BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform vs Restrict Usernames

BotBlocker Security is a complete security platform that blocks 99% of attacks before WordPress loads. Firewall, bot detection, rate limiting, CAPTCHA, 2FA, analytics, notifications, tools – one plugin replaces your entire security stack: no need for separate firewall, CAPTCHA, 2FA, and anti-spam plugins. No bloat, 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 – then gives you the analytics, alerts, and tools to understand exactly what it blocked and why. Because BotBlocker intercepts traffic before themes and plugins run, it also shields vulnerabilities in your entire plugin and theme stack. Zero-days in contact form plugins, unpatched slider code, outdated e-commerce extensions – attackers never reach the vulnerable code. BotBlocker is your first and last line of defense, every day. 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. Zero database queries for returning visitors – 11 pre-generated PHP files with SHA-256 integrity, loaded via native include. One plugin, full security stack. Firewall, CAPTCHA, 2FA, anti-spam, rate limiting, bot detection – BotBlocker covers virtually every security need a WordPress site has. Most users uninstall 2-3 separate plugins after switching. PRO adds malware scanning, security headers, speed optimization, and behavioral analysis – still one plugin. Smarter bot detection. 2,899 User-Agent signatures – largest blacklist among WordPress plugins – plus 2,800+ additional bot signatures. 13 header checks including AdBlock detection, incognito mode detection, Canvas/WebGL fingerprinting, and device API verification. Anti-detect scoring with 9 weighted signals catches headless Chrome, Puppeteer, Selenium, and PhantomJS even when they spoof user-agent strings. 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, Redis/Memcached, shortcodes, command palette, Telegram alerts, visual analytics, 15 diagnostic tools. 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. Known threats are blocked before WordPress, plugins, or themes load – saving 30-100ms and 5-20MB RAM per blocked request. Zero-day attacks on other plugins never reach the vulnerable code. Web Application Firewall (WAF) with real-time rule updates via the BotBlocker Threat Defense Feed 2,899 User-Agent + 2,800+ bot signatures – largest blacklist among WordPress plugins, covering Scrapy, Selenium, Puppeteer, PhantomJS, curl, wget, Python, Java, Perl, SQL injection tools Brute force protection with progressive lockouts – 5 attempts per 15 minutes, escalating bans Rate Limiting – sliding window velocity per IP. 30 req/min triggers CAPTCHA; 50/min blocks IP for 10 min. Subnet aggregation catches distributed attacks. Floor protection prevents false positives. Anti-spam for comments, registration, contact forms XML-RPC and REST API locked down by default with allowlist for trusted services HTTP method-level hardening – CONNECT and TRACE blocked (XST attack prevention). OPTIONS handled for CORS preflight. 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 (1,435 synced from cloud). Country, ASN, IP range, User-Agent, Referer blocking rules with instant enforcement. ASN database: 3.6M verified records. Geo-blocking with visual country selector and import/export. Cloudflare-aware real-IP resolution and origin bypass protection TLS fingerprinting (JA3/JA4) – detects bots by TLS handshake signature, cross-validates against User-Agent. 189 signatures. Opt-in, requires server module. RKN (Roskomnadzor) blocking – 852 CIDR ranges, cloud-synced, auto-updated with self-healing tamper recovery Full IPv6 support – separate tables and logic for IPv4 and IPv6 Live traffic monitor with attack map, country, ASN, device, browser, block reason Built-in caching via Redis and Memcached – free, auto-disable on connection failure 🔍 Bot Detection & Anti-Detect (Free) 13 HTTP header checks run on every visitor, catching bots others miss: Empty User-Agent / UA Anomalies / Empty Accept-Language PTR/DNS Mismatch – forward/reverse DNS mismatch, impossible to fake Geo vs Language Mismatch – language claimed differs from visitor’s country Incognito/Private Mode detection AdBlock/uBlock detection in visitor’s browser Canvas & WebGL Fingerprinting – JS consistency verification WhatsApp