Yevhen Leonidov

Aleksander Kinakh

Andrii Lukashevych

BotBlocker Security blocks 99% of automated attacks before WordPress even loads. No bloat, no slowdowns, no monthly fees for core protection.
If your site is hit by login brute force, spam comments, fake Googlebots, content scrapers, or XML-RPC floods, you are not alone: bots generate over 47% of all web traffic. Most security plugins react after WordPress boots, wasting CPU and memory on every bad request. BotBlocker stops them at the door.
<h4>Why site owners switch to BotBlocker</h4>
<ul>
<li>Faster than the competition. Runs on early init through three interception layers, before themes and plugins load. Server load drops during attacks instead of spiking.</li>
<li>Smarter CAPTCHA. 9 modes including Silent Auto-Verify – zero clicks for humans, hard wall for bots. Proprietary CAPTCHAs defeat AI-based solvers that crack reCAPTCHA for $2-3 per 1 000.</li>
<li>Honest free version. Full firewall, all 9 CAPTCHA modes, full 2FA, full logging, full Multisite support. No nag screens, no crippled features.</li>
<li>Privacy-first. No visitor data leaves your server. GDPR and CCPA compliant out of the box.</li>
<li>Works with everything. Cloudflare, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, WooCommerce, Elementor, multisite, IPv6, PHP 7.4 to 8.5.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛡️ Core Firewall (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Three-Layer Architecture – intercepts traffic at wp-config.php (before WordPress), MU-plugin phase, and main shield. The first layer blocks known threats without loading WordPress at all, saving 30-100ms and 5-20MB RAM per blocked request.</li>
<li>Web Application Firewall (WAF) with real-time rule updates via the BotBlocker Threat Defense Feed</li>
<li>2 899 User-Agent signatures – largest blacklist among WordPress plugins – covering Scrapy, Selenium, Puppeteer, PhantomJS, curl, wget, Python, Java, Perl, and SQL injection tools</li>
<li>Brute force protection with progressive lockouts – 5 attempts per 15 minutes, escalating bans for repeat offenders</li>
<li>Anti-spam for comments, registration, contact forms – spammers blocked before they connect</li>
<li>XML-RPC and REST API locked down by default with allowlist for trusted services</li>
<li>Fake crawler detection via FCrDNS (dual-direction DNS verification), ASN tokens, and published IP ranges – 95% effective, impossible to spoof without controlling the provider’s DNS zone</li>
<li>LLM / AI crawler management – allow or block GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Bytespider via CIDR-verified IP ranges. Trusted crawlers verified, impersonators blocked.</li>
<li>Country, ASN, IP range, User-Agent, Referer blocking rules with instant enforcement</li>
<li>Cloudflare-aware real-IP resolution and origin bypass protection</li>
<li>Full IPv6 support – separate tables and logic for IPv4 and IPv6, every feature works with both</li>
<li>Live traffic monitor with attack map, country, ASN, device, browser, and exact block reason for every request</li>
<li>Built-in caching via Redis and Memcached – free, auto-disable on connection failure</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔒 Login Security & 2FA (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication compatible with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Bitwarden – TOTP standard with 10 backup codes</li>
<li>9 CAPTCHA modes: Silent Auto-Verify, Single Button, Color CAPTCHA, Images CAPTCHA, Shapes CAPTCHA (60fps Canvas), Digits CAPTCHA, Hold Button CAPTCHA, plus Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3</li>
<li>Hybrid Mode – combine any internal CAPTCHA with reCAPTCHA v3 for two-layer invisible defense</li>
<li>Hide login URL (PRO)</li>
<li>Configurable lockout durations with escalation for repeat offenders – failed CAPTCHA triggers short ban, repeated failure triggers 24-hour ban</li>
</ul>
<h4>💳 Payment Gateway Bypass (Free)</h4>
Auto-detects 25+ e-commerce platforms (WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, SureCart, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, Give, Dokan, CartFlows, FunnelKit, and more) and 150+ payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Adyen, Braintree, Square, Razorpay, Klarna, Paddle, Authorize.Net, 2Checkout, YooKassa, LiqPay, and more). Webhooks, IPN callbacks, and payment notifications never get blocked. Four detection layers ensure zero false positives on payment traffic.
