Protect your WordPress content from AI scraping bots with advanced detection, rate limiting, and security measures.
As of April 2026, AI Scraping Protector is a WordPress security plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….
AI Scraping Protector helps safeguard your WordPress site from automated AI content scraping tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and other aggressive crawlers.
The plugin combines bot detection, IP blocking, rate limiting, and content protection to ensure your valuable content stays safe while keeping the site experience smooth for legitimate visitors.
Key Features:
* Content Protection – Prevents automated tools from copying your posts/pages.
* Advanced Bot Detection – Identifies AI scrapers and malicious bots via user agent patterns and IP ranges.
* Rate Limiting – Two-tier protection:
– Burst: 30 requests per minute
– Standard: 1000 requests per hour
* Security Headers – Adds multiple HTTP headers (X-Frame-Options, X-Robots-Tag, etc.) for extra protection.
* Per-Post/Page Contr…
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
…and 4 more changes
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