordPress loads</li>
<li>Cloud-based threat intelligence – cross-checks every visitor against global threat databases</li>
<li>No personal data collected – only technical request parameters analyzed (100% GDPR/CCPA-compliant)</li>
<li>Brute force protection with login attempt limits and multi-layer verification</li>
</ul>
<h4>📡 WordPress Security Scanner & Site Protection</h4>
Every attempt to access your site is thoroughly analyzed and filtered. BotBlocker provides comprehensive site protection across all entry points:
<ul>
<li>XML-RPC and API Protection – all endpoints blocked by default. Create access rules for trusted services and add allowed URLs for payment plugins</li>
<li>Spam Prevention – spammers cannot connect to your site. Automatically block IP addresses that exceed spam comment thresholds</li>
<li>File Access Protection – theme and plugin files securely protected from unauthorized access</li>
<li>Deep Analysis – User-Agent, Accept-Language, GeoIP, PTR, DNSBL, cookies, browser fingerprint, AdBlock, Incognito detection</li>
<li>Network & Protocol Control – block obsolete HTTP/1.0 clients and disable IPv6 if not used. Cloudflare-aware protection blocks origin bypass attempts</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔒 Login Security & Bot Protection</h4>
All login attempts pass through multi-layer filtering and CAPTCHA verification:
<ul>
<li>Multi-layer CAPTCHA Protection – color buttons, animal images, floating shapes, floating math, Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3</li>
<li>Advanced Anti-bot Challenges – proprietary CAPTCHA designed to be nearly impossible to bypass, even by AI-based anti-CAPTCHA services</li>
<li>Intelligent Ban System – failed CAPTCHA results in configurable ban periods. Repeated failures trigger 24-hour bans</li>
<li>Admin Access Simplification – special mechanism to ease site administrator login while maintaining security</li>
<li>XML-RPC Control – options including complete disabling</li>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication Support – enhanced login security for administrators</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛠️ Security Tools</h4>
Comprehensive tools to block attackers and monitor your site in real-time:
<ul>
<li>Advanced Blocking Rules – block by IP or build rules based on IP Range, Hostname, User Agent, Referrer, PTR record, ASN, country, city, and more</li>
<li>IP-PTR-Host Mismatch Detection – automatically detect and block fake crawlers (e.g., fake Googlebots)</li>
<li>Blacklist & Whitelist Management – instantly allow or block any IP, ASN, range, or User-Agent</li>
<li>Live Traffic Monitoring – see all traffic in real-time: robots, humans, 404 errors, logins/logouts, file requests, and content consumption</li>
<li>Server IP Identification – prevent lockouts by automatically identifying and protecting server IPs</li>
<li>Visual Dashboard – intuitive charts and stats showing blocked attacks, world map of threat origins, top offending IPs/countries</li>
<li>Detailed Security Log – every event logged with IP address, user agent, country, and blocking reason</li>
<li>Hide Login URL (Premium Addon)</li>
</ul>
<h4>⚡ Performance & Integration</h4>
BotBlocker’s robust defense won’t slow your site down – in fact, it often improves performance under attack:
<ul>
<li>Lightweight & Fast – negligible overhead in normal conditions. Reduces database and server load during attacks</li>
<li>Built-in Caching – Redis and Memcached support for high-traffic environments</li>
<li>Seamless Compatibility – works with Cloudflare, CDN services, caching plugins, and optimizers</li>
<li>Full IPv6 Support – all security functions work with both IPv4 and IPv6</li>
<li>Server Optimization (Premium Addon) – additional performance enhancements for high-traffic sites</li>
</ul>
<h4>👤 Easy Setup & User-Friendly Interface</h4>
You don’t have to be a security expert to use BotBlocker:
<ul>
<li>Quick Installation Wizard – step-by-step setup guide for configuration in under 1 minute</li>
<li>Intuitive Admin Panel – organized settings with clear descriptions and tooltips</li>
