Title: FraudGuard Plugin Author: FraudGuard Published: October 27, 2016 Last modified: August 8, 2018 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/fraudguard/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1526944) # FraudGuard Plugin By [FraudGuard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fraudguard/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/fraudguard.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fraudguard/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fraudguard/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fraudguard/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fraudguard/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/) ## Description FraudGuard is a service designed to provide an easy way to validate usage by continuously collecting and analyzing real-time internet traffic. Utilizing a single API endpoint we make integration as simple as possible and return data like Risk Level, Threat Type, Geo Location, etc. Super fast, super simple. This plugin will block any traffic originating from a source IP with a risk level of 5 based on the FraudGuard system. Any IP with a risk level of 5 is guaranteed to be malicious traffic based on how it’s found and categorized by FraudGuard. To use this plugin you must have an active FraudGuard account. You can create an account at https://fraudguard.io. There is a free account available for small sites and testing. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/fraudguard` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen and follow the instructions to configure the plugin ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/fraudguard` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen and follow the instructions to configure the plugin ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0ec576d0610f5191e5aed23bf6e09db905920aa85b4db8c6d0f59bf9678bd841? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great on latest WordPress version!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-5146/)󠁿 [FraudGuard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fraudguard/) July 18, 2018 We use this plugin on a bunch of different production sites and it is actively maintained. Enjoy! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/699f242a5a185dc14d5c75e13a68fe4182c9baa53e958bdf6b1c41cf30bc5ee8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just what I was looking for](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-i-was-looking-for-271/)󠁿 [dontbesalty](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dontbesalty/) October 27, 2016 Great tool for mitigating DDoS, fraud, and spam from my site. [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “FraudGuard Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ FraudGuard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fraudguard/) [Translate “FraudGuard Plugin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fraudguard) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fraudguard/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/fraudguard/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fraudguard/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fraudguard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial version of plugin. #### 1.1 * Updated Tested Version. * Minor wording change to clear things up. ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * Tags * [firewall](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firewall/)[fraud](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fraud/) [ip](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ip/)[spam](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/) [threat](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/threat/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fraudguard/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fraudguard/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ FraudGuard ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fraudguard/) ## Support Got something to say? 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