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<p>There are many ways to block unwanted access to your website. This plugin checks which user agent is accessing your website. If it is outdated, unwanted, or suspicious, access is blocked.</p>
<p>Every time your web browser makes a request to a website, it sends a HTTP Header called the “User Agent”. The User Agent string contains information about your web browser name, operating system, device type and lots of other useful bits of information.</p>
<p>The plugin sends with an API the User Agent string of every browser that accesses your website for the first time to <a href="https://api.whatismybrowser.com/api/v2/user_agent_parse" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.whatismybrowser.com/api/v2/user_agent_parse</a> to obtain following information about the User Agent:</p>
<ul>
<li>Software Name & Version</li>
<li>Operating System Name & Version</li>
</ul>
<p>With this information, the plugin attempts to detect old and bad browsers and denies them access to your website.</p>
<h4>HowTo</h4>
<ul>
<li>Go to <a href="https://developers.whatismybrowser.com/api/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">What is my browser?</a> and sign up to the WhatIsMyBrowser.com API for a Basic (free) Application Plan.</li>
<li>Take care about the <a href="https://developers.whatismybrowser.com/api/about/legal/" rel="nofollow ugc">WhatIsMyBrowser.com API Terms and Conditions</a>.</li>
<li>You have a limit of 5000 hits / month for Parsing User Agent. That’s why the plugin manages a database table.</li>
<li>The user agent string of every browser that accesses your website for the first time is sent to this service, and the information is stored this table.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Functions</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin checks whether the browser is up to date; it does not check whether the requested page or post actually exists.</li>
<li>Browsers are blocked if the browser and/or system are outdated:
<ul>
<li>Default: Chrome, Edge and Chrome based browsers < 139, Firefox browsers < 140, Safari < 18, Samsung Browser < 28, Internet Explorer, Netscape (!)</li>
<li>Old systems are all Windows versions prior to Windows 10, MacOS prior to Catalina and Android versions < 10 and Symbian.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>It will be blocked also if “Software” contains “unknown” or is empty.</li>
<li>You can also set up other browsers.</li>
<li>Sometimes there are false positive, for example, if the browser is from Mastodon. In this case, you can exclude it from the check.</li>
<li>The plugin checks whether the crawlers really originate from Google, Bing, Yandex, Apple, Mojeek, Baidu, Seznam and others.</li>
<li>The plugin blocks browsers like Chrome, Firefox and other without <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Fetch_metadata_request_header" rel="nofollow ugc">Sec-Fetch headers</a> (Sec-Fetch-Site, Sec-Fetch-Mode, Sec-Fetch-Dest) and incorrect <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Client_hints" rel="nofollow ugc">Client hints</a> (Sec-CH-UA, Sec-CH-UA-Platform).</li>
</ul>
<h4>About robots.txt</h4>
<ul>
<li>You can configure some rewrite rules to provide a robots.txt file that can allow or deny crawling for a browser. If crawling is denied, access to your website will be blocked for that browser.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Logging</h4>
<ul>
<li>The logging can be very detailed. Please check the logs and the WIMB table regularly.</li>
</ul>


Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers

With the help of WhatIsMyBrowser the plugin detects old and bad browsers and denies them access. A special robots.txt denies crawling by bad bots.

