by wataru takahashi 0 (0 reviews)

Watrix Bot Guard

Name: Watrix Bot Guard
Author: wataru takahashi

Log automated traffic with four kinds of rules, then rate-limit and block the offending IPs. Record first, block once you have seen the real data.

Watrix Bot Guard ranks #65,092 among WordPress.org plugins with 0+ active installations, is #2,394 of 4,566 in the Security category, and was last updated Sep 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.2

v1.5.1 Current Version v1.5.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 13 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#2,394 of 4,566 in Security Downloads -83.5% this week Actively maintained

View on WordPress.org

Rank

#65,092

— No change

Active Installs

-2%

KW Avg Position

N/A

— No change

Downloads

193

+3 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

Review 0 out of 5

0 (0 reviews)

Next Milestone 10

Total Progress 0%

0+ 10+

45,352

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

Pro

Unlock Exact Install Count

See the precise estimated active installs for this plugin, calculated from real-time ranking data.

Exact install estimates within tiers
Track install growth over time
Milestone progress predictions

Upgrade to Pro

Need 10 more installs to reach 10+

Rank Changes

Current #65,092

Change

Best #

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day and 90-day rank history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Active Installs Growth

Upgrade to Pro

Active Installs 0,000,000+

Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

Downloads

Growth

Peak

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day, 90-day, and yearly download history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Reviews & Ratings

0.0

0 reviews

Overall 0%

0 (0%)

Track This Plugin

Get detailed analytics, keyword tracking, and position alerts delivered to your inbox.

Start Tracking Free

Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.1
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.2
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: wataru takahashi

Support & Rating

Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 0
Reviews: 0
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

bot firewall rate limit security spam

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock keyword rankings, search positions, and detailed analytics with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Similar Plugins

Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer

6K+ installs

#2,760

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits

Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection

5M+ installs

Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security

5M+ installs

#11

Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention

View all Security-and-spam-protection plugins

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Watrix Bot Guard

Not in log-only mode – nothing is blocked at all. In enforce mode the default thresholds (20 hits on one page within 60 minutes, 30 404s within 10 minutes) are far beyond what a human does. Logged-in users and verified search-engine crawlers are excluded, and you can add your own IP ranges to the allow list. If your monitoring service fetches your site with curl or a similar tool, add its IP to the allow list or remove that signature from the bad user-agent list.

REMOTE_ADDR by default. Only switch to CF-Connecting-IP or X-Forwarded-For if your site actually sits behind Cloudflare or another reverse proxy – those headers can be forged by clients otherwise.

Blocking happens inside WordPress, so a blocked request still reaches PHP (but stops on init, before the query). To keep the load off entirely, paste the generated .htaccess or nginx snippet into your server configuration.

Rule evaluation runs on uncached requests only. Cached pages served by a caching plugin or CDN are never counted, so the plugin is most effective on pages that are not cached, such as forms.

The admin interface is currently written in Japanese and is fully translatable through the watrix-bot-guard text domain.