BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection for WordPress Plugin Directory
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 9 reviews, as of July 8, 2026.
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Yevhen Leonidov. With a rating of 5.0★ from 9 reviews.
AppRanks data: BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection ranks #0 in Anti-spam on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Captcha category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 9 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Yevhen Leonidov — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (9) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection works
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BotBlocker Security blocks 99% of automated attacks before WordPress even loads. No bloat, no slowdowns, no monthly fees for core protection.
If your site is hit by login brute force, spam comments, fake Googlebots, content scrapers, or XML-RPC floods, you are not alone: bots generate over 47% of all web traffic. Most security plugins react after WordPress boots, wasting CPU and memory on every bad request. BotBlocker stops them at the door.
Why site owners switch to BotBlocker
Faster than the competition. Runs on early init through three interception layers, before themes and plugins load. Server load drops during attacks instead of spiking.
Smarter CAPTCHA. 9 modes including Silent Auto-Verify – zero clicks for humans, hard wall for bots. Proprietary CAPTCHAs defeat AI-based solvers that crack reCAPTCHA for $2-3 per 1 000.
Honest free version. Full firewall, all 9 CAPTCHA modes, full 2FA, full logging, full Multisite support. No nag screens, no crippled features.
Privacy-first. No visitor data leaves your server. GDPR and CCPA compliant out of the box.
Works with everything. Cloudflare, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, WooCommerce, Elementor, multisite, IPv6, PHP 7.4 to 8.5.
🛡️ Core Firewall (Free)
Three-Layer Architecture – intercepts traffic at wp-config.php (before WordPress), MU-plugin phase, and main shield. The first layer blocks known threats without loading WordPress at all, saving 30-100ms and 5-20MB RAM per blocked request.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) with real-time rule updates via the BotBlocker Threat Defense Feed
2 899 User-Agent signatures – largest blacklist among WordPress plugins – covering Scrapy, Selenium, Puppeteer, PhantomJS, curl, wget, Python, Java, Perl, and SQL injection tools
Brute force protection with progressive lockouts – 5 attempts per 15 minutes, escalating bans for repeat offenders
Anti-spam for comments, registration, contact forms – spammers blocked before they connect
XML-RPC and REST API locked down by default with allowlist for trusted services
Fake crawler detection via FCrDNS (dual-direction DNS verification), ASN tokens, and published IP ranges – 95% effective, impossible to spoof without controlling the provider’s DNS zone
LLM / AI crawler management – allow or block GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Bytespider via CIDR-verified IP ranges. Trusted crawlers verified, impersonators blocked.
Country, ASN, IP range, User-Agent, Referer blocking rules with instant enforcement
Cloudflare-aware real-IP resolution and origin bypass protection
Full IPv6 support – separate tables and logic for IPv4 and IPv6, every feature works with both
Live traffic monitor with attack map, country, ASN, device, browser, and exact block reason for every request
Built-in caching via Redis and Memcached – free, auto-disable on connection failure
🔒 Login Security & 2FA (Free)
Two-Factor Authentication compatible with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Bitwarden – TOTP standard with 10 backup codes
9 CAPTCHA modes: Silent Auto-Verify, Single Button, Color CAPTCHA, Images CAPTCHA, Shapes CAPTCHA (60fps Canvas), Digits CAPTCHA, Hold Button CAPTCHA, plus Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3
Hybrid Mode – combine any internal CAPTCHA with reCAPTCHA v3 for two-layer invisible defense
Hide login URL (PRO)
Configurable lockout durations with escalation for repeat offenders – failed CAPTCHA triggers short ban, repeated failure triggers 24-hour ban
💳 Payment Gateway Bypass (Free) Auto-detects 25+ e-commerce platforms (WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, SureCart, MemberPress, Paid Memberships Pro, Give, Dokan, CartFlows, FunnelKit, and more) and 150+ payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Adyen, Braintree, Square, Razorpay, Klarna, Paddle, Authorize.Net, 2Checkout, YooKassa, LiqPay, and more). Webhooks, IPN callbacks, and payment notifications never get blocked. Four detection layers ensure zero false positives on payment traffic.
📊 Visibility & Control (Free)
Visual dashboard with attack map, top offenders, blocked-vs-allowed ratio, world traffic map
Detailed event log with IP, country, ASN, User-Agent, and exact block reason – 54 unique event codes
Health Score gauge – 42 parameters across 3 categories, 5 security levels from Critical to Secure
3 security presets – Light, Strong, Full – one-click configuration
Setup Wizard – 8 steps from welcome to test attack, setup in under 5 minutes
8 interface languages – English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Polski, Русский, Українська + POT template
Configurable retention with timezone and DST awareness
Clean uninstall – drops all 16 tables, removes 40+ options, clears cron hooks. Zero leftover data.