<h4>📊 Visibility & Control (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Visual dashboard with attack map, top offenders, blocked-vs-allowed ratio, world traffic map</li>
<li>Detailed event log with IP, country, ASN, User-Agent, and exact block reason – 54 unique event codes</li>
<li>Health Score gauge – 42 parameters across 3 categories, 5 security levels from Critical to Secure</li>
<li>3 security presets – Light, Strong, Full – one-click configuration</li>
<li>Setup Wizard – 8 steps from welcome to test attack, setup in under 5 minutes</li>
<li>8 interface languages – English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Polski, Русский, Українська + POT template</li>
<li>Configurable retention with timezone and DST awareness</li>
<li>Clean uninstall – drops all 16 tables, removes 40+ options, clears cron hooks. Zero leftover data.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🚀 PRO Adds (Premium / Pro / Ultimate)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Real-time cloud threat intelligence cross-checked against global databases – 5M+ attack IPs, hundreds of thousands of bot signatures, updated daily</li>
<li>Zero-day behavioral and heuristic detection – catches unknown attack patterns before signatures exist</li>
<li>VPN, Tor, proxy, ASN, and hosting reputation checks</li>
<li>Early Init Mode – filtering before WordPress Core loads, maximum resource savings during attacks</li>
<li>Hide Login URL addon – custom admin URL, hardened wp-login.php protection</li>
<li>Security Headers addon – HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy, Referrer-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options</li>
<li>Speed Up WordPress addon – 14 frontend and server optimizations</li>
<li>Malware Scanner addon – 25 patterns scanning files + 7 database tables, detects webshells, eval injections, base64-obfuscated code hidden in wp_options and post_content</li>
<li>Priority support – 24-hour response time</li>
</ul>
Four plans to match your traffic: Premium ($12/month, 25k cloud checks), Pro ($50/month, 100k cloud checks), Ultimate ($100/month, 250k cloud checks + emergency 24h support). Annual billing includes 1 month free. 30-day refund policy. Licensed per domain, billed securely via Freemius.
<a href="https://botblocker.top/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Compare plans →</a>
<h4>⚡ Performance & Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>Zero database queries for returning visitors – 9 runtime PHP files with SHA-256 integrity signatures, loaded via <code>include</code></li>
<li>Measured overhead: +3-15ms TTFB for cached visitors, +50-200ms for first-time PTR lookups, +2-4MB memory</li>
<li>Redis and Memcached support – free, auto-disables gracefully on connection failure</li>
<li>Cache plugin compatibility – automatic <code>DONOTCACHEPAGE</code> and <code>Cache-Control: no-store</code> on verification pages. Works with WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, Hummingbird, WP Fastest Cache, Cache Enabler</li>
<li>CDN and WAF compatibility – Cloudflare, Sucuri, Incapsula, AWS CloudFront, Fastly, KeyCDN, StackPath. Multi-header real-IP resolution (CF-Connecting-IP, X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP)</li>
<li>DDoS Protection Compatibility – automatic detection of JS-challenges from DDoS-Guard, Stormwall, Qrator. HMAC-signed AJAX responses, Circuit Breaker with automatic retry and backoff. BotBlocker is the only WordPress plugin that works correctly behind aggressive DDoS protection without manual configuration.</li>
<li>Multisite Support – network activation, per-site data, per-site cleanup. Free on all plans.</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 – 8.5 – tested across 7 PHP versions. WordPress 5.0 – 7.0+. Linux and Windows.</li>
<li>GDPR and CCPA compliant – no PII collected, technical parameters only, Legitimate Interest basis (Art. 6(1)(f))</li>
</ul>
<h4>🤝 Trusted by</h4>
<ul>
<li>3 000+ active installations</li>
<li>Translated into 8 languages</li>
<li>Tested up to WordPress 7.0 and PHP 8.5</li>
<li>Developed and maintained by GLOBUS.studio</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
“Replaced two security plugins and a CAPTCHA plugin with one. Site is faster and the spam stopped overnight.” – WordPress.org user
</blockquote>
<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>Pricing and PRO plans: <a href="https://botblocker.top/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://botblocker.top/pricing/</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

Stop bots, brute force, spam, and fake crawlers before they reach WordPress. Three-layer firewall, 9 CAPTCHAs, FCrDNS, 2FA. Setup in 60 seconds.

newWebber

LogiShield Security was built to be the only WordPress login security plugin you will ever need.
Easily improve your site’s security with this WordPress login security plugin by implementing essential defense features like Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Limit Login Attempts, Temporary Logins, and Custom Login URLs.
<h3>Core Login Security Features of LogiShield Security</h3>
LogiShield Security is not just a basic plugin. It’s a multi-layered WordPress login security plugin with a custom login URL to give maximum protection. Below is a deep dive into the powerful features included in this secure WP login tool, explaining exactly what they do and why your website’s security depends on them.
<h4>1. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)</h4>
As an ultimate WordPress 2FA plugin, LogiShield ensures that a stolen password is no longer enough to compromise your website. It adds an extra layer to your security. 2FA by LogiShield protects your admin login from brute force attacks, password leaks, automated password guessing, and data breaches.
2FA-enabled WordPress login requires both your password and a phone-generated OTP code. Use Google Authenticator, Authy, or Microsoft Authenticator to generate the 2FA code, then have a sound sleep at night!
LogiShield is a fully TOTP-compatible OTP login system. So, setting up the 2FA code is a piece of cake now.
See what our 2FA features include:
<ul>
<li>Passwordless login with passkey support</li>
<li>Free two-factor authentication (2FA) for all users</li>
<li>Remember trusted devices</li>
<li>Recover locked out of authentication accounts with allow next user login</li>
<li>Support multiple 2FA generators. </li>
<li>Enable 2FA with Authenticator app (TOTP) </li>
<li>Generate 2FA code over email (cooking)</li>
<li>Developer API integration for WhatsApp, OTP Token, etc. (cooking)</li>
<li>Password reset with 2FA (cooking)</li>
<li>Universal 2FA app support</li>
<li>Backup codes (16 digits) for recovery access</li>
<li>Wizard-driven setup</li>
<li>One-click WooCommerce integration</li>
</ul>
Passwords are fundamentally flawed. They can be guessed, phished, brute force attacked, or leaked in third-party data breaches. If an attacker acquires your admin password, a standard setup lets them walk right in. Here comes the WordPress 2FA plugin. If enabled, the attacker is stopped dead in their tracks because they cannot access your mobile device instantly to retrieve the 6-digit time-limited code.
LogiShield Security 2FA plugin provides individual user-based two-factor authentication, allowing your editors, authors, and admins to manage their own WordPress site security seamlessly. Thus ensuring brute force protection.
Documentation
<h4>2. Custom Login URL</h4>
A cornerstone feature of any effective WordPress login security plugin is the ability to mask your entry points, AKA the login URL. This feature lets you easily change WordPress login URL parameters. Instead of your login page living at
X “yoursite.com/wp-admin” or “yoursite.com/wp-login.php”,
Set a custom login URL WordPress slug, such as:
✓”yoursite.com/my-secret-portal”.
Hide your WP-Admin page access and rename the WordPress login page locations using this simple custom login URL feature:
<ul>
<li>Rename your WordPress login URL to anything</li>
<li>No core file changes or rewrite rules</li>
<li>Hides wp-admin and wp-login.php completely</li>
<li>Deactivate to restore original access instantly</li>
</ul>
Why Custom Login URL is a must-have plugin: LogiShield is a must-have plugin for security because automated hacking bots are very much active on the WordPress ecosystem. They scour the internet looking for websites and automatically append <code>/wp-admin</code> to the domain.
If the page loads, they begin their attack. Use the LogiShield WordPress login security plugin to change your admin URL, and those automated scripts simply hit a 404 Not Found error!
This acts as an immediate unauthorized access prevention measure and a highly effective bot protection strategy. It also works as brute force attacks prevention. The Custom Login URL feature ensures your front door is hidden from the public eye.
Documentation
<h4>3. Limit Login Attempts</h4>
By default, WordPress lets users try an unlimited number of login attempts. Trying to log in endlessly makes it easier for hackers to guess passwords. Limit Login Attempts by LogiShield blocks such brute force attacks by limiting login attempts.
LogiShield shines as a WordPress login security plugin by actively neutralizing active attacks through advanced request limiting.
This plugin lets you limit login attempts across your entire WordPress site. Configure a specific threshold (e.g., 3 failed attempts) to temporarily or permanently block suspicious IPs or invalid usernames. It creates a robust login firewall.
Core features of LogiShield Limit Login Attempts:
<ul>
<li>Stops brute force attacks by limiting login attempts</li>
<li>Works on standard logins, XMLRPC, WooCommerce, and custom pages</li>
<li>Improves security and site performance</li>
<li>Customized lockout timing</li>
<li>Set the remaining time for retry</li>
<li>Email Notifications of Lockout</li>
<li>Logs of denied attempts and lockouts</li>
<li>Logs of Successful Logins</li>
</ul>
Why you need the Limit Login Attempts feature: The limit login attempts feature is needed because in dictionary or brute-force attacks, hackers use automated software to rapidly guess thousands of password combinations per minute. Without a WordPress login security plugin, WordPress allows infinite login guesses.
This not only puts your credentials at risk but severely drains your server resources, potentially crashing your site.
By implementing WordPress brute force protection through the LogiShield security plugin, you lock out invalid login attempts instantly. It is a critical WP admin security step to prevent dictionary attacks from overwhelming your database.
Documentation
<h4>4. Temporary Login Access</h4>
Temporary login access feature redefines how you manage guest access and third-party collaborations.
This feature allows you to generate secure, self-expiring links that grant direct access to your dashboard for a limited time. This means you can create a WordPress guest login without requiring a password.
You can share temporary WordPress access with a specific user role, and set it to expire after a few hours, days, or after a single use.
Features we offer for Temporary Login URL:
<ul>
<li>Unlimited logins: Create as many temporary logins as you need</li>
<li>Passwordless login setup: Users log in with a simple link</li>
<li>Set a custom expiry: Choose when access automatically ends</li>
<li>Flexible time options: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or custom date</li>
<li>Redirect after login: Send users to a specific page</li>
<li>Track last login: See when each user last accessed your site using the temp link</li>
<li>Login count: View how many times a link was used</li>
<li>Detailed activity logs: Monitor exactly what each user did after login</li>
<li>Limit link usage: Control how many times a link can be accessed</li>
<li>Instant alerts: Get notified each time a temporary login is used</li>
</ul>
Why you need the Temp login link feature: Site owners frequently need to grant temporary admin access to WordPress credentials to freelance developers, support technicians, or guest writers. The traditional method involves creating an admin account and a password, which is a massive security risk. People often forget to delete these accounts, leaving ghost admin profiles vulnerable to attack.
This WordPress login security plugin eliminates that risk entirely, along with any possibility of brute force attacks. Because no password is created, no password can be stolen. Once the time limit expires, this WordPress login security plugin automatically destroys the access link, maintaining pristine login page protection.
Documentation
<h3>Why You Need a Dedicated WordPress Login Security Plugin</h3>
Every single day, thousands of websites fall victim to brute-force attacks and credential stuffing. The default WordPress configuration is user-friendly, but it leaves your front door wide open. When you install our LogiShield WordPress login security plugin, you instantly close those vulnerabilities.
Many site owners assume their hosting provider handles security, but server-level security cannot protect your admin dashboard from compromised passwords. This is why a dedicated WordPress login security plugin is strictly necessary.
By using a WordPress login security plugin, you can control your authentication flow, ensuring only authorized users can access your backend. This also ensures brute force attack prevention.
We believe that security should have the least possible impact on website performance, user experience, and maintainability. Therefore, this WordPress login security plugin is:
<ul>
<li>Lightweight: Every feature in this WordPress login security plugin is developed with a modular approach. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code, keeping your site fast.</li>
<li>Easy to use: This WordPress login security plugin offers a 1-minute configuration and a short, seamless onboarding process. You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to use this WordPress login security plugin effectively.</li>
</ul>
Hence, whether you are running a small personal blog, a bustling e-commerce store, or a massive corporate portal, ensuring a robust firewall and WP login security is no longer optional; it’s a necessity.
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
At newWebber, we believe that a WordPress login security plugin should protect your data, not harvest it. We are strictly committed to user privacy and full GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA compliance.
LogiShield Security does not collect, harvest, transmit, or store personal data beyond what is strictly and functionally required for authentication security on your local server.
When you use this WordPress login security plugin, all security logs (such as the IP addresses recorded to limit login attempts) are stored locally on your own WordPress database. We do not have access to your site’s data.
Furthermore, this WordPress login security plugin does not track user behavior, set tracking cookies, or send telemetry or analytics data back to our servers or any third-party marketing agencies.
The IP blocklists and allowlists are managed locally by your server. You retain absolute data sovereignty while utilizing this WordPress login security plugin.
If a user requests the deletion of their personal data from your WordPress site, standard WordPress data erasure tools will seamlessly purge any localized security logs associated with that user generated by this WordPress login security plugin.
<h3>External Services</h3>
To function as a top-tier WordPress login security plugin, LogiShield Security relies on your local server architecture for almost all operations. There is only one specific instance in which an external service is used to enhance the user experience during setup.
This WordPress login security plugin uses the external QR Server API strictly to generate the visual QR codes during the two-factor authentication WordPress setup process.
<ul>
<li>Service: QR Server API</li>
<li>Purpose: To instantly generate readable QR codes for your mobile authenticator app during the TOTP setup.</li>
<li>Data sent: Only the cryptographic TOTP setup URL is transmitted to generate the image. Absolutely no personally identifiable information (PII), usernames, passwords, or site data is sent.</li>
<li>When: This API is only triggered momentarily during the specific moment a user configures 2FA in their user profile. It does not run in the background.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://qr-server.com/terms/</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://qr-server.com/privacy/</li>
</ul>

LogiShield Security – Login Security, 2FA, Limit Login, Brute Force Protection, Firewall

LogiSheild Security with 2FA, limit login, custom login URL, and temp login is your go-to login security plugin for WordPress.

BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection vs LogiShield Security – Login Security, 2FA, Limit Login, Brute Force Protection, Firewall