Best bot protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular bot protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Quttera ThreatSign leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of ClickCease Click Fraud Protection (10K+) and CHEQ Essentials (500+). All 73 plugins tagged “bot protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 bot protection plugins
- 1.
Quttera ThreatSignThe most installed bot protection plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 47 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 2.
ClickCease Click Fraud Protection10K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 8 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
CHEQ Essentials500+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 4.Checkout Shield for WooCommerce
400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Spambargo100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Cloud Maestro80+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
HSArticle Login Math Verification60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
WindCodex ScraperBlock50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.TrustCaptcha
50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 73 plugins tagged “bot protection”

Quttera ThreatSign
#2,041by quttera2 days ago
WordPress multi-level security scanner detecting malware, 0-day threats, brute-force attacks, bot attacks, and unauthorized admin changes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.9(47)
- Downloads
- 668/day

ClickCease Click Fraud Protection
#2,059by eranfl9 days ago
Protect your website and ad campaigns from bots, competitors, and click fraud with ClickCease's advanced fraud prevention and real-time monitoring.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.0(8)
- Downloads
- 266/day

CHEQ Essentials
Down in the last 7 days:28#8,828by eranfl6 months ago
Protect, analyze & block threats in real time your website from bots, click fraud, and invalid traffic with CHEQ Essentials.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Checkout Shield for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:5#9,871by carticy2 months ago
Blocks scripted checkout attempts that never loaded your checkout page, including card testing bots that skip CAPTCHA. Classic and block checkout.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Spambargo
Down in the last 7 days:86#13,963by Aviv Digital23 days ago
Block spam in Elementor, Contact Form 7, JetFormBuilder, Ninja Forms, WooCommerce and comments with keyword, link and email checks.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Cloud Maestro
Up in the last 7 days:646#18,102by 5 Star Plugins (Rob)27 days ago
Bulk deploy powerful WAF security rules to multiple Cloudflare domains with one click. Protect your sites from bots, malicious traffic, and threats.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

HSArticle Login Math Verification
Up in the last 7 days:293#19,847by hsarticle1 month ago
Adds a beautiful math CAPTCHA to the WordPress login page. No API keys, no paid services — 100% free.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WindCodex ScraperBlock
Down in the last 7 days:445#20,348by WindCodex1 month ago
Block AI scrapers, price bots, and content theft from your WordPress & WooCommerce site. robots.txt controls, noai meta tags, rate limiting. Free.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms
Down in the last 7 days:188#20,447by hsarticle1 month ago
Math CAPTCHA for CF7, WPForms, and any HTML form. Zero config — install, add shortcode or use auto inject from settings.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
TrustCaptcha
Down in the last 7 days:239#21,131by trustcaptcha6 months ago
Privacy-friendly CAPTCHA solution with bot score. Protect your website from bot attacks and spam with our invisible and GDPR-compliant reCAPTCHA alter …
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JTZL's Bot Maze
Up in the last 7 days:343#21,171by jtzl2 months ago
AI bot protection through invisible trap link mazes — hidden links lure bots into a maze of fake content for detection and blocking.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

SentraIP
Down in the last 7 days:98#21,223by moveforwardltd1 month ago
Block unwanted traffic by country, known bots, custom User-Agents and spam-comment IPs, using fast offline MMDB lookups. No account required.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Botfaqtor Code
Up in the last 7 days:54#21,277by botfaqtor1 year ago
Интеграция сервиса Botfaqtor для защиты сайта от ботов.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ClickFraudFree
Up in the last 7 days:317#22,531by cffjerson2 months ago
Protects websites and ad campaigns from bots, competitors, and invalid traffic using a remote click fraud detection service.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TrustSig Security
Up in the last 7 days:850#23,099by trustsig1 month ago
Stops bots, spam and brute-force attacks on your WordPress forms. No CAPTCHA, no account, no keys. Activate it and you are protected.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

RankShield
Up in the last 7 days:174#24,144by rankshield1 month ago
Protect your Google rankings and ad budget from bot-driven CTR manipulation, sitemap-sweep attacks, and pay-per-click ad fraud.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
KillBot
Down in the last 7 days:451#24,186by VOWE1 year ago
The KillBot plugin for WordPress uses the external KillBot service to protect websites from bots and automated traffic.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SpamOff
Up in the last 7 days:323#26,179by Pluginos1 month ago
Protect WooCommerce and WordPress login, registration, checkout, password reset, comments, and custom forms with Google reCAPTCHA v2 & v3.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Fraud Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:90#26,189by fraudblocker5 months ago
Protect your ad campaigns and website from bots, competitors, and click fraud with Fraud Blocker's real-time detection and automated IP blocking.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SolverGuard Spam Shield
Up in the last 7 days:111#26,913by solverwp4 months ago
The most complete free WordPress anti-spam plugin. Protects Contact Form 7, comments, login, registration, REST API, and XML-RPC — all in one shield.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FormShield
Down in the last 7 days:9#29,007by GDimitrov6 months ago
FormShield protects your forms from bot spam using advanced pattern matching and behavioral analysis. No annoying captchas, unlimited forms.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pk Spam Registration Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:378#31,524by Pradnyankur Nikam2 years ago
Protect your website registration form from spam attacks. Block test or fake user registrations on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

BotFend Anti-Bot Firewall
Up in the last 7 days:219#31,585by Omajemite Don1 month ago
Professional security plugin protecting WordPress from malicious bots, spam, and server attacks using an advanced Web Application Firewall.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

