Who should use Block External Requests?

Block External Requests is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators concerned with admin performance.

Is Block External Requests free?

Yes — Block External Requests is free to use.

What platforms does Block External Requests run on?

Block External Requests runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Block External Requests still active?

Unverified. Block External Requests has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who develops Block External Requests?

Block External Requests is developed by ingobaab.

When did Block External Requests launch?

Block External Requests first shipped in 2026.

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Block External Requests

Name: Block External Requests
Author: ingobaab

wordpress.orgWeb & no-code builders

Block External Requests is a WordPress plugin that speeds up the admin area by blocking external HTTP requests to specific hosts, domains, or URL fragments. The block list is fully editable in Settings and supports regular expressions. It warns that blocking certain requests may affect other plugins.

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Overview

3 features

In the Web & no-code builders space, Block External Requests takes a focused approach. It focuses on preventing slow or unnecessary external HTTP requests from slowing down the WordPress admin dashboard. Block External Requests is a consumer product aimed at wordPress administrators concerned with admin performance. Block External Requests is free to use. Block External Requests is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

ingobaab builds and maintains Block External Requests, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 3 catalogued features are Host Blocking, Regex Support, and Settings Management.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Host Blocking
Regex Support
Settings Management

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Aug · 15:46 UTC
Block External Requests verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Block External Requests

What is Block External Requests?: Block External Requests focuses on preventing slow or unnecessary external HTTP requests from slowing down the WordPress admin dashboard. It is catalogued under Web & no-code builders on PulseGate.
Who should use Block External Requests?: Block External Requests is a consumer product built for wordPress administrators concerned with admin performance.
Is Block External Requests free?: Yes — Block External Requests is free to use.
What platforms does Block External Requests run on?: Block External Requests runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Block External Requests still active?: Unverified. Block External Requests has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops Block External Requests?: Block External Requests is developed by ingobaab.
When did Block External Requests launch?: Block External Requests first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 2 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress administrators concerned with admin performance
Model: B2C
Solves: Preventing slow or unnecessary external HTTP requests from slowing down the WordPress admin dashboard.

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WordPress.org: block-external-requests

Developer

ingobaab

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 92
Indexed: 2 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 2 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: block-external-requests-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-external-requests

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