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Protects WordPress from DDoS with rate limiting, bot detection, blocking, Cloudflare support, logs, charts, and bot list export/import.

★ 5.0WP 7.0.4PHP 8.5Updated 3mo ago
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Lightweight, behavior-based bot firewall. Blocks scanners before WordPress loads, with text attack reports for your hosting company.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.2Updated 4mo ago
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Quickly toggle XML-RPC on/off from your dashboard. Perfect for temporarily enabling access for mobile apps, then securing your site again.

★ 0.0WP 7.1PHP 7.4Updated 1mo ago
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Block, limit, or allow AI crawlers, search bots, and scrapers by category — with rate limiting and robots.txt generation.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.3PHP 8.0Updated 15d ago
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Complete AI bot firewall with per-bot controls, verified detection, emergency lockdown, and referral tracking.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.2PHP 7.4Updated 1mo ago
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sHub-Logv1.3.7

Records suspicious login attempts, 404s, and malicious requests, then blocks IPs after repeated attempts.

★ 0.0WP 7.1PHP 7.2Updated 2mo ago
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Enhance your WordPress security by blocking IPs that send too many or suspicious requests.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.4PHP 7.4Updated 4d ago
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Protect your WordPress site from brute force attacks, API abuse, and DDoS attacks with customizable rate limiting rules.

★ 0.0WP 6.9.7PHP 7.4Updated 7mo ago
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