Voho bot manager

Changelog

1.2.0

  • Server-side blocking uses automation User-Agent patterns (e.g. python-requests, Go-http-client, curl, HeadlessChrome) while allowlisting common search/index crawlers (Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, etc.). Filters: voho_bot_manager_search_bot_allowlist, voho_bot_manager_automation_ua_patterns, voho_bot_manager_should_block_request.

1.1.0

  • Split codebase into includes/ for maintainability; forbidden HTML lives in templates/forbidden.php.
  • Public forbidden screen at /voho-bot-forbidden/ (flush permalinks after update) with plain-URL fallback.
  • Front-end script assets/js/bot-check.js detects common automation signals in the browser and redirects to the forbidden screen (logged when voho_js=1).

1.0.5

  • Themed HTTP 403 page: loads the active (and parent, if child) theme stylesheet, uses block-theme CSS variables when present, and returns JSON errors for REST/JSON requests.

1.0.4

  • Harden input handling (wp_unslash, sanitization), use wpdb::prepare() identifier placeholders for custom table queries, and document direct DB usage for Plugin Check.

1.0.3

  • Show log timestamps in the site timezone with an explanatory note.

1.0.2

  • Top-level admin menu and View log plugin action link.

1.0.1

  • Admin log viewer with pagination.

1.0.0

  • Initial release: AI crawler mitigation, HTTP 403 enforcement, database log on activation.

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Author
voho8
Version:
1.2.0
Last Updated
April 29, 2026
Requires
WordPress 6.2
Tested Up To
WordPress 6.9.4
Requires PHP
7.4

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