Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers
by hupe13 · WordPress.org page · Website
Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 1,825 downloads all time. It was downloaded 247 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers at a glance
Is Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- The plugin checks whether the browser is up to date; it does not check whether the requested page or post actually exists
- Browsers are blocked if the browser and/or system are outdated
- You can block AI crawlers
- You can also set up other browsers
- Sometimes there are false positive, for example, if the browser is from Mastodon. In this case, you can exclude it from the check
- The plugin checks whether the crawlers really originate from Google, Bing, Yandex, Apple, Mojeek, Baidu, Seznam and others
- The plugin blocks browsers like Chrome, Firefox and other without Sec-Fetch headers (Sec-Fetch-Site, Sec-Fetch-Mode, Sec-Fetch-Dest) and incorrect Client hints…
Download and install history
419 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Details
With the help of WhatIsMyBrowser the plugin detects old and bad browsers and denies them access. A special robots.txt denies crawling by bad bots.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- AI
- bad bots
- crawlers
- robots.txt
- user agent
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- Version
- 3.1.1
- Last updated
- Oct 17, 2026
- First published
- Dec 8, 2025
- Requires WordPress
- 6.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 8.2
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers FAQ
What does Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers offers The plugin checks whether the browser is up to date; it does not check whether the requested page or post actually exists, Browsers are blocked if the browser and/or system are outdated, You can block AI crawlers, You can also set up other browsers and Sometimes there are false positive, for example, if the browser is from Mastodon. In this case, you can exclude it from the check.
How many active installs does Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers have?
WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers as of October 22, 2026.
Is Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers free?
Block old browser versions and suspicious browsers is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.