Who is Simple AI Blocker for?

Simple AI Blocker is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Does Simple AI Blocker have a free plan?

Yes — Simple AI Blocker is free to use.

What platforms does Simple AI Blocker run on?

Simple AI Blocker runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Simple AI Blocker still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Simple AI Blocker?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Block AI Crawlers, AI Deny, and AI Crawler Guard.

Who develops Simple AI Blocker?

Simple AI Blocker is developed by maxhaesslein.

When did Simple AI Blocker launch?

Simple AI Blocker first shipped in 2024.

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Simple AI Blocker

Name: Simple AI Blocker
Author: maxhaesslein

wordpress.orgWebsite firewall, bot & spam protection

Simple AI Blocker is a WordPress plugin that blocks AI crawlers at the server level using IP addresses and user-agent strings rather than robots.txt. Site owners can configure additional IPs, user agents, and JSON endpoints containing IP range lists.

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Overview

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In the Website firewall, bot & spam protection space, Simple AI Blocker takes a focused approach. It focuses on preventing unwanted AI crawlers from accessing and collecting content from WordPress sites. Simple AI Blocker is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners. Simple AI Blocker is free to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by maxhaesslein, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include IP blocking, user-agent blocking, and JSON IP lists. It is being sunset.

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

IP blocking
User-agent blocking
JSON IP lists
Custom IP addresses
Custom user agents
Server-level blocking
Plugin settings

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 05:31 UTC
Simple AI Blocker verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Simple AI Blocker

What is Simple AI Blocker?: Simple AI Blocker focuses on preventing unwanted AI crawlers from accessing and collecting content from WordPress sites. It is catalogued under Website firewall, bot & spam protection on PulseGate.
Who is Simple AI Blocker for?: Simple AI Blocker is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Does Simple AI Blocker have a free plan?: Yes — Simple AI Blocker is free to use.
What platforms does Simple AI Blocker run on?: Simple AI Blocker runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Simple AI Blocker still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Simple AI Blocker?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Block AI Crawlers, AI Deny, and AI Crawler Guard.Block AI Crawlers AI Deny AI Crawler Guard
Who develops Simple AI Blocker?: Simple AI Blocker is developed by maxhaesslein.
When did Simple AI Blocker launch?: Simple AI Blocker first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Preventing unwanted AI crawlers from accessing and collecting content from WordPress sites.

Registered as

WordPress.org: simple-ai-blocker

Developer

maxhaesslein

Index record

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

Identity audit (13)

Slug: simple-ai-blocker-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. 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: 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/simple-ai-blocker

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