Bot Blocker
Bot Blocker is a WordPress plugin that detects bot traffic, applies bot-aware blocking and rate limiting rules, and gives you a live monitor, logs, lists, and settings in one clean admin interface. It is built for site owners who want more control over AI crawlers, scrapers, scanner bots, spam bots, and fake trusted bots without turning WordPress into a mess.
Bot Blocker is a WordPress plugin for detecting, monitoring, and controlling bot traffic with bot-aware rules, manual allow and block lists, temporary blocks, rate limiting, and a live activity monitor.
It is designed for site owners who want a practical way to deal with AI crawlers, scrapers, scanner bots, spam bots, and fake trusted bots without relying only on raw server rules or digging through logs all day.
What it does
- Detects broad bot traffic by user agent and bot classification rules
- Applies policy-based actions like allow, log, rate limit, temporary block, and hard block
- Includes manual allow and block lists for IPs, user agents, and paths
- Provides a live monitor with a world map and real-time feed
- Stores searchable bot logs inside WordPress
- Lets you configure category-based bot handling from the admin area
- Supports trusted proxy handling and safer logging defaults
Why you might want it
Bots are not all the same. Some are legitimate search or service bots. Others are scrapers, AI crawlers, scanners, or fake trusted bots trying to look legitimate. Bot Blocker gives you a cleaner way to separate those categories and decide what should be allowed, logged, rate limited, or blocked.
Instead of treating all automated traffic the same, you can apply more controlled rules and still keep visibility into what is happening on the site.
Core features
Live Monitor
- World map view of bot activity
- Live feed of recent detected events
- Counts for live traffic, blocked requests, AI traffic, verified bots, fake bots, and unmapped events
Rules
- Set actions for verified bots, claimed trusted bots, fake trusted bots, AI crawlers, AI assistants, search bots, preview bots, monitoring bots, service bots, scanner bots, scraper bots, spam bots, and sensitive paths
- Choose actions like allow, log, rate limit, temporary block, or block
Lists
- Allow IPs
- Block IPs
- Allow user agents
- Block user agents
- Allow paths
- Block paths
Logs
- Searchable bot event logs
- Category and action filtering
- Useful for reviewing what was detected and how the plugin responded
Settings
- Enable or disable enforcement
- Enable or disable logging
- Optional raw IP storage
- Optional query string and referrer logging
- Optional geolocation lookups
- Trusted bot DNS verification setting
- Trusted proxy IP support
- Rate limit thresholds per minute
- Log retention settings
How it works
The plugin evaluates incoming traffic against bot detection rules, manual lists, and category-based policies. Depending on the match, it can allow the request, log it, rate limit it, temporarily block it, or block it outright. You also get visibility into detected traffic through the live monitor and logs.
Who it is for
- Site owners dealing with scraper traffic
- Publishers who want more control over AI crawler access
- Admins who want bot visibility without digging through server logs
- WordPress users who want a simpler admin-level bot control layer
Privacy
Bot Blocker stores bot event data inside WordPress, including request details and optional IP-related or geolocation data depending on your settings. Query strings and referrers can be left off by default for safer logging. If you use geolocation features, remote lookups may be used only when that feature is enabled.
Download
Local: https://botcrawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/bot-blocker-optimized-v1.1.2.zip
FAQ
Does this block every bot automatically?
No. Bot Blocker is rule-based. You decide how different bot categories are handled through the plugin settings and lists.
Can I block AI crawlers?
Yes. The plugin includes bot-aware rules and rate limiting options for AI crawlers and related automated traffic.
Can I manually block a specific IP or user agent?
Yes. The plugin includes manual allow and block lists for IPs, user agents, and paths.
Does it replace a firewall or server-level WAF?
No. It is a WordPress plugin designed to detect, log, and control bot traffic inside WordPress.
Does it include logging and monitoring?
Yes. It includes a live monitor, logs, filtering tools, and policy controls in wp-admin.