<li>Multilingual – translated into English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and more</li>
<li>No Conflicts – built following WordPress best practices, tested with recent WP versions</li>
<li>Adjustable Logging – configurable retention periods with time zone awareness and daylight saving support</li>
</ul>
Security first – BotBlocker’s on guard!
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Detection & Analysis</h4>
BotBlocker employs advanced multi-layer detection to identify and block threats:
Detection Mechanisms:
<ul>
<li>Local and cloud signature databases with real-time updates</li>
<li>IP reputation and blacklist checks with global threat intelligence</li>
<li>DNS-based and PTR lookups to detect fake crawlers</li>
<li>Heuristic and behavioral analysis for suspicious patterns</li>
<li>Browser fingerprint and feature mismatch detection</li>
<li>Header and protocol validation</li>
<li>JavaScript challenge and capability verification</li>
<li>Multi-layered CAPTCHA verification</li>
</ul>
Comprehensive Request Analysis:
<ul>
<li>Network & IP: Full IPv4/IPv6 support, blacklist/whitelist, country/GeoIP, ASN, hosting/VPN detection, TOR detection, PTR/DNSBL checks</li>
<li>Browser & Client: User-Agent validation, browser/OS/device detection, fingerprint analysis, headless browser detection, JavaScript/cookie support</li>
<li>Headers & Protocol: Accept-Language, Referer validation, HTTP version control, Cloudflare/proxy detection</li>
<li>Advanced Fingerprinting: Font rendering, WebGL, media devices, touch events, battery API, permissions, timing analysis, plugin verification</li>
</ul>
<h4>CAPTCHA Modes</h4>
Choose from various CAPTCHA types to protect your site:
<ul>
<li>Single Button – one-click verification for quick validation</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA v2 – standard image/checkbox challenge</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA v3 – invisible background scoring</li>
<li>BotBlocker Color CAPTCHA – select colored buttons challenge</li>
<li>BotBlocker Digits CAPTCHA – floating math challenge</li>
<li>BotBlocker Images CAPTCHA – animal image selection</li>
<li>BotBlocker Shapes CAPTCHA – floating shapes challenge</li>
<li>Hybrid Mode – combine any CAPTCHA with reCAPTCHA v3 for dual-layer protection</li>
</ul>
<h4>Additional Capabilities</h4>
<ul>
<li>Early-init & MU plugin support</li>
<li>Real-time cloud threat checks</li>
<li>Dynamic and graphical anti-bot challenges</li>
<li>Automatic logging with adjustable retention</li>
<li>Session tracking and verification</li>
<li>No personal data collected (100% GDPR/CCPA-compliant)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
BotBlocker Security does not collect or process personal data of your visitors. All cloud analysis is performed on technical parameters only (IP, headers, User-Agent). No personally identifiable information is collected, stored, or transmitted to any external service.
<h3>Support and Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Product site: <a href="https://botblocker.top/products/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://botblocker.top/products/</a></li>
<li>Documentation: <a href="https://botblocker.top/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://botblocker.top/docs/</a></li>
<li>Contact/support: <a href="https://botblocker.top/contacts/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://botblocker.top/contacts/</a></li>
<li>Community: <a href="https://botblocker.top/community/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://botblocker.top/community/</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See LICENSE.txt for details.
<h3>Credits & Authors</h3>
BotBlocker Security is developed and maintained by GLOBUS.studio.
<ul>
<li>Concept, architecture & code – Yevhen Leonidov: <a href="https://leonidov.dev/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://leonidov.dev/</a></li>
<li>Code, code review – Andrii Lukashevych</li>
<li>Code, translations – Aleksandr Kinakh</li>
</ul>
BotBlocker Security – The first line of defense for your WordPress site.

BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection

Protect your WordPress site: firewall, bot & brute-force protection, anti-spam, multi-layer CAPTCHA, optional cloud threat intel.

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The plugin functions by automatically preventing further attempts from a particular Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or username once a predetermined limit of retries has been surpassed. This significantly weakens the effectiveness of brute force attacks on your website.
By default, WordPress permits an unlimited number of login attempts, posing a vulnerability where passwords can be easily deciphered through brute force methods.
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<h4>Features (Free Version):</h4>
<ul>
<li>Limit Logins – Limit the number of retry attempts when logging in (per each IP).</li>
<li>Configurable Lockout Timings – Modify the amount of time a user or IP must wait after a lockout.</li>
<li>Remaining Tries – Informs the user about the remaining retries or lockout time on the login page.</li>
<li>Lockout Email Notifications – Informs the admin via email of lockouts.</li>
<li>Denied Attempt Logs – View a log of all denied attempts and lockouts.</li>
<li>IP & Username Safelist/Denylist – Control access to usernames and IPs.</li>
<li>New User Registration Protection (Micro Cloud Accounts) – Protects default WP registration.</li>
<li>Sucuri compatibility.</li>
<li>Wordfence compatibility.</li>
<li>Ultimate Member compatibility.</li>
<li>WPS Hide Login compatibility.</li>
<li>MemberPress compatibility.</li>
<li>XMLRPC gateway protection.</li>
<li>Woocommerce login page protection.</li>
<li>Multi-site compatibility with extra MU settings.</li>
<li>GDPR compliant.</li>
<li>Custom IP origins support (Cloudflare, Sucuri, etc.).</li>
<li>llar_admin own capability.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features (Premium Version):</h4>
<ul>
<li>Performance Optimizer – Offload the burden of excessive failed logins from your server to protect your server resources, resulting in improved speed and efficiency of your website.</li>
<li>Enhanced IP Intelligence – Identify repetitive and suspicious login attempts to detect potential brute force attacks. IPs with known malicious activity are stored and used to help prevent and counter future attacks.</li>
<li>Enhanced Throttling – Longer lockout intervals each time a malicious IP or username tries to login unsuccessfully.</li>
<li>Deny By Country – <a href="https://www.limitloginattempts.com/block-logins-by-country-in-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Block logins by country</a> by simply selecting the countries you want to deny.</li>
<li>Auto IP Denylist – Automatically add IP addresses to your active cloud deny list that repeatedly fail login attempts.</li>
<li>New User Registration Protection – Protects default WP registration.</li>
<li>Global Denylist Protection – Utilize our active cloud IP data from thousands of websites in the LLAR network.</li>
<li>Synchronized Lockouts – Lockout IP data can be shared between multiple domains for enhanced protection in your network.</li>
<li>Synchronized Safelist/Denylist – Safelist/Denylist IP and username data can be shared between multiple domains.</li>
<li>Premium Support – Email support with a security tech.</li>
<li>Auto Backups of All IP Data – Store your active IP data in the cloud.</li>
<li>Successful Logins Log – Store successful logins in the cloud including IP info, city, state and lat/long.</li>
<li>Enhanced lockout logs – Gain valuable insights into the origins of IPs that are attempting logins.</li>
<li>CSV Download of IP Data – Download IP data direclty from the cloud.</li>
<li>Supports IPV6 Ranges For Safelist/Denylist</li>
<li>Unlock The Locked Admin – Easily <a href="https://www.limitloginattempts.com/how-to-unlock-your-site-if-you-are-locked-out-by-limit-login-attempts-reloaded/" rel="nofollow ugc">unlock the locked admin</a> through the cloud.</li>
</ul>
*Some features require higher level plans.
<h4>Upgrading from the old Limit Login Attempts plugin?</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to the Plugins section in your site’s backend.</li>
<li>Remove the Limit Login Attempts plugin.</li>
<li>Install the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin.</li>
</ol>
All your settings will be kept intact!
Many languages are currently supported in the Limit Login Attempts Reloaded plugin but we welcome any additional ones.
Help us bring Limit Login Attempts Reloaded to even more countries.
Translations: Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Plugin uses standard actions and filters only.
Based on the original code from Limit Login Attempts plugin by Johan Eenfeldt.
<h4>Branding Guidelines</h4>
Limit Login Attempts Reloaded™ is a trademark of Atlantic Silicon Inc. When writing about the plugin, please make sure to use Reloaded after Limit Login Attempts. Limit Login Attempts is the old plugin.
<ul>
<li>Limit Login Attempts Reloaded (correct)</li>
<li>Limit Login Attempts (incorrect)</li>
</ul>

Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall

Love that it shows how many attempts are left, so hopefully users don't lock themselves out. Also ought to deter hackers if they see that... and if it doesn't, then they get locked out anyway :)

It works great!


некоторое время работал, потом, видимо, пришло обновление и капец - начало просто всех подряд блокировать. Зайти в админку невозможно


перестал нормально работать

Just excellent

Block excessive login attempts and protect your site against brute force attacks. Simple, yet powerful tools to improve site performance.

BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection vs Limit Login Attempts Reloaded – Login Security, Brute Force Protection, Firewall