WordPress bots plugins

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BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security
The fastest firewall plugin for WordPress. Protect against a wide range of threats with minimal performance impact.
(156)
Updated 50d ago
100,000 installs3,272,626 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches
Shield stops bot attacks before they hack your site. Bots CAN be stopped. Shield stops them.
(1,032)
Updated 72d ago
40,000 installs12,651,935 downloads83/100 • Actively maintained
Blackhole for Bad Bots
Blackhole for Bad Bots
Blackhole is a WordPress security plugin that detects and traps bad bots in a virtual black hole, where they are denied access to your entire site.
(148)
Updated 57d ago
30,000 installs891,023 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
My Private Site
My Private Site
Make your WordPress site private with one click for family, projects, or teams. Protection for content, login, and registration.
(80)
Updated 108d ago
20,000 installs577,013 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Spider Blocker
Spider Blocker
SpiderBlocker will block most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog.
(5)
Updated 739d ago
20,000 installs613,255 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Captcha
WP Captcha
wp captcha prove that the visitor is a human being and not a spam robot. captcha plugin is the best security solution that protects your Wordpress web …
(18)
Updated 1934d ago
10,000 installs38,677 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA
Prevent brute force logins on your WordPress site with Google's reCAPTCHA.
(10)
Updated 3252d ago
7,000 installs116,351 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots
Monitor traffic and ban unwanted visitors. Block any user or IP address so they can't access your site.
(19)
Updated 50d ago
1,000 installs48,716 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
ArtiBot Free Chat Bot for WebSites
ArtiBot Free Chat Bot for WebSites
ArtiBot is a Free Chatbot with 3 big features: Get Leads, Schedule Appointments, Collect Payment.
(7)
Updated 709d ago
1,000 installs21,495 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Magic robots.txt
Magic robots.txt
This plugin automatically creates a robots.txt analyzing your site to improve your Google ranking and site performance.
(1)
Updated 649d ago
1,000 installs10,337 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
GM Block Bots
GM Block Bots
This blocks semalt.com, buttons-for-website.com and others with a 403 Forbidden message so that they no longer show up in your Google Analytics stats.
(16)
Updated 3091d ago
900 installs75,573 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Block Comment Spam Bots
Block Comment Spam Bots
A simple to use plugin that stops automated spam. Install and forget, and any automated spam targeting your native WordPress comments is immediately t …
(4)
Updated 766d ago
800 installs6,956 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors
VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors
Ultimate VPN/Proxy Shield Blocker! Real-time IP defense. Target Anything: Logins, Checkout, Post Types, URLs & more!. 1000 Free Daily API Checks!
(8)
Updated 102d ago
300 installs1,228 downloads52/100 • Maintained
WP Simple SpamCheck
WP Simple SpamCheck
This plugin allows WordPress to block over 95% of spam comments using a time-based hash.
(0)
Updated 5057d ago
200 installs8,716 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Richpanel – Customer Support Helpdesk & Chat
Richpanel – Customer Support Helpdesk & Chat
Free Live Chat & Help desk for WooCommerce. Integrate in 2 mins.
(7)
Updated 451d ago
100 installs8,591 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Block Editor for ManyChat
Block Editor for ManyChat
Easily add ManyChat widgets to your site.
(0)
Updated 2010d ago
100 installs6,098 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
reCAPTCHA Lite
reCAPTCHA Lite
Integrate the Google's reCAPTCHA Google's reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox or v3 into the forms and protect your site from bots, brute-force attacks, s …
(0)
Updated 2215d ago
100 installs2,980 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Replytocom Controller
Replytocom Controller
Replytocom Controller lets remove "?replytocom" from comment reply urls and redirect bots who try to use it anyway.
(2)
Updated 3443d ago
90 installs5,892 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
TrafficGuard PPC Fraud Prevention
TrafficGuard PPC Fraud Prevention
Protect your Google Ads budget with TrafficGuard's PPC protection.
(0)
Updated 66d ago
80 installs2,678 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
CeeWP Robots.txt Manager
CeeWP Robots.txt Manager
Easily manage your WordPress site's virtual robots.txt file with custom rules. No physical file needed!
(0)
Updated 275d ago
60 installs600 downloads38/100 • Stale
AI Deny
AI Deny
Easily block over 30 of the most common AI user-agents known for crawling websites, keeping unauthorized bots at bay.
(1)
Updated 127d ago
50 installs1,207 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Traffic Jammer
Traffic Jammer
Safeguard your site from malicious activity and unwanted visitors by effortlessly managing IP blocks through the dashboard or command line ingerface.
(1)
Updated 209d ago
40 installs3,829 downloads40/100 • Stale
Signals
Signals
Build Cloud Employees without code that book meetings 24/7
(0)
Updated 284d ago
30 installs1,735 downloads38/100 • Stale
Botsify Chatbot Widget
Botsify Chatbot Widget
The ideal plugin for stats, related posts, search engine optimization, social sharing, protection, backups, security, and more.
(2)
Updated 1843d ago
20 installs2,619 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Block Semalt
WP Block Semalt
Simply uses the HTTP_REFERER to determine if it's from 'Semalt', and blocks it with a nice 403 "Unauthorized" response.
