ShieldUp – Bad Bots, Scrapers, Attackers

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1. ★★★★★ mamaimakitu

   2.0y ago

   I have had issues with high server load for ages now until I found out about this tool.At first I was a bit skeptical, but soon after I installed it I saw numerous strange requests towards my website, but after a few days true picture was to be seen about the scale of the “attacks”. This is just great, now I’m using their pro/paid version it is really worth it because it easily integrates with Cloudflare. I only wish that they can automate it at least to some extent.

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2. ★★★★★ starmetal

   2.6y ago

   I had performance issues for years with my WP sites. Countless useless robots constantly scanned them. The server was overloaded all the time. All sites were slow. Attackers were trying to find a way to break in. I tried many plugins, but none of them helped. This plugin solved my problem. I was able to identify and block IPs that attacked my sites constantly. Since I blocked attackers, everything is working flawlessly. I wish I had it earlier. Thumbs up for simplicity, too.

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3. ★★★★★ markethingme

   2.6y ago

   I was looking for something like this for quite some time, because nowhere you can find such well organized access logs by IPs and dates etc.This way you can easily identify bad IPs or IP ranges and ban them in your firewall.I’ve had many IPs and IP ranges that have attacked and scraped my website every day, that caused high CPU usage on my server,now CPU usage is reducing significantly , although I’m still fighting with these bots, but now I can see what is going on and act fast. Also I can monitor what and when agents like Google or Bing are crawling my pages. Thanks for the plugin and I hope you will make more interesting features in the future, I have some ideas that I can share.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-13 90+ → 80+ down after 57 days in tier
2. 2026-06-17 70+ → 90+ up after 35 days in tier
3. 2026-05-13 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-05-10 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
5. 2026-05-04 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-05-02 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-04-30 80+ → 70+ down after 42 days in tier
8. 2026-03-19 90+ → 80+ down after 26 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• ManageWP Worker 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Stream – Activity Log & Audit Trail 70K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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ShieldUp – Bad Bots, Scrapers, Attackers: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shieldup