BLACKHOLE PRO​

Blackhole Pro is a WordPress security plugin that automatically detects and traps bad bots in a virtual blackhole, where they are blocked from your site.

Bad bots are the worst. They do all sorts of nasty stuff and waste server resources. Blackhole Pro helps to stop bad bots and save precious resources for legit visitors.

BYE BYE BAD BOTS..​

Blackhole Pro blocks bad bots. Benefits include:

• Stops leeches, scanners, and spammers
• Saves server resources for humans and good bots
• Improves traffic quality and overall site security
• Prevents bad bots from besmudging your brand
• Works silently and effectively behind the scenes
• It’s fun to watch bad bots fall into the trap

FULL CONTROL​

Customize just about everything:

• Threshold level
• Email notifications
• Warning & blocked messages
• Blackhole trigger link
• Custom redirects
• HTTP status codes

COMPLETE INLINE DOCS​

Get complete information with a click:

• Instant access to plugin information
• Plugin documentation on every screen
• Easily access information via the Help tab
• Every plugin option fully documented
• Keeps plugin pages nice and tidy
• Complete docs at your fingertips

BAD BOT LOG​

Full-featured UI for managing blocked bots:

• Complete bot data: IP, request, user agent, etc.
• Filterable search, custom sorting, paged results
• Automatic Geo/IP location lookups for each bot
• Displays total number of blocked hits
• Delete selected bots with a click
• Add bots manually via IP address

EMAIL ALERTS​

Stay aware with Blackhole email alerts:

• Receive an alert for every blocked bot
• Choose from several types of alert messages
• Alerts include IP and complete Whois Lookup
• Receive an email alert for each blocked bot
• Customize the email template with shortcodes
• Set adresses for both “To” and “From” headers

SET THE TRAP​

Customize how your site responds to bad bots:

• Choose the Warning Message or create your own
• Choose the Blocked Message or create your own
• Choose a custom URL to redirect blocked bots
• Exclude the trigger link on any post or page
• Customize the hidden Blackhole trigger link
• Disable the trigger link (advanced use)

WHITELIST GOOD BOTS​

Advanced control over whitelisted (allowed) bots:

• Popular search engines always allowed access
• Choose a custom URL for whitelisted bots
• Whitelist good bots based on user agent
• Whitelist good bots based on IP address
• Whitelist entire ranges of IP addresses
• Blacklist bots based on user agent

MORE FEATURES​

Blackhole Pro is meticulously crafted:

• Built with WordPress APIs
• Works with other security plugins
• Protects automatically, silently
• Automatic honeypot spider trap
• Developed for optimal performance
• One-click restore default plugin options
• Records number of times each bot is blocked
• Set how many warnings before bots are blocked
• Auto-import data from free version of Blackhole