Best bot blocking plugins for WordPress
The most popular bot blocking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Anti Browser DDoS Protection leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of TrapFlux Request Firewall (fewer than 10) and ScrapeFence Content Protection (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “bot blocking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 bot blocking plugins
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Anti Browser DDoS ProtectionThe most installed bot blocking plugin, with 30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
TrapFlux Request FirewallFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
ScrapeFence Content ProtectionFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Jass Bots Entry Control ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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WTB FirewallFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “bot blocking”
Anti Browser DDoS Protection
Down in the last 7 days:497#24,319by sourcecode3473 months ago
Protects WordPress from DDoS with rate limiting, bot detection, blocking, Cloudflare support, logs, charts, and bot list export/import.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TrapFlux Request Firewall
#52,295by susheelhbti4 months ago
Lightweight, behavior-based bot firewall. Blocks scanners before WordPress loads, with text attack reports for your hosting company.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ScrapeFence Content Protection
Up in the last 7 days:1,311#60,560by junjie20292 months ago
Stop scrapers, block bots, and protect your content — all without hurting your SEO. ScrapeFence uses smart honeypots, rate limiting, and IP controls t …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jass Bots Entry Control Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1,370#62,563by Jaswant Singh1 month ago
Protect your site from bad bots, manage allow/deny for search engines, AI crawlers, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WTB Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:7,855#70,307by wtbplugins2 months ago
Easy to use Firewall for securing your site. IP blocking, geo blocking, brute-force protection and rate limiting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day