Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers vs WP fail2ban Blocklist

In the age of AI, your valuable website content is a prime target for data crawlers from large tech companies. Bot Traffic Shield is your first line of defense against content theft and unauthorized scraping. This lightweight yet powerful plugin identifies and blocks a wide range of AI bots and data scrapers before they can access and harvest your content, protecting your intellectual property while reducing unnecessary server load. 🛡️ Why You Need Bot Traffic Shield Protect Your Content – Stop AI companies from training their models on your hard work Reduce Server Load – Block unwanted traffic that wastes your bandwidth and resources SEO-Safe Blocking – Only blocks harmful bots; legitimate search engines like Google and Bing remain unaffected Take Control – Decide who can and cannot access your valuable content ✨ Key Features Real-Time Bot Blocking * Actively blocks bots by their User-Agent on every page request * Immediate protection with zero configuration needed Comprehensive Default Blocklist * Pre-configured list of 20+ known AI crawlers and scrapers * Includes ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, GPTBot, CCBot, Bytespider, Amazonbot, Applebot, and more * Regularly updated with new bot signatures Advanced Logging & Analytics * Track every blocked bot attempt with detailed logs * View bot name, IP address, user agent, and timestamp * Pagination system – Browse through logs easily (20 entries per page) * Running statistics showing total blocked requests CSV Export Capability * Export your block logs to CSV format * Filter exports by date range (7 days, 30 days, or all time) * Perfect for analysis, reporting, or compliance robots.txt Integration * Automatically adds Disallow rules to your virtual robots.txt * Provides an additional layer of protection for well-behaved bots Fully Customizable * Add your own custom User-Agent strings to block * Simple textarea interface – one bot per line * Enable/disable logging with a single toggle * Master on/off switch for all blocking features Modern, Intuitive Interface * Beautiful, clean admin UI with tabbed navigation * Modern toggle switches and card-based design * Mobile-responsive admin panel * No learning curve – start protecting immediately Lightweight & Performance-Optimized * Minimal impact on site speed * Efficient code that runs before page load * No external API calls or database queries on frontend 🎯 Who Is This Plugin For? Content Creators – Protect your articles, tutorials, and creative work Bloggers – Keep your unique content from being scraped News Sites – Prevent unauthorized content aggregation E-commerce – Protect product descriptions and pricing data Any WordPress Site – That values their content and server resources 🚀 How It Works Install and activate the plugin Bot Traffic Shield immediately starts blocking known bad bots Monitor blocked attempts in the logs Add custom bots to block as needed Export logs for analysis or record-keeping No complicated setup. No API keys. No subscriptions. 🔒 Privacy & Security All data stays on your server No external services or third-party dependencies GDPR compliant – you control all logged data Logs can be cleared at any time by disabling logging 📊 Perfect For ✅ Reducing bandwidth costs ✅ Protecting original content ✅ Improving server performance ✅ Maintaining competitive advantage ✅ Preventing AI training on your data Stop letting AI companies profit from your hard work. Install Bot Traffic Shield and take back control of your content today! Privacy Policy Bot Traffic Shield logs the following information when a bot is blocked (if logging is enabled): * User-Agent string * IP address * Request timestamp * Requested URL All data is stored locally in your WordPress database. No information is sent to external servers. You can disable logging or clear logs at any time from the plugin settings. Support For support, feature requests, or bug reports: * Visit our website: https://monarchwp.com/ * Email: [email protected] Credits Developed by MonarchWP

There are many plugins that use a database to check for malicious IPs after they connect, and of course fail2ban stops repeated attacks, but what if bad IPs could be blocked before they attack? By working collaboratively – sharing attack data – WP fail2ban Blocklist does exactly that. The Blocklist Network Service (BNS) collects attack data from participating sites, performs some analytical magic, and sends back a list of IPs that are attacking sites now but haven’t yet attacked that site. In other words, each site periodically gets a unique list of IPs to block preemptively. GDPR The BNS doesn’t collect personal data, and bots don’t have rights. That said, the BNS only collects the minimum data required (time, IP, event), and only for IPs that have behaved maliciously. Of course, it is possible that some data is generated by people behaving maliciously, but the BNS has no way to differentiate – and nor should it: an attack is an attack. Freemius To work, the BNS must know: which sites are running the blocklist add-on, which version is in use, and a shared secret for secure communication. Freemius already provides all these, and WP fail2ban already uses Freemius; why reinvent the wheel? Therefore, unlike the core WP fail2ban plugin, you must opt into Freemius for the blocklist to work.