MonarchWP

Delower Hossain

<p>In the age of AI, your valuable website content is a prime target for data crawlers from large tech companies. <strong>Bot Traffic Shield</strong> is your first line of defense against content theft and unauthorized scraping.</p>
<p>This lightweight yet powerful plugin identifies and blocks a wide range of AI bots and data scrapers before they can access and harvest your content, protecting your intellectual property while reducing unnecessary server load.</p>
<h3>🛡️ Why You Need Bot Traffic Shield</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Protect Your Content</strong> – Stop AI companies from training their models on your hard work</li>
<li><strong>Reduce Server Load</strong> – Block unwanted traffic that wastes your bandwidth and resources</li>
<li><strong>SEO-Safe Blocking</strong> – Only blocks harmful bots; legitimate search engines like Google and Bing remain unaffected</li>
<li><strong>Take Control</strong> – Decide who can and cannot access your valuable content</li>
</ul>
<h3>✨ Key Features</h3>
<p><strong>Real-Time Bot Blocking</strong><br />
*   Actively blocks bots by their User-Agent on every page request<br />
*   Immediate protection with zero configuration needed</p>
<p><strong>Comprehensive Default Blocklist</strong><br />
*   Pre-configured list of 20+ known AI crawlers and scrapers<br />
*   Includes ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, GPTBot, CCBot, Bytespider, Amazonbot, Applebot, and more<br />
*   Regularly updated with new bot signatures</p>
<p><strong>Advanced Logging & Analytics</strong><br />
*   Track every blocked bot attempt with detailed logs<br />
*   View bot name, IP address, user agent, and timestamp<br />
*   <strong>Pagination system</strong> – Browse through logs easily (20 entries per page)<br />
*   Running statistics showing total blocked requests</p>
<p><strong>CSV Export Capability</strong><br />
*   Export your block logs to CSV format<br />
*   Filter exports by date range (7 days, 30 days, or all time)<br />
*   Perfect for analysis, reporting, or compliance</p>
<p><strong>robots.txt Integration</strong><br />
*   Automatically adds <code>Disallow</code> rules to your virtual robots.txt<br />
*   Provides an additional layer of protection for well-behaved bots</p>
<p><strong>Fully Customizable</strong><br />
*   Add your own custom User-Agent strings to block<br />
*   Simple textarea interface – one bot per line<br />
*   Enable/disable logging with a single toggle<br />
*   Master on/off switch for all blocking features</p>
<p><strong>Modern, Intuitive Interface</strong><br />
*   Beautiful, clean admin UI with tabbed navigation<br />
*   Modern toggle switches and card-based design<br />
*   Mobile-responsive admin panel<br />
*   No learning curve – start protecting immediately</p>
<p><strong>Lightweight & Performance-Optimized</strong><br />
*   Minimal impact on site speed<br />
*   Efficient code that runs before page load<br />
*   No external API calls or database queries on frontend</p>
<h3>🎯 Who Is This Plugin For?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Content Creators</strong> – Protect your articles, tutorials, and creative work</li>
<li><strong>Bloggers</strong> – Keep your unique content from being scraped</li>
<li><strong>News Sites</strong> – Prevent unauthorized content aggregation</li>
<li><strong>E-commerce</strong> – Protect product descriptions and pricing data</li>
<li><strong>Any WordPress Site</strong> – That values their content and server resources</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 How It Works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Bot Traffic Shield immediately starts blocking known bad bots</li>
<li>Monitor blocked attempts in the logs</li>
<li>Add custom bots to block as needed</li>
<li>Export logs for analysis or record-keeping</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>No complicated setup. No API keys. No subscriptions.</strong></p>
<h3>🔒 Privacy & Security</h3>
<ul>
<li>All data stays on your server</li>
<li>No external services or third-party dependencies</li>
<li>GDPR compliant – you control all logged data</li>
<li>Logs can be cleared at any time by disabling logging</li>
</ul>
<h3>📊 Perfect For</h3>
<p>✅ Reducing bandwidth costs<br />
✅ Protecting original content<br />
✅ Improving server performance<br />
✅ Maintaining competitive advantage<br />
✅ Preventing AI training on your data</p>
<p>Stop letting AI companies profit from your hard work. Install Bot Traffic Shield and take back control of your content today!</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Bot Traffic Shield logs the following information when a bot is blocked (if logging is enabled):<br />
*   User-Agent string<br />
*   IP address<br />
*   Request timestamp<br />
*   Requested URL</p>
<p>All data is stored locally in your WordPress database. No information is sent to external servers. You can disable logging or clear logs at any time from the plugin settings.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports:<br />
*   Visit our website: <a href="https://monarchwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://monarchwp.com/</a><br />
*   Email: info@monarchwp.com</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by <a href="https://monarchwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">MonarchWP</a></p>


Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers

A powerful and user-friendly plugin to block AI crawlers and malicious data scraper bots, protecting your content and server resources.

Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers vs Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers