What is BotShield?
A WordPress plugin that uses simple methods to defeat bots from using forms.
Disclaimer:
There is no guarantee that a spammer or bot submission will occasionally make past all defenses.
This plugin is an attempt to make it hard for bots and spammers to abuse your forms.
With minimal interference of real humans using your forms for their intended purpose.
Bots (especially AI) are getting more and more sophisticated.
This plugin will evolve with the changes and increased sophistication of bots.
BotShield
This feature works by validating the data from the request for the page. Headers, User-Agent, and IP Address.
Those are checked for bot like attributes. The IP is checked against DNS-RBLs.
The IP is given a score and the system reacts differently depending on the score.
This protection is page content level.
So the page content will not render in the HTML until it passes all tests with a score that allows it.
DNS-RBL:
DNS based Real Time Blocklists. Like SpamHaus, SpamCop, and SORBS.
