Best bot detection plugins for WordPress
The most popular bot detection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Profound Agent Analytics leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics (100+) and Fake User Detector (90+). All 31 plugins tagged “bot detection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 bot detection plugins
- 1.
Profound Agent AnalyticsThe most installed bot detection plugin, with 200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Fake User Detector90+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.Mail Cloak
80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Live Traffic Analytics70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
GEO Metrics AI Traffic Monitor50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 days ago.
- 7.
Botfaqtor Code50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.
Codersly Visitor Tracker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 9.
IronPhantom Fraud Defense10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 10.
Raptcha10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 31 plugins tagged “bot detection”

Profound Agent Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:61#11,451by Profound7 months ago
Profound Agent Analytics sends lightweight HTTP request logs to Profound's analytics platform for advanced bot detection and traffic analysis.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

AlmaWeb AI Visitor Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:24#13,910by AlmaWeb22 days ago
Detect GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Gemini and 200+ AI crawlers. Track which AI bots scrape your content and block unwanted scrapers.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day

Fake User Detector
Down in the last 7 days:45#17,251by PluginRx2 months ago
Detect and flag suspicious existing user accounts using simple checks to help clean up fake or low-quality registrations.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mail Cloak
Down in the last 7 days:58#17,721by Rizonepress1 year ago
Advanced email protection with intelligent bot detection and automated security monitoring for WordPress websites.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Live Traffic Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:490#18,669by Bhumi7 days ago
Real-time WordPress analytics with live visitor tracking, bot detection, UTM campaign tracking, 404 monitoring and SEO health checks.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

GEO Metrics AI Traffic Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:252#20,547by abignu5 days ago
Know which AI crawlers visit your site, how often, and what they read. Zero-config bot detection from your existing WordPress logs.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Botfaqtor Code
Down in the last 7 days:227#21,375by botfaqtor1 year ago
Интеграция сервиса Botfaqtor для защиты сайта от ботов.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Codersly Visitor Tracker
Up in the last 7 days:456#29,779by Codersly1 day ago
Privacy-aware visitor tracking with local visitor logs, referrer details, and human/bot classification.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

IronPhantom Fraud Defense
Down in the last 7 days:2,950#31,444by Fabrizio D.4 days ago
AI-assisted fraud detection, bot monitoring, and behavioral threat intelligence for WooCommerce stores.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Raptcha
Down in the last 7 days:869#33,832by LaughterOnWater9 months ago
A secure, animal-based CAPTCHA for WordPress forms featuring intelligent bot detection and multi-form integrations.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WebDecoy Bot Detection
Up in the last 7 days:14,756#40,429by WebDecoy18 days ago
Stop card testing, fake orders, comment spam, and AI crawlers with no CAPTCHA. 100% local, no account or API key, works instantly on activation.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

AdPriva
Down in the last 7 days:836#49,888by AdPriva2 days ago
Privacy-first traffic verification. Connect your site to AdPriva, load the tag, and see which visits the automation checks flagged in WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
nBlick Signal Agent
Down in the last 7 days:249#50,477by ldesuque5 months ago
Captures public request metadata and ships it in batches to the nBlick Signal API for bot detection and traffic analysis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limy Agent Analytics
Up in the last 7 days:14,067#54,326by limyai1 month ago
Lightweight HTTP request logging for advanced bot detection and AI agent traffic insights.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TrafficValidator
Up in the last 7 days:16,166#54,764by Traffic Validator4 months ago
Real-time lead scoring & bot detection. Automatically scores every form submission on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Proactive Site Advisor
Up in the last 7 days:13,279#54,774by ZheynLab18 days ago
Get early warnings on traffic drops, 404 surges, and bot spikes. Privacy‑friendly anomaly detection that tells you when, why, and what to check next.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

VisitorType
Down in the last 7 days:3,630#56,102by stitchengineer3 months ago
Verified AI crawler analytics: claimed bots are checked against vendor IP ranges — impostors get flagged. Fire different tags per visitor type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Opportify Fraud Protection
#57,308by Opportify4 months ago
Stop fake leads, form spam, and bot registrations before they reach your database. AI-powered fraud scoring across 100+ signals. No CAPTCHA required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AdProtektor
Up in the last 7 days:11,626#58,876by ijjimem13 days ago
Free click fraud detection for Google Ads and Meta: see the bots, competitors and click farms on your site. Paid plans block and exclude them.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Campaign AI
#61,290by campaignai20262 months ago
Campaign AI integration plugin that protects websites and ad campaigns from bots and invalid traffic using real-time click fraud detection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShieldSquare
Up in the last 7 days:2,812#61,813by ShieldSquare8 years ago
ShieldSquare plugin provides users access to Dashboards to follow up on traffic and understand bot activity on their websites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ShopBouncer
#62,949by karan0817 days ago
AI shopper analytics for WooCommerce: see which AI agents visit and buy, which prove who they are, and which only borrow a famous name.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
FindIP Shield
Up in the last 7 days:5,795#63,531by findipshield19 days ago
See which visitors, signups and orders come from VPNs, proxies, Tor and hosting networks. Free, no code, and it never reads form values.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
AI Tracker Stats
Up in the last 7 days:7,792#63,809by ashleyjackson8 months ago
Monitor, analyze, and control AI agent access to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AI Mention Visibility
Up in the last 7 days:2,039#65,856by aimention2 months ago
See which AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Perplexity and more) reach your site, and the visitors AI sends you. Verified, and free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rupt
Down in the last 7 days:5,382#65,878by ahmedrupt26 days ago
Know which users and agents you can trust. Stop fake accounts, bots, account takeover, and account sharing on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Volance Detection
Down in the last 7 days:16,020#70,105by Volance26 days ago
Tells humans, AI agents and bots apart on your logins, registrations, comments, checkout and contact forms, and any page or REST endpoint you choose, …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PureGuard
Down in the last 7 days:3,117#70,261by Pure Guard5 days ago
Six security modes, branded challenge and block pages, a VPN-friendly filter, and a live Security/Performance dashboard for your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Didva Click Fraud Protection
Down in the last 7 days:6,351#72,070by didva2 months ago
Detects click fraud on your Google, Microsoft and Meta ads and helps stop repeat invalid clicks — connect in one click, no API keys.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Frenemy
Down in the last 7 days:21,168#72,321by frenemydev5 days ago
See every bot that reaches WordPress — search crawlers, AI agents, scrapers, impostors — classified and identity-verified, in one dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ClickHelm
Down in the last 7 days:9,535#72,830by ClickHelm1 month ago
Shows which Google Ads clicks are wasting your budget, and recognises visitors by device, so the same person is the same person however they return.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day