Checkout Bot Shield adds lightweight rate limiting to stop repeated automated orders while keeping real shoppers moving.
| Author: | Pluximo (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.8 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 02-01-2026 |
| Last updated: | 02-01-2026 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Plugin URI: | https://pluximo.com/checkout-bot-shield-for-w... |
| Total downloads: | 124 |
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What it does: Blocks suspicious, rapid-fire checkout attempts so fake orders and carding bots cannot overwhelm your store. Legit customers still get through.
Battle tested: The Pro edition is trusted by 1,000+ stores; this Lite version is a hands-on demo so you can see how it behaves before upgrading.
Why you might want it:
– Protects revenue and inventory from bot abuse and testing-card attacks.
– Reduces server load from repeated checkout calls.
– Gives you visibility via WooCommerce log files without adding new dashboards (source name: cbshield).
Features
- Limits rapid checkout retries from the same visitor.
- Shows a friendly message when the limit is reached.
- Works with WooCommerce checkout (Store API).
- Adds entries to WooCommerce logs for easy review (
WooCommerce Status Logs cbshield-*.log). - Runs quietly in the background—no extra setup screens.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.8 or later.
- WooCommerce active.
- PHP 7.4 or later.
How to verify it works
- Place a few quick checkout attempts from the same browser/session; the first attempts should work.
- Another quick attempt right after should be blocked with “Too many checkout attempts. Please try again later.”
- Check WooCommerce logs (source
cbshield) to see recorded attempts and any blocks.
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