StoreGuard provides enterprise-grade IP rate limiting for WooCommerce stores of any size. By restricting the number of actions any single IP address can perform within a specific time window, StoreGuard automatically blocks malicious activity while maintaining a smooth experience for legitimate customers.
Whether you’re fighting registration spam, brute-force login attacks, comment spam, review spam, card testing fraud, or checkout abuse, StoreGuard has comprehensive protection for all critical WooCommerce functions.
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The Card-Testing Nightmare: Card testing (bots trying thousands of stolen credit cards on a checkout page) can cause payment gateway bans, thousands of dollars in chargeback fees, and lost API access. Frame StoreGuard as the “Ultimate Anti-Chargeback & Fraud Shield.”
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The Inventory / Server Crash Angle: Emphasize that brute-force bot signups and rapid checkouts slow down servers or lock up stock, causing real customers to abandon carts.
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The Peace of Mind : Stop payment fraud before it hits your gateway. Save thousands in chargeback fees for just $29/year.
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<h2>7 Independent Rate Limiters</h2>
1. Registration Protection — Stop registration spam and automated bot accounts. Limit signups per IP with customizable time windows and block durations. Recommended: 3 attempts per 60 minutes, block for 24 hours.
2. Checkout Protection — Prevent payment fraud and checkout abuse. Covers classic forms, AJAX checkout, and WooCommerce Blocks. Recommended: 10 attempts per 60 minutes, block for 12 hours.
3. Login Protection — Block brute-force password attacks across all login methods (WordPress login, WooCommerce account login, REST API, custom endpoints). Recommended: 5 failed attempts per 30 minutes, block for 60 minutes.
4. Password Reset Protection — Prevent email enumeration attacks by limiting password reset requests per IP. Stop attackers from discovering valid email addresses in your system.
5. Comment & Review Protection — Stop spam submissions on posts, pages, and product reviews. Configure independently for different limits on comments vs. reviews.
6. Payment Method Protection — Reduce card testing attacks by limiting payment method additions per IP. Works with all WooCommerce payment gateways and REST API.
7. IP Management — Whitelist trusted IPs (office, developers, partners), manually block suspicious IPs, and view all currently blocked IPs in your dashboard.
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<h2>Professional Features</h2>
Security Monitoring — Dashboard widget shows recent blocks, detailed logs show exactly what was blocked and why, email notifications alert you immediately to suspicious activity.
Flexible Configuration — 7 organized tabs in WooCommerce settings, recommended starting values provided for each limiter, fully customizable from dashboard, no coding required.
Activity Logging — Comprehensive logs for each rate limiter type, block event history with timestamps, security audit trails, filter by IP address and action.
Email Alerts — Real-time notifications when IPs are blocked, customizable email templates with placeholders, configure sender, subject, and body, enable/disable as needed.
<h3>Why Choose StoreGuard?</h3>
Purpose-Built for WooCommerce — Designed specifically for WooCommerce security with native integration in WooCommerce settings.
Safe by Default — All rate limiters are OFF by default. The plugin is completely passive until you deliberately enable only the protections you need.
No Impact on Legitimate Customers — Whitelisting available for trusted IPs, generous attempt limits prevent false positives (5-10 attempts before blocking), high time windows (30-60 minutes), long block durations prevent permanent lockouts, manual unblocking available in seconds.
Enterprise-Grade Protection Made Simple — Install in 2 minutes, configure in 5 minutes with provided recommendations, comprehensive documentation included, professional admin interface following WooCommerce standards.

StoreGuard – IP Rate Limiter

<div>Protect your WooCommerce store from bots, brute-force attacks, and payment fraud with intelligent IP-based rate limiting. StoreGuard limits registrations, checkouts, logins, and payments per IP address—all configured directly in WooCommerce settings with recommended values provided.</div>

<h2>Increase security without changing your site</h2>
There are plenty of security extensions, so why should you choose this one?
Invisible reCaptcha has been built with three major aims:
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<li>Fight bots without changing your website layout or requiring any action from the end user.</li>
<li>Be as simple as possible to set up. Starting from scratch, you’ll be ready in less than 10 minutes.</li>
<li>Not weigh down your pages: only a 4KB javascript file (no jQuery-dependent), and only where needed.</li>
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It’s developed by <a href="https://lcweb.it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LCweb</a>: creating the best WordPress premium plugins since 2012.
<h2 id="h-top-3-features">The security system you prefer</h2>
The choice is yours:
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<li>Google reCaptcha v2 – eventually asking for a popup puzzle solve</li>
<li>Google reCaptcha v3 – totally passive</li>
<li>Honey-pot – doesn’t rely on any third-party library, being super-fast and GDPR-proof</li>
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All of them are totally free to be used. No extra subscription is needed!
<h2>Complete forms coverage</h2>
Choose whether to use it on one/all of these contexts:
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<li>WordPress login forms</li>
<li>WordPress registration forms</li>
<li>WordPress password reset form</li>
<li>WooCommerce login form</li>
<li>WooCommerce registration form</li>
<li>WooCommerce password reset form</li>
<li>WooCommerce checkout form</li>
<li>WooCommerce checkout (Gutenberg block)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Prevent brute-force attacks</h2>
What if traditional anti-spam measures aren’t enough? Bot behavior is similar to that of real users; the ultimate solution is to prevent unlimited submissions.
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<li>Tracks any server activity linked to the above-listed form submissions</li>
<li>Sets a submission limit that blocks further actions for a specified period</li>
<li>Prevents server outages caused by repeated attempts</li>
<li>Prevents bots from guessing credentials and improves website security</li>
</ul>
<h2>Refused interactions log</h2>
Discover how your security works behind the scenes. This extension tracks every failed attempt, helping you understand and strengthen your site’s defenses.
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<li>Logs every failed anti-spam or reCAPTCHA validation</li>
<li>Displays IP addresses, timestamps and target pages involved</li>
<li>Helps detect recurring attack patterns and suspicious behavior</li>
<li>Assists in creating precise server or firewall rules</li>
</ul>
<h2>Extras</h2>
A simple-to-use extension doesn’t have to be a poor one. Here are some fine tunings included:
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<li>reCaptcha v3 target score: set the target value to mark users as bots</li>
<li>reCaptcha badge hiding: Do you want to have a 100% clean result? The plugin can hide the side-page badge</li>
<li>target only guests: do you want to affect the checkout form only for new users? It’s indeed possible!</li>
<li>ajax-based websites support: do you have a website loading forms asynchronously? Invisible reCaptcha is compatible also for them!</li>
<li>Fully compatible with <a href="https://be.elementor.com/visit/?bta=1930&brand=elementor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elementor Pro</a> checkout!</li>
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Invisible reCAPTCHA

The simplest way to boost security against bots and brute-force attacks.

StoreGuard – IP Rate Limiter vs Invisible reCAPTCHA