Title: WindCodex ScraperBlock – Block Web Scrapers & Bots from Your WordPress Site
Author: WindCodex
Published: <strong>ግንቦት 4, 2026</strong>
Last modified: ግንቦት 4, 2026

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# WindCodex ScraperBlock – Block Web Scrapers & Bots from Your WordPress Site

 By [WindCodex](https://profiles.wordpress.org/windcodex/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/windcodex-scraperblock.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/windcodex-scraperblock/)

## Description

**ScraperBlock** is a lightweight AI bot blocker plugin for WordPress. It helps 
prevent content scraping by known crawler user-agents while keeping setup simple
for site owners.

Use layered controls in one settings screen:

 * Bot and scraper user-agent blocking
 * robots.txt blocking directives
 * Optional Apache `.htaccess` blocking
 * noai / meta tag output
 * Per-page protection control
 * Basic block log and dashboard count

#### Why Use ScraperBlock

 * Protect blog posts, product pages, and site content from scraping bots.
 * Reduce unwanted automated traffic with practical bot filtering.
 * Control protections with clear toggles and simple defaults.
 * Monitor recent blocked activity without extra services.

#### Free Features

 * Enable Protection (master switch)
 * robots.txt blocking
 * `.htaccess` blocking (Apache)
 * noai / meta tags for AI bot opt-out
 * Per-page control on posts/pages
 * Basic rate limiting
 * Custom user-agents (one signature per line)
 * Default bot list (50+ known bots)
 * Basic block log (last 50 events)
 * Live Dashboard (basic last 24-hour count)

#### How It Works

 1. Install and activate ScraperBlock.
 2. Go to **Settings > ScraperBlock**.
 3. Enable the protection modules you want.
 4. Save settings.
 5. Review blocked requests in Logs and dashboard summary.

#### Requirements

 * WordPress 5.8+
 * PHP 7.4+
 * Apache required only for `.htaccess` mode

#### Privacy

ScraperBlock stores technical security data (for example IP, user-agent, URL path,
reason, action, and timestamp) in your WordPress database for local monitoring. 
The free plugin does not require a third-party API.

## Screenshots

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 * ScraperBlock settings and protection toggles.
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 * Default bot list and custom user-agent editor.
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 * Basic logs panel.
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 * Per-page protection control in editor.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin ZIP in **Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin**.
 2. Click **Install Now** and **Activate**.
 3. Open **Settings > ScraperBlock** and configure options.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin block all bots automatically?

It blocks bots matching the built-in and custom user-agent signatures.

### Will it affect normal search engines?

The default list is focused on scraping and AI crawler signatures. Review custom
entries carefully.

### Does `.htaccess` blocking work on Nginx?

No. `.htaccess` is Apache-only. Use robots/meta/runtime controls on Nginx.

### Can I disable protection on one page?

Yes. Use the per-page ScraperBlock meta option.

### Do analytics and CSV export exist in free?

Advanced analytics and CSV export are available in ScraperBlock Pro.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“WindCodex ScraperBlock – Block Web Scrapers & Bots from Your WordPress Site” is
open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WindCodex ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/windcodex/)

[Translate “WindCodex ScraperBlock – Block Web Scrapers & Bots from Your WordPress Site” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/windcodex-scraperblock)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/windcodex-scraperblock/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/windcodex-scraperblock/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/windcodex-scraperblock/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/windcodex-scraperblock/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.
 * AI/scraper bot blocking.
 * robots.txt and `.htaccess` controls.
 * noai/meta controls and per-page rules.
 * Basic rate limiting, logs, and dashboard count.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **4 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/)
 * Tags
 * [bot protection](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bot-protection/)[content-protection](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-protection/)
   [noai](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/noai/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tir.wordpress.org/plugins/windcodex-scraperblock/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ WindCodex ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/windcodex/)

## Support

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