Shield Security Pro Features

Detects Fake Web Crawlers

Block Bots Pretending To Be Google

Fake Google bots are extremely common. Shield can identify fake search engine bots for Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Huawei, Baidu, Yandex, Yahoo! and more...

Shield Security plugin for WordPress is focused on helping you detect characteristics and behavior commonly associated with illegitimate bots. Easily identify a Bot when it presents as an official web crawler, but analysis shows it’s fake.

Features Comparison

Features Comparison for all Shield Security Editions

Support

Email-Based Customer Support
VIP Support

Bot Protection and IP Blocking

Fully Automatic IP Blocking
Traffic Rate Limiting
[Basic] CrowdSec IP Blacklists
[Advanced] CrowdSec IP Blacklists
silentCAPTCHA
Bad Bot Detection & Blocking
Block Fake Web Crawlers
Visitor Auto Unblock

Scanning & Hack Detection

WP Config Tamper Protection
Scan WP Core Files
Automatic File Repair
Scan For Vulnerabilities
Auto-Upgrade Vulnerable Plugins
Patterns-Based Malware Scanner
AI-Powered Malware Scanner
Protect WP.org Plugins/Themes
Protect Premium Plugins/Themes
Scan Frequency (up to hourly)

Site & Visitor Monitoring

IP Management And Analysis Tool
Third Party Plugins Activity Logging
Unlimited Activity Log Retention
31 Days Activity Log Retention
Custom Activity Log Destinations

User Account Protections

Automatic User Suspension
Manual User Suspension
Protect 3rd Party Login Forms
Block SPAM User Registration
Hide The WordPress Login URL
Restricted Security Admin Access
Password Policies

Two-Factor Authentication

Passkeys/WebAuthn Support
Multiple Yubikeys Per Profile
2FA Sure-Send Email for Admins
2FA Email Optional For All Users
2FA Remember Me/Device
Backup Login Code
Email & Google Authenticator

Portfolio Management

[Advanced] MainWP Integration
[Basic] MainWP Integration
Advanced Rest API Integration
Advanced WP-CLI Integration
Whitelabel - Custom Branding
Auto Site Sync Import/Export
Import/Export From/To File

3rd Party Integrations

E-Commerce (WooCommerce & Easy Digital Downloads)
Membership Plugins (MemberPress, UltimateMember, WP Member, and many more...)
LMS (LifterLMS, LearnDash)

SPAM: Comments & Contact Forms

WordPress SPAM (Bots & Humans)
Groundhogg CRM Forms
Contact Forms (Elementor, Gravity, WPForms, Contact Form 7, Kali, Ninja, Fluent, Forminator, and many more...)

Basic

Basic protection for non-critical projects.

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Plus

Ultimate Best-In-Class Security for businesses that demand protection in all areas.

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Protection with more integration options and tools supporting larger portfolios.

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