Anti Fake Orders & IP Blocker vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Anti Fake Orders & IP Blocker helps WooCommerce store owners prevent fraudulent orders by monitoring checkout behaviour patterns and automatically blocking suspicious activities. Fake orders can waste your time, increase processing costs, and damage your business reputation. This plugin provides powerful tools to identify and block these threats before they impact your business. Live Demo Need Help? About Author Key Features Smart IP Blocking System: Block specific IP addresses manually or let the system automatically detect and block suspicious ones based on behaviour patterns Email Domain Filtering: Block orders from disposable email services and known suspicious domains User Account Security: Block problematic users who repeatedly place fake orders Bot Detection Technology: Identify automated checkout attempts using timing analysis to detect inhuman checkout speeds Intelligent Auto-Blocking: Configure rules to automatically block IPs after multiple suspicious attempts Comprehensive Logging System: Track all blocked attempts with detailed information for security analysis Flexible Blocking Duration: Set temporary blocks that automatically expire after your specified timeframe Real-World Applications Prevent Card Testing Fraud: Stop criminals from testing stolen credit cards on your store Reduce Chargeback Rates: Block known fraudulent behaviour patterns before orders are placed Save Processing Time: Eliminate hours wasted verifying and processing fake orders Protect Inventory Management: Prevent inventory allocation to orders that will never complete Secure Checkout Process: Maintain a smooth checkout for legitimate customers while blocking suspicious ones Technical Implementation The plugin works behind the scenes during the WooCommerce checkout process: behaviour Analysis: Monitors user interaction patterns during checkout Time-Based Detection: Measures checkout completion time to identify automated bots Database Verification: Checks IPs and emails against your custom blocklists and known suspicious patterns Configurable Actions: Choose between blocking, flagging for review, or logging suspicious activity Developer-Friendly Clean, well-documented code Hooks and filters for customization Performance-optimized with minimal impact on checkout speed Compatible with major WooCommerce extensions Usage Instructions Basic Configuration Set Detection Sensitivity: Adjust the “Minimum Checkout Time” setting to determine how quickly a checkout can be completed before being flagged as suspicious. Configure Blocking Rules: Define how many suspicious attempts should trigger an automatic block. Customize Block Message: Set a custom message to display when a checkout is blocked. Advanced Features IP Whitelist: Add trusted IP addresses that should never be blocked, useful for testing or for known legitimate customers who might trigger false positives. Email Domain Filtering: Block entire email domains known for fraudulent activity. Temporary Blocking: Set block durations to automatically expire after a set number of hours. Manual Review System: Flag suspicious orders for review instead of blocking them outright. Integration with Other Security Measures This plugin works well alongside other security plugins like Wordfence or Sucuri to provide comprehensive store protection.

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!