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bad_ip WP

Lightweight WordPress firewall plugin to block malicious IPs, TOR nodes, and brute-force attacks with real-time sync and control.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version2.0.7
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 3.0.1 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update5 Oct 20251y ago
Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records bad_ip WP version 2.0.7 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Bad IP WP is a modern, developer-focused firewall plugin that protects your WordPress site by blocking malicious IP addresses, brute-force login attempts, TOR exit nodes, and known threat actors. com) to automatically sync and apply updated IP blocklists in real-time.

Key features:

– Real-time detection and blocking of malicious visitors

– TOR network endpoint detection and blocking

– Brute-force login protection

– Dashboard-based IP control and analytics

– API integration with centralized threat database

– Lightweight and built for performance (no bloat)

– Ideal for agencies, sysadmins, and developers

This plugin is part of the broader bad_ip ecosystem and provides synergy with server-level defenses and other CMS platforms.

Libraries

To make development and maintaining of our plugin as easy as possible, current version uses next public libraries and plugins:

  • Bootsrtap
  • Chart.js
  • jQuery
  • jQueryUI
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • ban
  • block
  • firewall
  • ip
  • security
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0.1 · PHP 7.4
Update activity5 Oct 20251y ago

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