Supertab Connect vs Cloud Maestro – WAF Security Suite for Cloudflare

Supertab Connect lets you define how AI systems and automated scrapers can access your content. You can define licensing terms, manage partner access, and track usage without building custom infrastructure. Supertab Connect handles the underlying systems, including license servers, token management, and request verification, so you can focus on controlling who accesses your content and how it’s used. It provides two core capabilities: RSL License Serving Automatically serves your site’s RSL license at /license.xml. The license is fetched from the Supertab Connect API and cached locally for performance, enabling crawlers and AI agents to discover your content’s licensing terms. Crawler Authentication Protocol (CAP) Verify that connected partners are accessing your content present valid license tokens. This allows you to: confirm which customers are accessing your content monitor usage against declared licensing terms control access for specific parts of your site How It Works Enter your Website URN from the Supertab Connect dashboard Your license.xml is immediately served at your site root Optionally add your Merchant API Key to enable license verification Configure which parts of your site require verification via the Crawler Authentication Protocol Features Automatically serves your license file at /license.xml Caches license XML locally for performance No infrastructure changes required Optional verification for connected partners via the Crawler Authentication Protocol Flexible control over which parts of your site are covered External Services This plugin connects to the Supertab Connect API to provide its functionality: RSL License Serving — Your Website URN is sent to retrieve your site’s license XML file. This happens on every request to /license.xml (cached locally after first fetch). Crawler Authentication Protocol — When enabled by the site administrator, page URLs and user agent strings from bot requests are sent to verify license tokens and record usage events. No personal data from your site visitors is collected or transmitted. Supertab Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Cloud Maestro brings centralized Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) controls directly into WordPress. Why would I use a plugin when I can create rules in Cloudflare? If you manage multiple Cloudflare-connected sites, Cloud Maestro is a productivity tool that helps oversee several domains from a central dashboard using WordPress. If you only manage one domain in Cloudflare, you wouldn’t benefit from this plugin. It’s useful for someone managing: – Their own sites and client sites – Multiple businesses – Separate Cloudflare accounts People like using Cloud Maestro because configuring security rules one domain at a time is inefficient and error-prone. It allows you to configure WAF rules once and deploy them consistently across all domains in your Cloudflare account — instantly. The free version supports one Cloudflare account with multiple domains. An optional premium version is available for managing unlimited domains across multiple Cloudflare accounts at once. 🛡️ Why Use Cloud Maestro – WAF Security Suite for Cloudflare? Managing security rules across multiple Cloudflare domains is tedious and time-consuming. This plugin streamlines the process, allowing you to: Deploy in One Click – Apply comprehensive WAF rules to multiple domains simultaneously Save Time – No more manually configuring rules on each domain, one at a time Enterprise Security – Protect against bots, aggressive crawlers, malicious IPs, and common threats Reduce Mistakes – Maintain consistent security rules across domains ✅ Free Standard Features One Cloudflare account Multiple domains One-click WAF rule deployment Centralized Cloudflare controls Secure API credential storage (AES-256-CBC encryption) Plugin updates The free plugin does not require an upgrade. 🔥 What Gets Protected The plugin deploys 3 optimized trusted security rules (prior versions used 5) that work together to protect your sites: Good Bot Allowlist – Ensures legitimate bots (Google, Bing, monitoring tools) can access your site Managed Challenges for Suspicious Traffic – Automatically challenges requests from certain ASNs and non-US traffic Aggressive Crawler Protection – Blocks unauthorized crawlers and bots (Yandex, Semrush, Ahrefs, etc.) VPN & Login Protection – Adds extra challenges for VPN traffic and WordPress login attempts Block Known Threats – Automatically blocks web hosts, malicious IPs, TOR nodes, and attack vectors ✨ Premium Upgrade (Optional) For agencies and professionals managing multiple Cloudflare accounts, a Premium version is available with expanded functionality and tech support. Check out our free trial for these features: Multi-Account Management – Automatically manage domains across ALL your Cloudflare accounts Easy Bot Whitelisting – Built-in checkboxes for 50+ trusted services across 8 categories Custom User Agents – Add your own user agent strings to the Good Bot Rule Custom IP Whitelisting – Add trusted IP addresses to the Goot Bot Rule IP Rules management – View and edit Cloudflare’s IP Rules that block or allow access even before hitting WAF rules (and we are working on connecting to fail2ban and Wordfence blocks) Bulk DNS Management – Search and manage all Cloudflare DNS record types across all domains, bulk migrate exact old/new values with confirmation modals, and convert A records to CNAME with a single action DNS Manager Reliability – Full record visibility for MX/TXT and other record types, cleaner cache warm-up modal flow, and safer bulk migration previews that only list actual matches Priority Support – Get expert help when you need it Advanced Customization – Fine-tune rules to match your exact requirements Multi-Account Management – Centrally manage unlimited domains across all your Cloudflare accounts 📋 Important Information Rule Replacement: This plugin replaces existing custom WAF rules on targeted domains. Make sure to back up any custom rules you want to keep. Compatibility: Works with Cloudflare Free, Pro, and Business plans. Not compatible with Enterprise plans managed by hosting providers. Service Monitoring: These rules might challenge some monitoring or uptime services. Check Cloudflare’s Events log if services stop connecting, and add exceptions as needed.