EDH Bad Bots
A smart WordPress plugin that automatically blocks malicious bots and crawlers that ignore your site's robots.txt file.
5(1 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 6 months agoAs of April 2026, EDH Bad Bots is a WordPress dns plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 327 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Simple DNS Prefetch.
5/51 reviews
20active installs
327total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
EDH Bad Bots is an intelligent bot detection and blocking system that protects your WordPress site from unwanted crawlers and malicious bots. Unlike traditional blocking methods that rely on user agent strings (which can be easily spoofed), this plugin uses a honeypot technique to identify and block bots that don’t respect your site’s robots.txt directives.
Key Features
- Automatic Bot Detection: Identifies bad bots using a hidden trap URL technique
- Smart Blocking System: Blocks misbehaving bots with configurable duration (default 30 days)
- Advanced DNS Resolution: PTR record lookups with DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support for hostname identification
- Dual-Level Blocking: Server-level
.htaccessblocking AND PHP-level blocking for maximum effectiveness - Configurable Blocking Methods: Cho…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
Version 1.4.3
- New: Advanced DNS lookup system with DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support
- New: PTR record resolution for hostname identification of blocked IPs
- New: Background hostname resolution via WordPress cron jobs
- New: Manual hostname update buttons in admin interface
- New: Force refresh all hostnames feature with cache clearing
- New: Conf…
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