Aleksander Kinakh

Andrii Lukashevych

Yevhen Leonidov

<h4>WordPress Security Plugin & Firewall (WAF)</h4>
<p><strong>Every day, automated bots and hackers bombard websites with attacks.</strong> 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 <strong>WordPress site protection</strong>, you need a proactive defense that stops these attacks before they reach your website.</p>
<p><strong>BotBlocker Security is the all-in-one solution to keep your site safe from automated threats.</strong> This powerful <strong>WordPress security plugin and Web Application Firewall (WAF)</strong> acts as a dedicated <strong>anti-bot</strong> firewall, blocking malicious traffic at the front gate without slowing down your site.</p>
<p>BotBlocker’s setup and onboarding experience allows anyone to secure their <strong>WordPress site</strong> in under 1 minute, regardless of technical expertise. You can rest assured knowing you have enabled the right <strong>site protection</strong> settings to protect your website.</p>
<h4>🔥 WordPress Firewall (WAF)</h4>
<p>BotBlocker Security includes an endpoint <strong>firewall/WAF</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>BotBlocker intercepts bad traffic at the earliest stage</strong> – 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.</p>
<p><strong>Key Firewall Features:</strong></p>
<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>
<p>Every attempt to access your site is thoroughly analyzed and filtered. BotBlocker provides comprehensive <strong>site protection</strong> across all entry points:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>XML-RPC and API Protection</strong> – all endpoints blocked by default. Create access rules for trusted services and add allowed URLs for payment plugins</li>
<li><strong>Spam Prevention</strong> – spammers cannot connect to your site. Automatically block IP addresses that exceed spam comment thresholds</li>
<li><strong>File Access Protection</strong> – theme and plugin files securely protected from unauthorized access</li>
<li><strong>Deep Analysis</strong> – User-Agent, Accept-Language, GeoIP, PTR, DNSBL, cookies, browser fingerprint, AdBlock, Incognito detection</li>
<li><strong>Network & Protocol Control</strong> – 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>
<p>All login attempts pass through multi-layer filtering and CAPTCHA verification:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Multi-layer CAPTCHA Protection</strong> – color buttons, animal images, floating shapes, floating math, Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Anti-bot Challenges</strong> – proprietary CAPTCHA designed to be nearly impossible to bypass, even by AI-based anti-CAPTCHA services</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Ban System</strong> – failed CAPTCHA results in configurable ban periods. Repeated failures trigger 24-hour bans</li>
<li><strong>Admin Access Simplification</strong> – special mechanism to ease site administrator login while maintaining security</li>
<li><strong>XML-RPC Control</strong> – options including complete disabling</li>
<li><strong>Two-Factor Authentication Support</strong> – enhanced login security for administrators</li>
</ul>
<h4>🛠️ Security Tools</h4>
<p>Comprehensive tools to block attackers and monitor your site in real-time:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Advanced Blocking Rules</strong> – block by IP or build rules based on IP Range, Hostname, User Agent, Referrer, PTR record, ASN, country, city, and more</li>
<li><strong>IP-PTR-Host Mismatch Detection</strong> – automatically detect and block fake crawlers (e.g., fake Googlebots)</li>
<li><strong>Blacklist & Whitelist Management</strong> – instantly allow or block any IP, ASN, range, or User-Agent</li>
<li><strong>Live Traffic Monitoring</strong> – see all traffic in real-time: robots, humans, 404 errors, logins/logouts, file requests, and content consumption</li>
<li><strong>Server IP Identification</strong> – prevent lockouts by automatically identifying and protecting server IPs</li>
<li><strong>Visual Dashboard</strong> – intuitive charts and stats showing blocked attacks, world map of threat origins, top offending IPs/countries</li>
<li><strong>Detailed Security Log</strong> – every event logged with IP address, user agent, country, and blocking reason</li>
<li><strong>Hide Login URL</strong> <em>(Premium Addon)</em></li>
</ul>
<h4>⚡ Performance & Integration</h4>
<p>BotBlocker’s robust defense won’t slow your site down – in fact, it often improves performance under attack:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Lightweight & Fast</strong> – negligible overhead in normal conditions. Reduces database and server load during attacks</li>
<li><strong>Built-in Caching</strong> – Redis and Memcached support for high-traffic environments</li>
<li><strong>Seamless Compatibility</strong> – works with Cloudflare, CDN services, caching plugins, and optimizers</li>
<li><strong>Full IPv6 Support</strong> – all security functions work with both IPv4 and IPv6</li>
<li><strong>Server Optimization</strong> <em>(Premium Addon)</em> – additional performance enhancements for high-traffic sites</li>
</ul>
<h4>👤 Easy Setup & User-Friendly Interface</h4>
<p>You don’t have to be a security expert to use BotBlocker:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Quick Installation Wizard</strong> – step-by-step setup guide for configuration in under 1 minute</li>
<li><strong>Intuitive Admin Panel</strong> – organized settings with clear descriptions and tooltips</li>
<li><strong>Multilingual</strong> – translated into English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and more</li>
<li><strong>No Conflicts</strong> – built following WordPress best practices, tested with recent WP versions</li>
<li><strong>Adjustable Logging</strong> – configurable retention periods with time zone awareness and daylight saving support</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Security first – BotBlocker’s on guard!</strong></p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Detection & Analysis</h4>
<p>BotBlocker employs advanced multi-layer detection to identify and block threats:</p>
<p><strong>Detection Mechanisms:</strong></p>
<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>
<p><strong>Comprehensive Request Analysis:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Network & IP:</strong> Full IPv4/IPv6 support, blacklist/whitelist, country/GeoIP, ASN, hosting/VPN detection, TOR detection, PTR/DNSBL checks</li>
<li><strong>Browser & Client:</strong> User-Agent validation, browser/OS/device detection, fingerprint analysis, headless browser detection, JavaScript/cookie support</li>
<li><strong>Headers & Protocol:</strong> Accept-Language, Referer validation, HTTP version control, Cloudflare/proxy detection</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Fingerprinting:</strong> Font rendering, WebGL, media devices, touch events, battery API, permissions, timing analysis, plugin verification</li>
</ul>
<h4>CAPTCHA Modes</h4>
<p>Choose from various CAPTCHA types to protect your site:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Single Button</strong> – one-click verification for quick validation</li>
<li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA v2</strong> – standard image/checkbox challenge</li>
<li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA v3</strong> – invisible background scoring</li>
<li><strong>BotBlocker Color CAPTCHA</strong> – select colored buttons challenge</li>
<li><strong>BotBlocker Digits CAPTCHA</strong> – floating math challenge</li>
<li><strong>BotBlocker Images CAPTCHA</strong> – animal image selection</li>
<li><strong>BotBlocker Shapes CAPTCHA</strong> – floating shapes challenge</li>
<li><strong>Hybrid Mode</strong> – 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>
<p>BotBlocker Security does <strong>not</strong> 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.</p>
<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>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See LICENSE.txt for details.</p>
<h3>Credits & Authors</h3>
<p>BotBlocker Security is developed and maintained by GLOBUS.studio.</p>
<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>
<p><strong>BotBlocker Security – The first line of defense for your WordPress site.</strong></p>


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

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<p><strong> COMPREHENSIVE WORDPRESS LOGIN SECURITY PLUGIN </strong></p>
<p><a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Login Security</a> enables you to effortlessly set login security policies that put you firmly in the driver’s seat of your WordPress sites. Policies are highly customizable and granular and can be implemented by user role or site-wide for complete control over the security of your WordPress login processes.</p>
<p>Use the free edition of Melapress Login Security to implement WordPress password requirements such as minimum length and complexity rules. The plugin also allows you to set password expiration policies, prevent password reuse, limit failed login attempts, and automatically disable inactive user accounts, among other things. This helps you:</p>
<ul>
<li>Prevent unauthorized login attempts</li>
<li>Protect against brute force attacks</li>
<li>Comply with GDPR with a login consent notice</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features list</h3>
<p>A secure WordPress login starts right here. Explore all of the features included with the free edition of <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Login Security</a>:</p>
<h3>Set password policies</h3>
<p>Strong passwords are your first line of defense against bad actors looking to gain access to your site. Set password requirement policies to make sure users set strong passwords. Set policies by user role or site-wide and define policy priority for users with multiple roles.</p>
<ul>
<li>Set minimum password length</li>
<li>Mandate use of upper case and lower case characters, numeric digits, and special characters</li>
<li>Set an automatic password expiration policy and advise users when their password is about to expire</li>
<li>Disallow users from recycling passwords</li>
<li>Provide users with helpful instructions during the password configuration stage</li>
<li>Disable password reset links</li>
<li>Mandate WordPress password reset on the first login</li>
</ul>
<h3>Limit login attempts</h3>
<p><a href="https://melapress.com/support/kb/melapress-login-security-failed-logins-policy-wordpress/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Limit failed login attempts</a> and put an end to brute force attacks. Protect your login form by automatically disabling user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Choose between manual unlocking by an admin or automatic unlock after a cooldown period.</p>
<h3>Temporary login without password</h3>
<p>Provide temporary and secure login access to third-parties, like developers, editors, employees or others, without a password. It works by providing the user with a temporary login link that expires after a certain amount of time, or after a number of uses. This prevents you from having to create new user accounts manually, while simultaneously reducing the security risks associated with old, unused user accounts.</p>
<h3>Change WordPress login URL</h3>
<p>Easily deploy security-by-obscurity tactics and change your WordPress login page URL using a plugin! Hiding the default login page from hackers makes it more difficult to find, potentially reducing brute force attacks and other unauthorized access attempts. After you change the default wp-admin URL, you can set a 404 for the old login page or redirect it to any page of your choosing.</p>
<h3>Limit login page access by IP address(es)</h3>
<p>Limit access to the WordPress login page by IP address(es) for additional security.</p>
<h3>GDPR login page consent notice</h3>
<p>Easily meet GDPR requirements by adding a GDPR consent notice to the login page. This is required for GDPR and PCI DSS compliance, thus ensuring your WordPress site login page is in compliance.</p>
<h3>Emergency password reset</h3>
<p>Discovered suspicious behavior? Reset all users’ passwords with just one click and regain instant control.</p>
<h3>Upgrade to Melapress Login Security Premium and get even more benefits.</h3>
<p>The premium edition of Melapress Login Security comes bundled with even more features, which enable you to take your WordPress website login security to the next level. Disable inactive WordPress user accounts and force passwords to be reset once accounts have been unlocked. Inactive accounts can be managed within a single dashboard for increased efficiency and faster response times. Moreover, you can set accounts to be locked out after a number of failed login attempts and customize the duration and method of unlocking them.</p>
<h3>Premium features list</h3>
<ul>
<li>Everything in the free version</li>
<li>Add an additional security layer with security questions users must answer when performing actions such as password reset and account unlock</li>
<li>Automatically send users an email whenever there’s a login with their username from an unrecognized device with an option to terminate the session remotely</li>
<li>Extend or shorten session durations for better balance between security and user convinience</li>
<li>One-click integration with third-party plugins such as WooCommerce, LearnDash, Memberpress, and many others</li>
<li>Automatically <a href="https://melapress.com/inactive-users-wordpress/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">disable inactive WordPress users</a> after a set time</li>
<li>Add Geo-blocking rules to restrict login page traffic to specific countries, or block traffic from specific countries</li>
<li><a href="https://melapress.com/support/kb/melapress-login-security-limit-login-ips/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Restrict users’ login to a specific IP address</a>, or a configurable number of IP addresses</li>
<li><a href="https://melapress.com/support/kb/restrict-users-log-in-time-wordpress-website/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Restrict WordPress users’ login time by day and/or hours</a></li>
<li>Restrict login credentials to email, username, or both</li>
<li>Add a GDPR consent notice to the login page</li>
<li>See reports of when users were last active, what’s their password age, and whose password is expired</li>
<li>Receive detailed weekly summary reports over email of password resets and changes, user account lockouts, and more!</li>
</ul>
<p>| <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security/pricing/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">UPGRADE TO PREMIUM</a> |</p>
<h3>Why you should use Melapress Login Security</h3>
<p>Melapress Login Security is a WordPress plugin built from the ground up to help you address security concerns and secure your WordPress login. Supercharge login credentials for maximum effectiveness and put a stop to unlimited login attempts, weak passwords, and inactive users. Set up policies to reduce your attack surface area such as login times restrictions, change the WordPress login URL, and much more.</p>
<h3>Free and premium support</h3>
<p>Support for the free edition of Melapress Login Security is free on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/melapress-login-security/" rel="ugc">WordPress support forums</a>. Premium world-class support via one-to-one email is available to the Premium users – <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security/pricing/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">upgrade to premium</a> to benefit from priority support.</p>
<p>For any other queries, feedback, or if you simply want to get in touch with us, please use our <a href="https://melapress.com/contact/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">contact form</a>.</p>
<h4>MAINTAINED & SUPPORTED BY MELAPRESS</h4>
<p>Melapress builds high-quality WordPress security & admin plugins such as <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-2fa/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">WP 2FA</a>, <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-user-roles-editor/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Role Editor</a>,and <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-activity-log/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Activity Log</a>, the #1 user-rated activity log plugin for WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="https://melapress.com/?utm_source=wp+repo&utm_medium=repo+link&utm_campaign=wordpress_org&utm_content=mls" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit our website</a> to see how our plugins can help you better manage and improve the security and administration of your WordPress websites and users.</p>
<h3>Install the plugin from within WordPress</h3>
<p>Keeping a secure WordPress login page is easy with <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Login Security</a>. Simply:</p>
<ol>
<li>From your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New</li>
<li>Search for “<a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Login Security</a>”</li>
<li>Install & activate <a href="https://melapress.com/wordpress-login-security" rel="nofollow ugc">Melapress Login Security</a> from your Plugins page</li>
</ol>
<h3>Install the plugin manually (via file upload)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Download the plugin from the WordPress plugins repository</li>
<li>Unzip the zip file and upload the folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the Melapress Login Security plugin through the Plugins page in WordPress</li>
</ol>


Melapress Login Security

Implement WordPress login and password security policies with ease to beef up the security and managemet of your users & website.

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