WP-Ban
WP-Ban is a WordPress plugin that blocks visitors using IP addresses, IP ranges, hostnames, user agents, or referrer URLs. It supports IPv4 and IPv6, wildcard rules, exclusions, custom ban messages, and statistics for blocked access attempts.
Overview
11 featuresIn the Website firewall, bot & spam protection space, WP-Ban takes a focused approach. It focuses on blocking unwanted visitors and abusive traffic from accessing a WordPress site. WP-Ban is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and administrators. WP-Ban costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.
Behind WP-Ban is Lester Chan, and it first shipped in 2007. Among its 11 catalogued features are IP blocking, IP range blocking, and hostname blocking. The interface is available in 4 languages, including Czech, English, and Spanish.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- IP blocking
- IP range blocking
- Hostname blocking
- User agent blocking
- Referrer blocking
- Wildcard rules
- IPv4 support
- IPv6 support
- Visitor exclusions
- Ban statistics
- Custom messages
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Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about WP-Ban
- What does WP-Ban do?
- WP-Ban focuses on blocking unwanted visitors and abusive traffic from accessing a WordPress site. It is catalogued under Website firewall, bot & spam protection on PulseGate.
- Who is WP-Ban for?
- WP-Ban is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.
- Does WP-Ban have a free plan?
- Yes — WP-Ban is free to use.
- What platforms does WP-Ban run on?
- WP-Ban runs on the web.
- Is WP-Ban still maintained?
- Unverified. WP-Ban 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 are alternatives to WP-Ban?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP fail2ban Blocklist, bad_ip WP, and Automatically Ban IPs.WP fail2ban Blocklistbad_ip WPAutomatically Ban IPs
- Who makes WP-Ban?
- WP-Ban is developed by Lester Chan.
- How long has WP-Ban been around?
- WP-Ban first shipped in 2007.
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