by
SafeWeb
5 (2 reviews)
BotFirewall | Stop Spam Bots & Secure Login
BotFirewall is a powerful and modern plugin designed to protect your WordPress site from malicious bots, spam, and DDoS attacks.
BotFirewall ranks #25,123 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #1,582 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Jun 5, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1.4)
v2.3.5
Current Version v2.3.5
Updated 1 year ago
Last Update on 05 Jun, 2025
Refreshed 1 week ago
Last Refreshed on
#1,582 of 5,058 in Security
Top 50% by installs
No update in over a year
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- Version
- 2.3.5
- Last Updated
- Jun 05, 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- SafeWeb
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- Rating
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- Reviews
- 2
- Support Threads
- 0
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about BotFirewall | Stop Spam Bots & Secure Login
BotFirewall uses JavaScript verification to detect bots. If a visitor cannot execute JavaScript, they are considered a bot and blocked. Additionally, it checks for a valid cookie to allow verified users to bypass the verification process.
Yes! You can add search engine bots to the whitelist in the Settings tab. For example, add "Googlebot" or "Bingbot" to the "Whitelisted Bots" list, and they will be allowed to access your site without verification.
Yes, you can enable protection for wp-login.php and wp-signup.php in the Settings tab. This helps prevent brute-force attacks and unauthorized access to these sensitive pages.
If a visitor fails verification (e.g., they cannot execute JavaScript), they will be blocked, and the attempt will be logged in /wp-content/botfirewall-logs/blocked.log with details like IP, User-Agent, URL, and timestamp.
No, BotFirewall is lightweight and optimized for performance. It only triggers verification for unverified visitors, and the process is seamless for real users.
Yes, you can customize the cookie lifetime, whitelist bots and IPs, blacklist IPs, and choose whether to protect specific pages like wp-login.php and wp-signup.php through the Settings tab. Additionally, you can customize the verification page text, styling, and logo in the Customization tab.
BotFirewall performs a clean uninstall, removing all its settings, logs, and data from your WordPress installation, leaving no trace behind.
Yes! In the Customization tab, you can use the Preview button to see how your verification page will look with the customized text, logo, and styles before saving.
Visit the Support tab in the BotFirewall admin panel to access our Live Chat feature, where you can get real-time assistance from our support team for any technical or security concerns.
Yes! In the Settings tab, you can specify URLs to exclude from bot protection using the "Exclude URLs" setting. Visitors accessing these URLs will bypass all verification checks, which is useful for pages like APIs or contact forms.
