As of April 2026, ScraperGuard is a WordPress AI plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 153 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics.
0/5Rating
0active installs
153total downloads
1 monthsince 2026
Overview
ScraperGuard helps you block known AI scrapers (often called “good bots”) by matching their User-Agent string.
You can:
- Select specific bots to block, or block all known bots.
- Add your own custom User-Agent substrings (one per line).
- Block via Apache
.htaccess(fast, before WordPress loads) or via WordPress-level blocking (can show basic stats).
Important notes:
- This plugin can block “good bots” that identify themselves. It cannot stop “bad bots” that ignore rules and/or spoof User-Agents. For that you may need additional security measures (WAF, rate limiting, bot protection).
.htaccessblocking works on Apache hosting only, and requires a writable.htaccessfile.- WordPress-level blocking only affects requests that reach WordPress (it won’t block direct hits to static files unless they…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
Contributors
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