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Blackhole for Bad Bots
v3.8.4
Blackhole is a WordPress security plugin that detects and traps bad bots in a virtual black hole, where they are denied access to your entire site.
by Jeff Starr · Website
anti-spamblackholebotshoneypotsecurity
- Rank
- #1,026 24h 0 · 7d -3
- Est. installs
- 35,260 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 989K all time
- Rating
- 4.7 ★ 148 reviews
- Official installs
- 30,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 4 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 75% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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- Version
- 3.8.4
- Requires WP
- 4.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20
- On WP.org since
- 2016
About Blackhole for Bad Bots
Blackhole for Bad Bots is a WordPress plugin by Jeff Starr, first published on WordPress.org in 2016. It has 30,000+ active installations and 989,219 downloads in total, and ranks #1,026 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 3 places. Users rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 148 reviews. Version 3.8.4 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.7 and PHP 5.6.20 or later. In the last two months, 3 of 4 support threads were marked resolved (75%). It is listed under anti-spam, blackhole, bots, honeypot and security. Plugins with a similar focus include Spam Protection, Shield Security and Stop Spammers Classic.
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