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Total downloads: 2,589
Active installs: 10
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 10/5/2025 (85 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/8/2020 (5 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 85 days ago • 1 reviews

61/100

Is bad_ip WP abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 85 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

Ratings

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Developers

Iridium Intelligence (Owner)1

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Description

Bad IP WP is a modern, developer-focused firewall plugin that protects your WordPress site by blocking malicious IP addresses, brute-force login attempts, TOR exit nodes, and known threat actors. It integrates with the centralized bad_ip database (https://bad-ip.iridiumintel.com) to automatically sync and apply updated IP blocklists in real-time.

Key features:
– Real-time detection and blocking of malicious visitors
– TOR network endpoint detection and blocking
– Brute-force login protection
– Dashboard-based IP control and analytics
– API integration with centralized threat database
– Lightweight and built for performance (no bloat)
– Ideal for agencies, sysadmins, and developers

This plugin is part of the broader bad_ip ecosystem and provides synergy with server-level defenses and other CMS platforms.

Libraries

To make development and maintaining of our plugin as easy as possible, current version uses next public libraries and plugins:

Installation

  1. Upload bad_ip WP to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I lock my self out of my web site?

Delisting from bad_ip database is pretty straight forward, after you have been redirected as IP with restriction you will be offered a form to unlist your IP, just fill your email address, send request and you will receive link to remove your IP from database.

Can Web Crawlers still index my web site?

Plugin comes with options in settings to allow crawler bots to bypass reporting and blocking mechanisms, and is enabled by default.

Can I manually whitelist IP?

Yes, in plugin’s settings page you can manually add and remove IP’s to white and black lists.

What if broken link is being detected as bad query?

You can add exception for any reported bad query by clicking on icon next to query inside Bad Queries list on main plugin’s page

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Screenshots

  1. Main plugin page where user can observe latest reports segmented in several sections covering login attempts, bad queries logged and access to site from Tor browsers with additional details

    Main plugin page where user can observe latest reports segmented in several sections covering login attempts, bad queries logged and access to site from Tor browsers with additional details

  2. Settings page of the bad_ip plugin where user can enable or disable specific functionalities of the plugin

    Settings page of the bad_ip plugin where user can enable or disable specific functionalities of the plugin

Changelog

2.0.7

  • Minor updates

2.0.6

  • Minor updates

2.0.5

  • Minor updates

2.0.4

  • bugfix for PHP 8.2 deprecation

2.0.3

  • bugfix for PHP 8.2 deprecation, refactored bad_query logic

2.0.2

  • Minor updates

2.0.1

  • Minor updates

2.0.0

  • WP 6.6 compatibility
  • Codebase cleanup and PHP 8+ compatibility
  • Switched to native rendering from Timber

1.1.2

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.1.1

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.1.0

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.20

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.13

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.12

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.11

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.10

  • Server migration
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.9

  • Patch
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.8

  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.7

  • Storing of IP and query whitelists and blacklists moved to database
  • Implemented ipalyzer as external IP info service for reported IP’s
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.6

  • Patch with unlist request
  • Bad queries check upgrade
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.5

  • Patch with missing view

1.0.4

  • Upgrade process refactor
  • Query whitelisting
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.3

  • Introducing data visualisation in reports
  • Regular refactoring and optimisation

1.0.2

  • Upgrade process refactor

1.0.1

  • Manually add IP to white or black list
  • IP info link on blocked IP’s
  • Unlist request for blocked IP
  • Option to allow web crawlers
  • Refactoring

1.0.0

  • Initial release of the plugin.
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