Preview / OPTIONS Preflight – legitimate traffic whitelisted Anti-Detect Challenge Page activates when header checks raise suspicion – silent browser fingerprinting before any CAPTCHA appears: 9 weighted signals: navigator (×2), fake plugins (×3), font rendering (×2), WebGL (×2), Chromium properties (×3), JS jitter, touch events (×2), language (×3), incognito (×2) Critical signal combinations trigger immediate block Cookie capability test + sessionStorage retry counter HMAC-signed responses resist DDoS provider interference Circuit Breaker: 3 failures → 30-second cooldown → auto-retry CAPTCHA appears only if auto-verification fails 🎯 CAPTCHA System – All 9 Modes Free 9 CAPTCHA modes, all free: Silent Auto-Verify (recommended – zero clicks, silent JS fingerprint check), Simple Button, Color Buttons, Image CAPTCHA (5 packs: Eagle, Horse, Raccoon, Dog, Cat), reCAPTCHA v2 (+ Button), Dynamic Shapes (60fps Canvas, 25 combinations), Dynamic Digits, Hold Button (hold in the green zone). Hybrid Mode – internal CAPTCHA + invisible reCAPTCHA v3, two-layer defense DDoS Resilience Mode – HMAC-signed responses prevent forged challenge bypass Session Token Verification – cookie-less fingerprint for restricted hosting CAPTCHA Diagnostics – failure reason codes (token decrypt, transient, hash, mode mismatch) Image Delivery: Inline Base64 (single request, recommended) or Separate Requests (cache-friendly) 🔒 Login Security & 2FA (Free) Two-Factor Authentication (Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Bitwarden) – TOTP, 10 backup codes 9 CAPTCHA modes on login, registration, lost password, and custom forms Hybrid Mode – internal CAPTCHA + reCAPTCHA v3 two-layer invisible defense on login Hide login URL (PRO) Configurable lockout escalation – failed CAPTCHA = short ban, repeat = 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, YooKassa, LiqPay and more), plus form plugin webhooks (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Fluent Forms). Four detection layers – 198 path patterns, 227 query keys, 360 action names, 114 signature headers – ensure zero false positives. Webhooks, IPN callbacks, and payment notifications never get blocked. 📊 Visibility & Control (Free) Visual dashboard – KPI cards (Requests, Blocked, Search engines passed, Protection score), hourly bar chart, donut charts (Hosting, Device, Browser, OS) Dashboard social proof card – live WordPress.org rating, installs count, ratings, link to WP.org (cached 12h) Inline IP rule widget – add IP allow/block rules via AJAX. Bulk import with 4 one-click buttons (IPv4/IPv6 whitelist/blacklist) Protection Status Checklist – per-feature toggles with “Enable remaining” bulk action Health Score gauge – 44 parameters, 3 categories, 5 levels from Critical (<25) to Secure (≥85), real-time updates 3 security presets – Light, Strong, Full – one-click configuration. Plus Default for new installs Setup Wizard – 8 steps, under 5 minutes ⌘K Command Palette – Ctrl+K / ⌘K on any admin page to search every setting, tab, and action. 30+ quick-action shortcuts. Near-zero-click configuration Interactive analytics – 8 KPI metrics, donut charts, traffic line chart, world map, top IPs and countries rankings 55 diagnostic event codes across 12 log categories – exact block reason for every decision Detailed event log – IP, country, ASN, User-Agent, browser, OS, device, exact block reason 17 interface languages – English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Polski, Русский, Українська, العربية, עברית, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Nederlands, Português, Svenska, Türkçe, 中文 + POT Admin page header bar – “Blocked today: X · Total: Y” on every admin page Admin bar toolbar node – protection status + Dashboard + Settings links Configurable retention with timezone/DST awareness, Daily Summary with incremental aggregation X-Robots-Tag control – SEO directives (noindex, nofollow, noarchive, nosnippet, noimageindex, notranslate, unavailable_after) on blocked/challenge pages – no search engine indexing of security barriers Clean uninstall – drops 17 tables, 40+ options, 22+ transients, 12 cron hooks, MU-plugin files, uploads/botblocker/. Departure feedback dialog. Zero leftover data 📬 Notifications & Alerts (Free) Email reports – daily / twice-weekly / monthly security