Bottle is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by benrowland.
AppRanks data: Bottle ranks #0 in Bot on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Bottle is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Security category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). 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
- +Published by benrowland — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Bottle works
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Bottle is a bot throttling plugin. It consists of a set of tools that can be used to reduce server load when excessive bot requests are made to a website.
It works by performing a variety of checks on each HTTP request made to WordPress, and throttling sessions or IPs when thresholds are exceeded. These include:
Too many sessions per IP. Since some bots don’t bother with cookies, Bottle sets a JWT session cookie for each request. If a single IP address creates too many new sessions within a given timeframe, it is likely a bot, and will be throttled.
Too many requests per session. Bottle calculates a request rate for each session. Bots that exceed that rate will be throttled.
Too many requests per IP. Bottle calculates a request rate per IP. For bots that don’t process cookies (and therefore sessions), this can throttle abusive IPs.
Too many requests per bot. Bottle calculates a request rate per bot (based on user agent reported). Since malicious bots forge user agents, this should be combined with other throttling mechanisms.
Bot verification check. Bottle checks bots such as Google, Bing, Meta, etc. against authoritative lists of IP addresses, when possible. Bottle allows for a higher verified bot rate than non-verified rate with the idea that verified bots are likely better behaved.
Overall request rate. Bottle can throttle specific sections of a website that are being abused by bots. (For instance, the courses catalog.) This is useful when a large website is being scraped by a bot network with rotating IPs.
Excessive 404s. If bots are scanning a website, or are misconfigured, excessive 404s can be time-consuming for WordPress to process. Bottle can either throttle all 404 requests, or can block 404s for static files (i.e. images) only.
Exclusions. Bottle can exclude certain URLs, IP addresses, or infrastructure (such as Stripe and Pingdom) from processing to prevent false positives.
When a client is throttled, Bottle can outright throttle it with a 429 response, or can serve a JavaScript-based cryptographic puzzle. If a client is legitimate, it will automatically compute the puzzle’s solution and submit it to the server for verification. (No user input is required.) After it has proven its human-ness, Bottle will permit that user entry to the site. At the moment, some bots, but not all, will solve these puzzles.
When a throttle condition is reached, Bottle terminates WordPress processing, which substantially reduces server load when under attack. Throttles end automatically at the end of their respective measurement windows.
Bottle is not a firewall and will not block or sanitize malicious attacks. However, since such attacks are typically performed in large quantities, Bottle can be effective at slowing such attacks and reducing server load, keeping the website operational for legitimate users.
Overall, Bottle is a set of tools designed to reduce server load with minimal disruption to real users.
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Where Bottle stands in the Security category
Bottle ranks #0 of 635 apps in the Security category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bottle?
Bottle is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked daily by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Security 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 benrowland.
Who uses Bottle?
Currently around 20 active stores have installed Bottle. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Security category on WordPress.