Best botnet plugins for WordPress
The most popular botnet plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GM Block Bots leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Anti Hacking Tools (20+) and TD Admin Lock & Load (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “botnet” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 botnet plugins
- 1.
GM Block BotsThe most installed botnet plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 16 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 2.
Anti Hacking Tools20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 3.
TD Admin Lock & Load10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “botnet”
GM Block Bots
Down in the last 7 days:23#7,349by mickmel9 years ago
This blocks semalt.com, buttons-for-website.com and others with a 403 Forbidden message so that they no longer show up in your Google Analytics stats.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.4(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Anti Hacking Tools
Down in the last 7 days:145#27,876by JasmanXcrew12 years ago
Easy way in protect your blog from hacking tools, ircbot (botnet), fake browser or hacking technique.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TD Admin Lock & Load
Down in the last 7 days:323#31,647by transcendev12 years ago
admin lock, admin locking, wordpress admin security, brute force Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.8.1 Stable tag: 1.0.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day