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Rate Limit Guard

This plugin safeguards your website from Layer 7 DDoS attacks and IP stressors by utilizing a rate limiting feature.

By IP Stresser Guard·Ddos·Free
3(2 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Rate Limit Guard is a WordPress ddos plugin with 70 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Cloudflare.

3/52 reviews
70active installs
0%resolved
2 yearssince 2024

Overview

This plugin allows you to have a simple rate limit option to protect the site against DDoS or brute force and IP stresser attacks. It is suitable to Prevent against IP Stresser and booter scripts that want to increase the consumption of your site’s resources with a “Slow” method.

What is IP Stresser ?

An IP stresser is an online tool that is used to attack a server or a website by overwhelming its resources with a flood of Internet traffic. It is often used to test the strength and resilience of a server or a network, but it can also be used maliciously to bring down a website or a service by denying legitimate users access.
IP stressers are often used by hackers to launch attacks on websites, but they can also be used by legitimate businesses and organizations to test t…

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Ratings & Reviews

32 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • no change.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Dec 6, 2024
WP Requires
4.0.1+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
2.9K+
Added
Mar 10, 2024
Business
Free

Tags

ddosfirewallsecuritybrute forceip-stresser

Developer

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