Who should use Protection Against DDoS?

Protection Against DDoS is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Is Protection Against DDoS free?

Yes — Protection Against DDoS is free to use.

What platforms does Protection Against DDoS run on?

Protection Against DDoS runs on the web.

Is Protection Against DDoS still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Protection Against DDoS?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Anti Browser DDoS Protection, Stop XML-RPC Attacks, and ddosNull Shield.

Who makes Protection Against DDoS?

Protection Against DDoS is developed by WPChef.

How long has Protection Against DDoS been around?

Protection Against DDoS first shipped in 2016.

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Protection Against DDoS

Name: Protection Against DDoS
Author: WPChef

wordpress.orgWebsite firewall, bot & spam protection

Protection Against DDoS is a WordPress plugin that helps reduce performance problems caused by brute-force and DDoS attacks. It protects login, XML-RPC, and RSS endpoints and can deny traffic from selected countries through Cloudflare.

FreeWebCloud-managed

Visit wordpress.org

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6features

2016since

Overview

6 features

In the Website firewall, bot & spam protection space, Protection Against DDoS takes a focused approach. It focuses on reducing WordPress site slowdowns and outages caused by brute-force and DDoS traffic. Protection Against DDoS is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners. Protection Against DDoS costs nothing to use. Protection Against DDoS is available on the web.

It is developed by WPChef, and it first shipped in 2016. Among its 6 catalogued features are login protection, XML-RPC protection, and RSS protection. The interface is available in Czech and English. It is being sunset.

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

Login protection
XML-RPC protection
RSS protection
Country blocking
Cloudflare integration
Brute-force mitigation

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 23:49 UTC
Protection Against DDoS verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Protection Against DDoS

What is Protection Against DDoS?: Protection Against DDoS focuses on reducing WordPress site slowdowns and outages caused by brute-force and DDoS traffic. It is catalogued under Website firewall, bot & spam protection on PulseGate.
Who should use Protection Against DDoS?: Protection Against DDoS is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Is Protection Against DDoS free?: Yes — Protection Against DDoS is free to use.
What platforms does Protection Against DDoS run on?: Protection Against DDoS runs on the web.
Is Protection Against DDoS still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Protection Against DDoS?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Anti Browser DDoS Protection, Stop XML-RPC Attacks, and ddosNull Shield.Anti Browser DDoS Protection Stop XML-RPC Attacks ddosNull Shield
Who makes Protection Against DDoS?: Protection Against DDoS is developed by WPChef.
How long has Protection Against DDoS been around?: Protection Against DDoS first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: Czech, English
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Reducing WordPress site slowdowns and outages caused by brute-force and DDoS traffic.

Registered as

WordPress.org: protection-against-ddos

Developer

WPChef

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: protection-against-ddos-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 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: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
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 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/protection-against-ddos

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