to dirprocess: block bad bots with CP/WP plugin rev 6 sep 2021
Category: websites
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summary
* view spam bots hitting your server
then block them using a plugin or rules in .htaccess.
Cloudflare firewall rules only let you block 5 bots (free plan).
* White page [6 sep 2021] - Check again later.
-- https://forums.classicpress.net/t/how-to-block-uknown-robots-identified-by-any-existent/
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some plugins:
NO AntiBots
https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/antibots/
http://antibotsplugin.com/help/
no https - not a good sign!
20 installs
no ratings/reviews
wp > 5.3
* Blackhole Bad Bots
https://wordpress.org/plugins/blackhole-bad-bots/
https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/
has php version for non-wordpress sites.
30,000 installs.
wp > 4.1
php > 5.6.20
** Problem when used with caching, including cloudflare??
With page caching, the required WP init hook may
not be fired, which means that plugins like Blackhole are not able
to log and ban requests dynamically.
** https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blackhole-plugin-is-creating-pages-that-are-being-indexed/
** https://wordpress.org/search/caching+intext%3A%22Plugin%3A+Blackhole+for+Bad+Bots%22
** https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plugin+%22blackhole+for+bad+bots%22+cloudflare+caching&t=canonical&atb=
* Stop Bad Bots
https://wordpress.org/plugins/stopbadbots/
https://stopbadbots.com/guide/
has php version for non-wordpress sites.
10,000 installs.
wp > 4.0
php > 5.6
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multi-function:
* iThemes Security
https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/
https://ithemes.com/security/
* Wordfence
Compare:
https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/ithemes-security-vs-wordfence/
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