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. It stops leeches, scanners, and spammers and saves server resources for humans and good bots. The plugin works silently behind the scenes and includes a full-featured log for managing blocked bots.

Key Features

• Virtual Honeypot Trap – A hidden trigger link acts as a honeypot that only bots follow, letting the plugin identify them without affecting real visitors.
• Automatic Bot Blocking – Once a bot falls into the trap, it is permanently blocked from accessing your site.
• Bad Bot Log – A full-featured interface lists every blocked bot with details like IP, request, and user agent, and supports filtering, sorting, and paging.
• Email Alerts – You can receive an email notification each time a bot is blocked, with the option to customize the message template.
• Whitelist Good Bots – Legitimate bots such as search engines can be allowed through by user agent or IP address, so your SEO is not harmed.
• Customizable Trap Settings – You can adjust the threshold, warning and blocked messages, redirect URL, and HTTP status codes to control how your site responds to bad bots.
• Geo/IP Lookups – Each blocked bot in the log is automatically looked up to show its geographic or IP location.
• Manual Bot Addition – You can add bots to the blocked list manually by entering their IP address.

Who Is It For

Blackhole Pro is for WordPress site owners who want to reduce spam, brute-force attempts, and wasted server resources caused by malicious bots. It suits anyone looking for an automated security plugin that blocks bad traffic while keeping legitimate search engine crawlers and real visitors unaffected.