(1)
Updated 4034d ago
20 installs1,361 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Zero Budget Bot Shield
Zero Budget Bot Shield
Free, lightweight WordPress plugin that blocks bots by country and prevents abuse via repeated 404 errors. Perfect for small organizations.
(0)
Updated 122d ago
20 installs214 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Azayem Bots Tracker – Bot Visits Logger
Azayem Bots Tracker – Bot Visits Logger
A custom plugin to log search engine bot visits and analyze their crawl budget directly inside WordPress (no external services required).
(0)
Updated 142d ago
20 installs191 downloads50/100 • Maintained
EDH Bad Bots
EDH Bad Bots
A smart WordPress plugin that automatically blocks malicious bots and crawlers that ignore your site's robots.txt file.
(1)
Updated 33d ago
10 installs414 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Fogata BOTS
Fogata BOTS
Say goodbye to bad customer service! With Fogata BOTS your customers will receive an instant answer 24/7. Our platform was designed to be friendly and …
(0)
Updated 2542d ago
10 installs2,509 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Remove WP Engine 404 for Bots
Remove WP Engine 404 for Bots
WP Engine has a custom 404 page for bots. This plugin removes that customization.
(0)
Updated 4442d ago
10 installs1,788 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
SEObot Monitor for Googlebot, Bingbot and search engine spiders
SEObot Monitor for Googlebot, Bingbot and search engine spiders
With SEObot Monitor for Googlebot you will be able to dump the server logs to Google Analytics, easily and automatically. This will allow you to dete …
(0)
Updated 1748d ago
10 installs1,243 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CF LLMS Stats Tracker
CF LLMS Stats Tracker
Generates a dynamic llms.txt file for AI crawlers and tracks visitor statistics with detailed bot analysis.
(0)
Updated 128d ago
10 installs242 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Dessky reCAPTCHA
Dessky reCAPTCHA
Protect your website against spam bots with reCAPTCHA.
(1)
Updated 164d ago
0 installs1,213 downloads52/100 • Maintained
JustAsq – Chatbot Powered Live Chat
JustAsq – Chatbot Powered Live Chat
This plugin for WordPress helps users intergrate JustAsq into their WordPress powered site.
(1)
Updated 3324d ago
0 installs1,038 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
AI Rights Protection by SimpleFeed
AI Rights Protection by SimpleFeed
Protect your rights by reviewing and blocking AI bots from using your content without compensation.
(1)
Updated 410d ago
0 installs707 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
VerifiedVisitors
VerifiedVisitors
VerifiedVisitors is a powerful AI/ML bot mitigation plugin to support the Wordpress community. It’s an easy to configure platform to defeat bad bots.
(0)
Updated 809d ago
0 installs2,387 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Humans Only
Humans Only
Stop your WordPress website from being spammed by bots and restrict it only to humans.
(0)
Updated 4533d ago
0 installs1,517 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Ultimate Captcha reCAPTCHA Plugin for WordPress
Ultimate Captcha reCAPTCHA Plugin for WordPress
This is a free plugin to protect your WordPress website.
(0)
Updated 1684d ago
0 installs1,442 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Chatbot Widget for Opulent
Chatbot Widget for Opulent
The ideal plugin for stats, related posts, search engine optimization, social sharing, protection, backups, security, and more.
(0)
Updated 1843d ago
0 installs1,203 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
YouMe ID
YouMe ID
The YouMe ID plugin provides two security features, i.e. an alternative CAPTCHA service and a quick login using smart phones.
(0)
Updated 2319d ago
0 installs1,195 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
SpotBot
SpotBot
SpotBot aids in controlling spam before it clutters up your server. It stops bots in their tracks before they have a chance to post or force post.
(0)
Updated 4560d ago
0 installs1,016 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
LLMS Central – AI Bot Tracker
LLMS Central – AI Bot Tracker
Track AI bots (GPT, Claude, Gemini) visiting your site and manage your llms.txt file. See which AI systems are crawling your content.
(0)
Updated 208d ago
0 installs289 downloads38/100 • Stale
AI Bot Monitor
AI Bot Monitor
Tracks and logs AI, Search and Social bots including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Googlebot, Bing and Meta crawlers.
(0)
Updated 209d ago
0 installs259 downloads38/100 • Stale
AI Readiness Advisor
AI Readiness Advisor
Audit AI bot access: logs, verification table, robots.txt viewer, quick test, server snippets, and a public REST ping endpoint.
(0)
Updated 211d ago
0 installs215 downloads38/100 • Stale
ScraperGuard – AI Scraper Blocker
ScraperGuard – AI Scraper Blocker
Block “good bots” (AI scrapers) by User-Agent. Optional Apache .htaccess rules and WordPress-level blocking with basic stats.
(0)
Updated 64d ago
0 installs175 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
OpenBotAuth – AI Crawler Access Control
OpenBotAuth – AI Crawler Access Control
Verify AI crawlers with HTTP Signatures and enforce allow/deny/teaser policies; also serves llms.txt and AI-ready feeds.
(0)
Updated 117d ago
0 installs147 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Frontiers Hide Author Name
Frontiers Hide Author Name
Just Hides the author name from your WordPress blog.
(0)
Updated 35d ago
0 installs110 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained