PLUGIN SECURITY
Is BotBlocker Security - Firewall & Bot Protection safe?
Complete security platform for everyday protection against bots, brute-force attacks, viruses, spam, and fake crawlers. Includes a firewall, 9 CAPTCHA …
What this plugin does
- Slug:
botblocker-security - Author: Yevhen Leonidov
- 3000+ active installs
- 100/100 rating (10 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 10524 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2025-11-02
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Maintenance status
- Last updated: 2026-08-12 5:11pm GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for BotBlocker Security - Firewall & Bot Protection. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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