The
Anti Browser DDoS Protection plugin provides robust protection against denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on your WordPress site. It implements IP-based rate limiting, with configurable settings for subscribers, non-logged-in users, and verified bots, while excluding administrators and other non-subscriber roles. It features advanced bot detection to identify and limit suspicious bots, immediate blocking of malicious bots by User Agent, and supports Cloudflare for accurate client IP detection. Static assets (e.g., CSS, JS, images) are excluded to maintain site performance. An intuitive admin panel allows you to configure rate limits, bot exclusions, trusted bot IP ranges (with automatic duplicate removal), blocked bots by User Agent, log expiration settings, and view logs for blocked IPs, banned IPs, and high traffic bots with auto-refresh every 30 seconds, all with User Agent details and timestamps. You can export
Excluded Bots,
Bot IP Ranges, and
Blocked Bots lists to .txt files and import new entries to append to existing lists without duplicates. Daily bar charts for Blocked IPs, Banned IPs, and High Traffic Bots are displayed above the logs for quick visual insights.
Key Features:
- Rate limiting based on IP for subscribers and non-logged-in users, with configurable maximum requests and time window.
- Excludes non-subscriber logged-in users (e.g., administrators, editors) from rate limiting.
- Advanced bot detection to identify suspicious bots (bots using trusted User Agents but from unverified IPs).
- Suspicious bots are subject to the same rate limiting as regular users and logged with User Agent in the Blocked IPs Log.
- Immediate blocking of malicious bots by User Agent (e.g., MJ12bot, SemrushBot, DotBot by default) with customizable settings and logging.
- Configurable rate limiting for verified excluded bots (default: 100 requests per minute), with logging for bots exceeding this limit.
- High Traffic Excluded Bots Log to track verified bots with excessive requests, including IP, User Agent, and timestamp.
- Admin panel to configure maximum requests, time window, excluded bots, trusted bot IP ranges, blocked bots (User Agents), blocks before ban, ban duration, high traffic bot limits, and log expiration (days).
- Export Excluded Bots, Bot IP Ranges, and Blocked Bots lists to .txt files for backup or transfer.
- Import .txt files for Excluded Bots, Bot IP Ranges, and Blocked Bots to append new entries to existing lists, with automatic duplicate removal.
- Automatic removal of duplicate IP ranges in the Bot IP Ranges field on save, keeping the first occurrence.
- Support for Cloudflare real IP detection using
CF-Connecting-IP and X-Forwarded-For headers.
- Excludes static assets (CSS, JS, images, fonts, etc.) from rate limiting to optimize performance.
- Logs blocked IPs, banned IPs, and high traffic bots with IP, User Agent, and timestamps using the WordPress timezone, viewable in the admin panel with options to clear logs and auto-refresh every 30 seconds.
- Daily bar charts for Blocked IPs, Banned IPs, and High Traffic Bots displayed above the logs in the admin panel for visual statistics.
- Automatic log expiration (Blocked IPs, Banned IPs, High Traffic Bots) after a configurable number of days (default: 5 days), with hourly cleanup via WordPress Scheduler.
- All error messages and logs prefixed with "Anti Browser DDoS Protection: " for clarity.
- Donate link in the admin panel to support the project.
- Automatic cleanup of transients, blocked IPs, banned IPs, high traffic bots, blocked bots, bot IP ranges, and log expiration settings on plugin deactivation to prevent database bloat.
Ideal for WordPress sites seeking enhanced security against automated attacks, with seamless integration for Cloudflare users, advanced bot management, efficient log management, visual charts for statistics, and easy export/import for bot lists.
2.26
This version makes the structure of the application has been corrected.
2.24 / 2.25
This version added Icons and Screenshots to wordpress plugin repository.
2.23
This version fixed a bug that not auto-delete the expired logs.
2.22
This version fixed a bug that returned a critical site error to bots like facebookexternalhit.
2.21
This version adds a plugin logo for better branding and fixes an admin notice that appeared on every admin panel refresh. It also includes export and import functionality for Excluded Bots, Bot IP Ranges, and Blocked Bots lists, allowing you to back up lists to .txt files or append new entries from .txt files with automatic duplicate removal. Update to improve branding, resolve the admin notice issue, and manage bot lists more efficiently.
2.20
This version adds daily bar charts for Blocked IPs, Banned IPs, and High Traffic Excluded Bots in the admin panel, along with a Log Expires (Days) setting for automatic cleanup of logs after a configurable number of days (default: 5 days), with hourly cleanup via WordPress Scheduler. Update to gain visual insights and manage log retention efficiently.
2.19
This version adds auto-refresh of Blocked IPs, Banned IPs, and High Traffic Excluded Bots logs every 30 seconds in the admin panel. Update to enable dynamic log updates without manual page refresh.
2.18
This version adds a Blocked Bots (User Agents) setting to block malicious bots immediately, logs them to the Blocked IPs Log, and prefixes all error messages and logs with "Anti Browser DDoS Protection: ". Update to enhance bot blocking and improve message consistency.
2.17
This version adds User Agent logging to Blocked IPs and Banned IPs logs for improved tracking and a Donate link above the settings in the admin panel to support the project. Update to enhance monitoring capabilities.
2.16
This version fixes timezone handling to use the WordPress timezone setting for accurate timestamp display and removes "Greece time" references from logs. Update to ensure timestamps reflect your site's configured timezone.
2.15
This version adds configurable rate limiting for verified excluded bots, logs high traffic bots with IP, User Agent, and timestamp, and fixes timezone issues for accurate Greece time (Europe/Athens). Update to monitor high traffic bot activity and ensure correct timestamps.
2.14
This version adds automatic removal of duplicate IP ranges in the Bot IP Ranges field, simplifying IP range management. Update to ensure duplicate ranges are automatically handled on save.
2.13
This version adds a Bot IP Ranges field in the admin panel for easy management of trusted bot IPs. Update to simplify bot IP range updates every 6 months.
2.12
This version applies standard rate limiting to suspicious bots. Update to ensure consistent rate limiting behavior.
2.11
This version adds comprehensive bot IP ranges and suspicious bot detection. Update to enhance bot verification.
2.10
This version excludes non-subscriber logged-in users from rate limiting. Update to ensure only subscribers and non-logged-in users are rate-limited.
2.9
This version adds IP banning and Banned IPs Log. Update to enhance security with automatic bans.
2.6
This version adds Cloudflare real IP detection. Update to ensure accurate IP logging and rate limiting when using Cloudflare.
2.5
This version adds blocked IP logging and a clear option in the admin panel. Update to monitor blocked requests effectively.