by Cory Marsh
5 (7 reviews)
BitFire Security – Firewall, WAF, Bot/Spam Blocker, Login Security
Real-time firewall that stops bots, malware, and hackers with real AI, file protection, and traffic analytics without slowing down your site
Tested up to WP 6.8.5 (Current: 6.9.4)
v4.8.2
Current Version v4.8.2
Updated 6 months ago
Last Update on 22 Sep, 2025
Refreshed 6 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#10,760
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Active Installs
300+
-16.2%
KW Avg Position
39.8
-0.5 better
Downloads
13.9K
+3 today
Support Resolved
0%
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No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5
(7 reviews)
Next Milestone 400
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Growth Needed
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Active Installs
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 4 of 4| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAF | 13 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| malware scanner | 19 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| firewall | 49 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| Activity Log | 78 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
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- Version
- 4.8.2
- Last Updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Requires WP
- 6.1+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8.5
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Cory Marsh
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- Reviews
- 7
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about BitFire Security – Firewall, WAF, Bot/Spam Blocker, Login Security
No — BitFire is built for speed. It adds less than 2ms of overhead per request and uses optimized binary logging.
BitFire works out of the box with default settings. Advanced users can fine-tune rules and view deep request logs.
Yes — BitFire recommends running alongside CDNs like Cloudflare. It is not recommended to run multiple firewall products at the same time, but they should be compatible. Do not use always-on-mode if running with another firewall as this can create conflicts.
Yes! The plugin on WordPress.org includes bot protection features and traffic analysis.
Visit bitfire.io/pricing to compare features and purchase a license. Pro unlocks RASP, WAF, and advanced traffic logging.
BitFire free includes our real-time event log, A+ rated security headers, malware scanner, and complete bot blocking which blocks 99% of all Internet threats. PRO includes our Runtime Application Self Protection (RASP) firewall to prevent vulnerable plugins and themes from executing on your site along with our A+ rated WAF.
BitFire has a 100% track record for protecting against every critical 0-day WordPress security vulnerability since 2022 with 0 new signatures required.
They don't do a great job of keeping malware off your site, and then charge you extra when their security fails.
complete WAF & RASP protection is $99.00 / year.
That's an excellent question. The majority of popular security plugins create custom signatures for each WordPress plugin vulnerability as they are publicly disclosed. With over 10,000 known WordPress security vulnerabilities and less than 200 signatures, they miss blocking a lot of hacks. They are also unable to block the most common security flaws (access control errors) for anything they do not have a pre-built signature for. To make the situation more difficult, they delay these rules by up to a month for non-paying customers.