🚀 PRO Adds (Premium / Pro / Ultimate)
Real-time cloud threat intelligence cross-checked against global databases – 5M+ attack IPs, hundreds of thousands of bot signatures, updated daily
Zero-day behavioral and heuristic detection – catches unknown attack patterns before signatures exist
VPN, Tor, proxy, ASN, and hosting reputation checks
Early Init Mode – filtering before WordPress Core loads, maximum resource savings during attacks
Hide Login URL addon – custom admin URL, hardened wp-login.php protection
Security Headers addon – HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, Permissions-Policy, Referrer-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options
Speed Up WordPress addon – 14 frontend and server optimizations
Malware Scanner addon – 25 patterns scanning files + 7 database tables, detects webshells, eval injections, base64-obfuscated code hidden in wp_options and post_content
Priority support – 24-hour response time
Four plans to match your traffic: Premium ($12/month, 25k cloud checks), Pro ($50/month, 100k cloud checks), Ultimate ($100/month, 250k cloud checks + emergency 24h support). Annual billing includes 1 month free. 30-day refund policy. Licensed per domain, billed securely via Freemius.
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⚡ Performance & Compatibility
Zero database queries for returning visitors – 9 runtime PHP files with SHA-256 integrity signatures, loaded via include
Measured overhead: +3-15ms TTFB for cached visitors, +50-200ms for first-time PTR lookups, +2-4MB memory
Redis and Memcached support – free, auto-disables gracefully on connection failure
Cache plugin compatibility – automatic DONOTCACHEPAGE and Cache-Control: no-store on verification pages. Works with WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, Hummingbird, WP Fastest Cache, Cache Enabler
CDN and WAF compatibility – Cloudflare, Sucuri, Incapsula, AWS CloudFront, Fastly, KeyCDN, StackPath. Multi-header real-IP resolution (CF-Connecting-IP, X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP)
DDoS Protection Compatibility – automatic detection of JS-challenges from DDoS-Guard, Stormwall, Qrator. HMAC-signed AJAX responses, Circuit Breaker with automatic retry and backoff. BotBlocker is the only WordPress plugin that works correctly behind aggressive DDoS protection without manual configuration.
Multisite Support – network activation, per-site data, per-site cleanup. Free on all plans.
PHP 7.4 – 8.5 – tested across 7 PHP versions. WordPress 5.0 – 7.0+. Linux and Windows.
GDPR and CCPA compliant – no PII collected, technical parameters only, Legitimate Interest basis (Art. 6(1)(f))
🤝 Trusted by
3 000+ active installations
Translated into 8 languages
Tested up to WordPress 7.0 and PHP 8.5
Developed and maintained by GLOBUS.studio
“Replaced two security plugins and a CAPTCHA plugin with one. Site is faster and the spam stopped overnight.” – WordPress.org user
Privacy BotBlocker Security does not collect or process personal data of your visitors. All cloud analysis is performed on technical parameters only (IP, headers, User-Agent). No personally identifiable information is collected, stored, or transmitted to any external service.
Support and Documentation
Product site: https://botblocker.top/products/
Pricing and PRO plans: https://botblocker.top/pricing/
Documentation: https://botblocker.top/docs/
Contact/support: https://botblocker.top/contacts/
Community: https://botblocker.top/community/
License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See LICENSE.txt for details.
Credits & Authors BotBlocker Security is developed and maintained by GLOBUS.studio.
Concept, architecture & code – Yevhen Leonidov: https://leonidov.dev/
Code, code review – Andrii Lukashevych
Code, translations – Aleksandr Kinakh
BotBlocker Security – The first line of defense for your WordPress site.
Category rankings
As of Jul 8, 2026- Anti-spam#0of 79Top 1%
- Brute Force#0of 30Top 1%
- Captcha#0of 107Top 1%
- Firewall#0of 70Top 1%
- Security#107of 635Top 17%
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Keyword rankings
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection ranks for 6 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- 1.ai agentRank #89
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Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection?
BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 9 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Captcha category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Yevhen Leonidov.
Who uses BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection?
Currently around 3,000 active stores have installed BotBlocker Security – Firewall & Bot Protection. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Captcha category on WordPress.