Ali Khallad

carticy

Checkout Shield stops fake checkout orders and card testing attacks — the kind that bypass your CAPTCHA.
Card testing bots don’t fill out your checkout form. They hit your store’s checkout API directly, completely skipping any reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha you’ve set up. That’s why CAPTCHA alone doesn’t stop them.
This plugin verifies that every checkout request comes from a real browser session. Bots that can’t prove they loaded your checkout page get blocked before WooCommerce processes the order.
<h4>Why Store Owners Choose This Plugin</h4>
<ul>
<li>Catches what CAPTCHA misses — blocks bots hitting your checkout API directly</li>
<li>Works with any caching — LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, WP Rocket, W3TC — no conflicts</li>
<li>Zero configuration — activate and you’re protected</li>
<li>No external services — everything runs on your server, no subscriptions</li>
<li>No performance impact — validation adds microseconds, not seconds</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features (Free)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic bot blocking — works the moment you activate, no setup needed</li>
<li>4 protection levels — Learning, Permissive, Balanced, and Strict — choose how aggressive you want to be</li>
<li>Dashboard overview — see blocked vs verified orders at a glance with a 7-day chart</li>
<li>Order status tracking — know which orders were flagged, passed, or blocked</li>
<li>IP whitelist — let trusted addresses through, supports CIDR notation</li>
<li>API key authentication — for headless and custom checkout setups</li>
<li>Works with all checkout types — classic, block-based, and all payment gateways</li>
<li>HPOS compatible — works with High-Performance Order Storage</li>
<li>WooCommerce logging — full integration with WooCommerce Status logs</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Features</h4>
Take control with advanced tools:
<ul>
<li>Smart logging — choose what gets logged: nothing, blocked attempts only, or everything with full details</li>
<li>Recent blocks feed — see the last 50 blocked attempts right on your dashboard, with email, payment method, and block reason</li>
<li>Automatic CDN/proxy detection — correctly identifies visitor IPs behind Cloudflare, Sucuri, or Akamai without manual configuration</li>
<li>Stronger permissive mode — adds referrer verification on top of session checks for tighter bot detection</li>
<li>Checkout details in logs — see exactly which email and payment method bots tried to use</li>
<li>Customer blocklist — block repeat offenders by email, name, address, phone, IP, or postal code</li>
<li>Order block metabox — add customers to the blocklist directly from any order screen</li>
</ul>
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Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing

Stops fake checkout orders, card testing attacks, and spam bots that bypass CAPTCHA. Works instantly with all checkout types.

Ralf Naumann

eSherpa Login Guard effectively and intelligently protects your WordPress site from brute-force attacks – Swiss precision, completely without external dependencies.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Honeypot-first bot defense: JavaScript Honeypot detects non-browser bots and triggers immediate lockout logic.</li>
<li>Protected username trap: Immediate lockout for defined usernames (e.g., “admin”, “test”), independent of the regular counter.</li>
<li>Proactive User-Agent blocking: Block known bot signatures before login processing (exact match or substring mode).</li>
<li>Blocked User-Agent attempt log: Separate log table for blocked User-Agent requests including matching pattern.</li>
<li>WordPress hardening options: Disable XML-RPC (with fake-user honeypot response), hide REST user endpoint, and block author archive enumeration.</li>
<li>Optional bot password capture: Store attempted passwords from detected JS-honeypot bots for incident analysis.</li>
<li>Neutral login error option: Hide username enumeration by using neutral WordPress login error responses.</li>
<li>Live security visibility: Live alarm in admin, lockout badge in menu, and detailed failed-attempt logs with IP/User-Agent filters.</li>
<li>Progressive lockout durations: Lockout time increases on repeat offenses (e.g., 15 → 30 → 60 → 120 minutes).</li>
<li>Login page guidance: Clear countdown and “X attempts remaining” notice for transparent lock state.</li>
<li>Privacy-compliant: IPs stored only as anonymized hashes.</li>
<li>Automatic cleanup of old failed attempts (configurable).</li>
<li>Mobile-friendly admin tables: Horizontal scrolling for wide security tables on small screens, including swipe hint.</li>
<li>Email notification to admin on attacks against existing users.</li>
</ul>
Developed in Switzerland – fast, clean, performant, and multilingual ready.
Compatible with WordPress 6.9 and tested up to PHP 8.5.3.

eSherpa Login Guard

Intelligent login protection with honeypot detection, WordPress hardening, and a clear security admin overview.

Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing vs eSherpa Login Guard