Bot Lockout focuses on preventing unauthorized bots and AI scrapers from accessing WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.

Who should use Bot Lockout?

Bot Lockout is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Yes — Bot Lockout is free to use.

Is Bot Lockout still maintained?

Unverified. Bot Lockout 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.

What projects are similar to Bot Lockout?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Blockbots, BotBlocker, and Bot Traffic Shield.

Who develops Bot Lockout?

Bot Lockout is developed by kognetiks.

When did Bot Lockout launch?

Bot Lockout first shipped in 2025.

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Bot Lockout

Name: Bot Lockout
Author: kognetiks

wordpress.orgSecurity & compliance platforms

Bot Lockout is a WordPress plugin that safeguards websites from AI scrapers and malicious bots by using lightweight cryptographic JavaScript challenges. It offers smart whitelisting, customizable messages, and detailed logging, making it ideal for WordPress site owners seeking enhanced security.

FreeWebCloud-managed

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Overview

6 features

Bot Lockout sits in PulseGate's Security & compliance platforms category. It focuses on preventing unauthorized bots and AI scrapers from accessing WordPress sites. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners. Bot Lockout is free to use. Bot Lockout is available on the web.

kognetiks builds and maintains Bot Lockout, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include bot protection, cryptographic challenges, and smart whitelisting.

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

Bot protection
Cryptographic challenges
Smart whitelisting
Customizable block messages
Comprehensive logging
Custom styling

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Legal

Indexing history

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Indexed25 Jun · 23:40 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Bot Lockout

What is Bot Lockout?: Bot Lockout focuses on preventing unauthorized bots and AI scrapers from accessing WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who should use Bot Lockout?: Bot Lockout is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Is Bot Lockout free?: Yes — Bot Lockout is free to use.
What platforms does Bot Lockout run on?: Bot Lockout runs on the web.
Is Bot Lockout still maintained?: Unverified. Bot Lockout 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.
What projects are similar to Bot Lockout?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Blockbots, BotBlocker, and Bot Traffic Shield.Blockbots BotBlocker Bot Traffic Shield
Who develops Bot Lockout?: Bot Lockout is developed by kognetiks.
When did Bot Lockout launch?: Bot Lockout first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing unauthorized bots and AI scrapers from accessing WordPress sites.

Registered as

WordPress.org: bot-lockout

Developer

kognetiks

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.2
Indexed: 25 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 25 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: bot-lockout-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 25 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
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.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bot-lockout

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