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Best block bots plugins for WordPress

The most popular block bots plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Bot Traffic Shield leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection (500+) and ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare (20+). All 7 plugins tagged “block bots” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 block bots plugins

  1. 1.
    Bot Traffic Shield

    The most installed block bots plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    CloudFilt Bot & Spam Protection

    500+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Archive Bot Blocker

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  5. 5.
    Botless Core

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    adCAPTCHA for WordPress

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  7. 7.
    Lubber

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 7 plugins tagged “block bots”