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Spider Blocker
v1.3.7Not updated in over a year
SpiderBlocker will block most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog.
by Niteo
Apacheblockbotshtaccessseo
- Rank
- #1,369 24h -92 · 7d -93
- Est. installs
- 22,877 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 622K all time
- Rating
- 4.0 ★ 5 reviews
- Official installs
- 20,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 0 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- — of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 6.5.13 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
2.5 years ago
Last release
- Version
- 1.3.7
- Requires WP
- 4.0
- Requires PHP
- —
- On WP.org since
- 2015
About Spider Blocker
Spider Blocker is a WordPress plugin by Niteo, first published on WordPress.org in 2015. It has 20,000+ active installations and 621,617 downloads in total, and ranks #1,369 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 93 places. Users rate it 4.0 out of 5 across 5 reviews. Version 1.3.7 was released 2.5 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.5.13 and requires WordPress 4.0 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under Apache, block, bots, htaccess and seo. Plugins with a similar focus include Custom PHP Settings, HTACCESS IP Blocker and Banhammer.
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