summaries. Critical server load warnings and Cloud API expiry alerts. Telegram Bot integration (add-on) – weekly security summaries via @BotFather: requests, allowed, blocked, suspicious, search/fake bots, timezone, protection mode, security score, block rate. Connection test button. Add-ons → Telegram Notifications. Admin Dashboard Alerts (8 types) – cloud lost, missing runtime files, API expired, hits exhausted, ASN/addon update failed, addon incompatible, cache incompatibility 🧩 Shortcodes & Developer Tools (Free) 20 shortcodes for frontend dashboards, client portals, and status pages. * WP Connectors (WordPress 6.7+) – native WordPress Connector on the Connections admin page * Custom verification endpoint (bbcs-verify) – decoupled from permalink structure * WordPress Admin → Tools → Site Health → Info integration * Plugin update changelog injection – changelog displayed in the plugin update screen * Floating support widget – submit support tickets from dashboard without leaving site 🔧 Tools & Diagnostics (Free) 15 maintenance and diagnostic actions built into the admin panel: Export Data & Settings Full JSON backup of settings, rules, IP lists Import Data & Settings Restore from JSON backup Reinstall Database Factory-reset all BotBlocker tables Repair & Optimize DB WordPress database repair and optimization Clear All Visitor Data Purge hits, counters, and statistics Clear Transients Remove expired WordPress transients Update ASN Database Download latest 3.6M-record ASN geolocation database Update RU-Gov List Download latest 852-range RKN CIDR blocklist Sync LLM Providers Refresh 1,435 AI crawler IP ranges from cloud Clear Visitor Cookies Reset all BotBlocker cookies – forces re-verification Reset URL Rewrite Rules Fix 404 errors after permalink changes Clear Object Cache Flush WordPress + Redis/Memcached caches Site Health Open WordPress Site Health diagnostic Clear Debug Log / Download Debug Log Purge or download wp-content/debug.log 🚀 PRO Adds (Premium / Pro / Ultimate) Cloud Threat Intelligence – 5M+ attack IPs cross-checked globally. Zero-day behavioral and heuristic detection catches unknown attack patterns before signatures exist. VPN, Tor, proxy, ASN, hosting reputation checks. Early Init Mode – filtering before WordPress Core loads via wp-config.php boot code. Saves 30-100ms and 5-20MB RAM per blocked request. Multisite-aware, auto-disables if Cloud API inactive. Self-healing runtime files. Hide Login URL – custom admin URL slug. Four behaviors on default URL: 403, 404, home redirect, custom redirect. Reserved slug detection prevents page conflicts. Security Headers – MU-plugin deployment before plugins load. HSTS, CSP with custom domain whitelist, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Permissions-Policy. Auto-detects reCAPTCHA Google + BotBlocker API domains in CSP. Speed Up WordPress – 14 frontend and server optimizations: disable emojis, jQuery Migrate, dashicons, global styles, embeds, RSS feeds, XML-RPC, hide WP version, shortlinks, self-pingbacks. Malware Scanner – 25+ detection patterns: eval() chains, base64 obfuscation, injected scripts, webshell markers. Deobfuscation preprocessor. Scans files (core, plugins, themes, uploads, custom paths) + database (posts, wp_options, users, cron). Truth Source comparator. Scheduled background scanning (hourly to 5 days). Severity: Critical to Info. Confidence: Review to Confirmed. HTTPS Protocol – HTTP→HTTPS 301 redirect. Mixed content auto-fix via output buffering. SSL detection behind 7 proxy headers (Cloudflare, load balancers). Cookie Alert – lightweight first-party cookie consent banner. Custom text, policy link, button label, position, theme, custom CSS. WP accessibility: aria-label, role attributes. 1-year cookie lifetime. Behavioral Analysis Engine – 3-layer AI bot detection. Free: RPM velocity + subnet pressure. Pro: multi-signal scoring (velocity, URI diversity, session depth, timing, referer consistency). Reputation: IP/subnet tracking with lazy decay. 3 quick presets. Cron Jobs – advanced WordPress cron management, monitoring, and debugging Truth Source – file integrity verification against known-good WordPress core, plugin, theme references. Detects modified, added, missing files. Per-file and wildcard ignores. Scheduled background scanning. XMLRPC Tunnel – secure XML-RPC via IP-allowlisted endpoints. IPv4/IPv6/CIDR/wildcard entry formats. Multi-header real-IP resolution. Auto-block non-allowlisted access. 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 via Freemius. Compare plans → ⚡ Performance & Compatibility Zero database queries for returning visitors – 11 runtime PHP files with SHA-256 integrity, loaded via include Measured overhead: +3-15ms TTFB for cached visitors, +50-200ms first-time PTR lookups, +2-4MB memory 100+ configurable settings without affecting performance Redis and Memcached support – free, auto-disables gracefully on connection failure Cache plugin compatibility – automatic DONOTCACHEPAGE and cache-bypass headers (Cache-Control: no-store, X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: no-cache, X-Accel-Expires: 0, CDN-Cache-Control: no-store, private, Surrogate-Control: no-store, max-age=0) covering PHP caches, Nginx, CDN edge, and surrogate caches in one pass. Works with WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Hummingbird, WP Fastest Cache, Cache Enabler, Swift Performance. 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 – auto-detects JS-challenges from DDoS-Guard, Stormwall, Qrator. HMAC-signed AJAX responses, Circuit Breaker with retry/backoff. The only WordPress plugin that works correctly behind aggressive DDoS protection without manual configuration. Fatal Error Hive Mode – during PHP fatal errors from other plugins or themes, renders an emergency page instead of a white screen, preserving the security barrier. Multisite Support – network activation, per-site data, settings, cleanup. Free on all plans. PHP 7.4 – 8.5, tested across 7 versions. WordPress 5.1 – 7.0+. Linux and Windows. 50+ OS versions detected – Windows 95–11, macOS, Android, iOS, Chrome OS, Linux distros, HarmonyOS, Fire OS, KaiOS, Tizen, FreeBSD, gaming consoles 50+ browsers identified – Opera, Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, Samsung Internet, UC Browser, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, Tor, Headless Chrome, Lynx/ELinks, and more GDPR and CCPA compliant – no PII, technical parameters only, Legitimate Interest basis (Art. 6(1)(f))

This plugin allows you to Restrict a particular or certain username, email addresses or symbols, or email from specific domain names in the form registration when registering for your site and you can allow to use a certain language (arabic cyrillic latin …) or all languages and characters and symbols, you can also control and modify all errors messages and allow certain characters (Symbols and characters accented as é û), and allowing you to change the author slug (defaults to the username of the author), and you can control and adjust all settings from the plugin settings page in admin Panel. and here is all plugin settings in admin Panel: enable/disable the plugin disallow to use the spaces in username disallow to use only numbers in username disallow all characters (Symbols) in username disallow characters (Symbols) permitted by wordpress in username: @ – . _ allow certain characters (Symbols and characters accented as é û) restrict certain email addresses restrict certain username restrict certain domain names for example: yournamesite@com No/yes uppercase in username Compatible with single site, network (multi-site), buddypress and buddyboss. The possibility to: choose language (characters) in username (arabic cyrillic latin …) or all languages remove all settings and data of the plugin from database when the plugin is disabled reset default settings control and modify all errors messages restrict any name contains a part of word (partial matching) prevent the use of email in the username prevent the use of numbers more than letters and symbols in the user name. allowing you to change the author slug Author Slug Structure Update of the author’s slug for all users Limit the number of users to update (in batches) with every click, if your database is big Update or convert only names (author slug) not latin remove name field in buddypress. hide or change message (Must be at least 4 characters, letters and numbers only.) of multisite. add an notice or text in registration form. etc… TRANSLATED IN FOLLOWING LANGUAGES: Arabic English Direct support page: https://benaceur-php.com/?p=2268