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Legit customers still get through.\n<strong>Battle tested:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Why you might want it:<\/strong>\n- Protects revenue and inventory from bot abuse and testing-card attacks.\n- Reduces server load from repeated checkout calls.\n- Gives you visibility via WooCommerce log files without adding new dashboards (source name: <code>cbshield<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Limits rapid checkout retries from the same visitor.<\/li>\n<li>Shows a friendly message when the limit is reached.<\/li>\n<li>Works with WooCommerce checkout (Store API).<\/li>\n<li>Adds entries to WooCommerce logs for easy review (<code>WooCommerce \u2192 Status \u2192 Logs \u2192 cbshield-*.log<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Runs quietly in the background\u2014no extra setup screens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 6.8 or later.<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce active.<\/li>\n<li>PHP 7.4 or later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>How to verify it works<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Place a few quick checkout attempts from the same browser\/session; the first attempts should work.<\/li>\n<li>Another quick attempt right after should be blocked with \u201cToo many checkout attempts. Please try again later.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Check WooCommerce logs (source <code>cbshield<\/code>) to see recorded attempts and any blocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/checkout-bot-shield<\/code> or install via the WordPress plugin uploader.<\/li>\n<li>Activate <strong>Checkout Bot Shield<\/strong> from <strong>Plugins<\/strong> in wp-admin.<\/li>\n<li>No setup required\u2014the default limit is active immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='does%20this%20slow%20down%20checkout%3F'><h3>Does this slow down checkout?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. It only adds a lightweight check when the checkout endpoint is called.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20change%20the%20limit%3F'><h3>Can I change the limit?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Developers can adjust it with a filter. Example to allow 5 quick attempts:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>add_filter( 'cbshield_checkout_attempt_limit', function () {\n    return 5;\n} );\n<\/code><\/pre><\/dd>\n<dt id='where%20are%20the%20logs%3F'><h3>Where are the logs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>WooCommerce \u2192 Status \u2192 Logs, look for files starting with <code>cbshield-<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='does%20it%20share%20data%20externally%3F'><h3>Does it share data externally?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. All checks and logs stay on your site.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.0 - 02.01.2026<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release: per-session checkout rate limiting with WooCommerce logging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Checkout Bot Shield adds lightweight rate limiting to stop repeated automated orders while keeping real shoppers moving.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/269202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269202"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/pluximo"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=269202"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=269202"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=269202"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=269202"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=269202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}