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[Security](/categories/security) 4. / 5. terrylinooo/wp-shieldon ActiveLibrary[Security](/categories/security) terrylinooo/wp-shieldon ======================= WP Shieldon is based on Shieldon library, a PHP library that provides anti-scraping and online session control for your WordPress sites. 1.6.2(6y ago)15103[4 issues](https://github.com/terrylinooo/wp-shieldon/issues)GPL-3.0-or-laterPHP Since Jun 19Pushed 2y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/terrylinooo/wp-shieldon)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/terrylinooo/wp-shieldon)[ Docs](https://github.com/terrylinooo/wp-shieldon)[ RSS](/packages/terrylinooo-wp-shieldon/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (8)Dependencies (1)Versions (9)Used By (0) Shieldon in WordPress ===================== [](#shieldon-in-wordpress) WP Shieldon is a WordPress security plugin based on [Shieldon](https://github.com/terrylinooo/shieldon) library, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) for PHP. When users or robots try to view many of your web pages within a short period of time, they will be temporarily banned. They can get unbanned by solving a Captcha. You can visit the plugin author - [Terry L.](https://terryl.in)'s blog and try reloading the pages several times to see how this plugin works. You can also try Terry's login page to find it protected. For more information about Shieldon, please visit [shieldon.io](https://shieldon.io/en/) Please note that there are three important things you must understand before using WP Shieldon: 1. WP Shieldon is not for beginners. 2. Turn the `Trusted Bot` component on to allow search engine crawlers such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others to smoothly crawl your website. Requirement ----------- [](#requirement) - PHP version > 7.1.0 - WordPress version > 4.7 Download -------- [](#download) sourcedownloadWordPressPHP Composer`composer create-project terrylinooo/wp-shieldon wp-shieldon`Installation ------------ [](#installation) 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wp-shieldon` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` screen in WordPress. 3. Go to the `WP Shieldon` menu and complete all settings. Screenshots ----------- [](#screenshots) User has been asked for CAPTCHA to continue reading. [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/505ff31d9b745a02a405a7165b50101b562d8172a5ed82011d71bf46c9df9479/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f543738466c56522e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/505ff31d9b745a02a405a7165b50101b562d8172a5ed82011d71bf46c9df9479/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f543738466c56522e706e67) Setting page. 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