CyberPulse
Up in the last 7 days:1,063#32,009by Ruslan Gataullintoday
🛡️ Real-time security firewall with IP blocking. Blocks bots, brute force attacks, XSS, and AI scrapers. 10 languages, lightweight, clean interface.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 25/day

Checkout Origin Guard
Down in the last 7 days:493#34,013by POTAR1 month ago
One-page WooCommerce checkout hardening; bot blocking, rate/sequence checks, business/email heuristics, and optional AVS-based risk signals.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Botless Core
Down in the last 7 days:853#34,719by webgardengeek1 year ago
Protect your embedded HTML videos from unwanted bot traffic. Save bandwidth by blocking bots from downloading video content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mathlock Guard
Down in the last 7 days:4,939#44,479by ishanishr22 days ago
Protects your site with a lightweight math CAPTCHA, requiring visitors to solve a simple question before accessing your content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TapHuman
#49,803by Kate1 month ago
Stop bots with gamified, privacy-first CAPTCHAs. Zero telemetry. Zero tracking. Powered by cryptographic Proof-of-Work. One-click setup.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bot Lockout
Up in the last 7 days:15,041#51,013by kognetiks1 year ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin that protects your site from AI scrapers and bad bots using cryptographic JavaScript challenges.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LeadShield
Up in the last 7 days:11,323#51,651by leadshieldai3 days ago
Blocks fake, bot and AI-generated form submissions in real time — before they reach your inbox or CRM. No CAPTCHA. Free plan available.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 49/day

Checkout Firewall for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:5,630#52,310by codeprint2 months ago
Checkout Firewall provides local, explainable checkout-abuse protection before payment processing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ddosNull Shield
#53,090by ddosnull1 month ago
AI-powered Layer-7 DDoS and bot protection for WordPress. Block bots, stop attacks, and keep your store online — one-click setup.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
IPScanner
Up in the last 7 days:7,631#53,873by IPScanner10 days ago
A CAPTCHA alternative with no puzzle. Stops fake signups, spam registrations, form spam and card-testing bots, plus VPN, proxy and Tor traffic.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Content Heal AI Crawler Protection & Honeypot Shield
Up in the last 7 days:10,846#54,966by piyushsingh1423 days ago
Block unauthorized AI crawlers from scraping your content and monetize verified bot access.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Basiru Checkout Fraud Guard for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:1,033#55,675by basiru0046 months ago
Intelligent WooCommerce bot blocking for checkout abuse, carding protection, and operator review.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Aystat Honeypot Admin
Up in the last 7 days:10,125#57,590by stonemanhero1 month ago
A secure honeypot to trap bots and malicious actors by faking an admin login page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bot Storm Radar
Down in the last 7 days:6,857#58,579by Rafael Minuesa29 days ago
Sees the bot swarms that per-address tools miss, says in plain words when a storm is running, and refuses scanner probes before a page is built.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

JRT CommentShield
Up in the last 7 days:12,374#58,685by jrtwebsolutions9 months ago
Smart and AI-powered anti-spam protection for WordPress comments. Blocks bots and spam automatically, with optional ChatGPT-based detection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
tlloancy Behavioral Ultimate Finisher
#59,320by Thomas Lloancytoday
Invisible behavioral spam filter for comments and forms. No CAPTCHA, no cookies, no external service. Pairs well with your anti-spam plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day
Agent AI Bot Protect
Up in the last 7 days:6,892#59,404by botshield1 year ago
Agent AI Bot Protect protects your WordPress content from AI scraping bots, preventing unauthorized data harvesting for AI training.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChaLess
Up in the last 7 days:10,202#59,436by leonforescore6 months ago
Stop spam on your WordPress forms — no CAPTCHA required. Invisible to real users.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ProofShield
Down in the last 7 days:7,529#59,785by Softwaregarten4 months ago
Block automated abuse on WordPress login, comments, and forms with privacy-friendly, self-hosted Proof-of-Work protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

useHUMA
Up in the last 7 days:12,378#60,041by usehuma2 months ago
Stop comment spam, fake registrations and form bots with invisible behavioral verification — no puzzles, no checkboxes, zero PII.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

CaptchaKit
Up in the last 7 days:1,398#61,015by loudunicorn4 months ago
Replace boring CAPTCHAs with fun 10-second mini-games. Bot protection that doesn't frustrate real users.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Bluefield Identity
Down in the last 7 days:3,948#61,814by Bluefield Identity2 years ago
Block click fraud, web scraping and other destructive actions with the most effective web application firewall in the industry.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Conversion.Business Gamified CAPTCHA
#61,868by Kate3 months ago
Frictionless, gamified, native GDPR compliant CAPTCHA for WordPress and WooCommerce. Stop bots without annoying your customers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Shed Turnstile
Up in the last 7 days:3,402#62,198by teamstaccato6 days ago
Centralized Cloudflare Turnstile management with a shared API for other plugins.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LC Anti-Spam Registration
#62,461by Celsius Anderson1 month ago
Prevent fake and automated bot registrations with lightweight honeypots, rate limiting, and intelligent username analysis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

xZeroProtect
#62,553by Ben Khalife26 days ago
Lightweight firewall for WordPress — blocks bots and scanners, tracks real visitor analytics with zero external dependencies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MentoGuard
#64,094by H. Bakhtiari2 months ago
Stop contact form spam without Google reCAPTCHA. GDPR-friendly behavioral bot protection for Contact Form 7. No external servers. No puzzles.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day