In the age of AI, your valuable website content is a prime target for data crawlers from large tech companies. Bot Traffic Shield is your first line of defense against content theft and unauthorized scraping.

This lightweight yet powerful plugin identifies and blocks a wide range of AI bots and data scrapers before they can access and harvest your content, protecting your intellectual property while reducing unnecessary server load.

🛡️ Why You Need Bot Traffic Shield

Protect Your Content – Stop AI companies from training their models on your hard work
Reduce Server Load – Block unwanted traffic that wastes your bandwidth and resources
SEO-Safe Blocking – Only blocks harmful bots; legitimate search engines like Google and Bing remain unaffected
Take Control – Decide who can and cannot access your valuable content

✨ Key Features

Real-Time Bot Blocking
* Actively blocks bots by their User-Agent on every page request
* Immediate protection with zero configuration needed

Comprehensive Default Blocklist
* Pre-configured list of 20+ known AI crawlers and scrapers
* Includes ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, GPTBot, CCBot, Bytespider, Amazonbot, Applebot, and more
* Regularly updated with new bot signatures

Advanced Logging & Analytics
* Track every blocked bot attempt with detailed logs
* View bot name, IP address, user agent, and timestamp
* Pagination system – Browse through logs easily (20 entries per page)
* Running statistics showing total blocked requests

CSV Export Capability
* Export your block logs to CSV format
* Filter exports by date range (7 days, 30 days, or all time)
* Perfect for analysis, reporting, or compliance

robots.txt Integration
* Automatically adds Disallow rules to your virtual robots.txt
* Provides an additional layer of protection for well-behaved bots

Fully Customizable
* Add your own custom User-Agent strings to block
* Simple textarea interface – one bot per line
* Enable/disable logging with a single toggle
* Master on/off switch for all blocking features

Modern, Intuitive Interface
* Beautiful, clean admin UI with tabbed navigation
* Modern toggle switches and card-based design
* Mobile-responsive admin panel
* No learning curve – start protecting immediately

Lightweight & Performance-Optimized
* Minimal impact on site speed
* Efficient code that runs before page load
* No external API calls or database queries on frontend

🎯 Who Is This Plugin For?

Content Creators – Protect your articles, tutorials, and creative work
Bloggers – Keep your unique content from being scraped
News Sites – Prevent unauthorized content aggregation
E-commerce – Protect product descriptions and pricing data
Any WordPress Site – That values their content and server resources

🚀 How It Works

Install and activate the plugin
Bot Traffic Shield immediately starts blocking known bad bots
Monitor blocked attempts in the logs
Add custom bots to block as needed
Export logs for analysis or record-keeping

No complicated setup. No API keys. No subscriptions.

🔒 Privacy & Security

All data stays on your server
No external services or third-party dependencies
GDPR compliant – you control all logged data
Logs can be cleared at any time by disabling logging

📊 Perfect For

✅ Reducing bandwidth costs
✅ Protecting original content
✅ Improving server performance
✅ Maintaining competitive advantage
✅ Preventing AI training on your data

Stop letting AI companies profit from your hard work. Install Bot Traffic Shield and take back control of your content today!

Privacy Policy

Bot Traffic Shield logs the following information when a bot is blocked (if logging is enabled):
* User-Agent string
* IP address
* Request timestamp
* Requested URL

All data is stored locally in your WordPress database. No information is sent to external servers. You can disable logging or clear logs at any time from the plugin settings.

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports:
* Visit our website: https://monarchwp.com/
* Email: [email protected]

Credits

Developed by MonarchWP

Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers