Title: Voho bot manager
Author: voho8
Published: <strong>29 april 2026</strong>
Last modified: 29 april 2026

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# Voho bot manager

 Door [voho8](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voho8/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/voho-bot-manager.zip)

 * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#description)
 * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#reviews)
 *  [Installatie](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/#developers)

 [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/voho-bot-manager/)

## Beschrijving

**Voho bot manager** hardens WordPress against the new wave of **AI-driven crawlers**—
including stacks associated with **OpenClaw**—that attempt to scrape, snapshot, 
and probe your content through non-interactive, headless browsing pipelines.

When a high-risk automation session is identified, the plugin **terminates the request
with HTTP 403**, returns a concise English denial page, and **persists structured
telemetry** (UTC timestamp, client IP, requested URL, and an intercepted flag reserved
for richer policy engines) inside `{prefix}voho_bot_manager_intercepted_log`.

**Operational visibility**

 * Dedicated **Voho Bot Manager** admin hub with paginated history.
 * Timestamps rendered in your configured WordPress timezone so responders can correlate
   events quickly.
 * **View log** shortcut on the Plugins screen for one-click access.

**Roadmap-aware positioning:** automated threat actors evolve weekly; Voho bot manager
ships iterative detection upgrades so your perimeter keeps pace with emerging AI
browsing agents without waiting for a full rewrite.

OpenClaw and similar names refer to widely discussed AI browsing ecosystems; Voho
bot manager is an independent security tool and is not affiliated with any third-
party vendor.

## Installatie

 1. Upload the `voho-bot-manager` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate **Voho bot manager** through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. Open **Voho Bot Manager** in the admin sidebar (or use **View log** on the plugin
    row) to review intercepted requests.

On activation the plugin creates the `{prefix}voho_bot_manager_intercepted_log` 
table automatically.

## FAQ

### How does this help against OpenClaw-style AI crawlers?

The plugin blocks the non-human automation paths these agents rely on, answers with
HTTP 403, and logs each attempt so you can audit abuse, tune upstream controls, 
and brief stakeholders with concrete evidence.

### Will it catch every crawler on the internet?

No defensive layer can promise universal coverage. Voho bot manager focuses on the
high-risk automation families behind modern AI scrapers and continuously expands
detection as new behaviours appear.

### Does the plugin work with caching or CDN layers?

If a cache or proxy serves a response without executing WordPress/PHP for matching
requests, interception must happen at that layer instead. Otherwise behaviour is
unchanged.

### What data is stored?

Each intercepted request stores UTC time, client IP (or the first value from `X-
Forwarded-For` when present), full requested URL, and a boolean intercepted flag.

## Beoordelingen

Er zijn geen beoordelingen voor deze plugin.

## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars

“Voho bot manager” is open source software. De volgende personen hebben bijgedragen
aan deze plugin.

Bijdragers

 *   [ voho8 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voho8/)

[Vertaal “Voho bot manager” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/voho-bot-manager)

### Interesse in ontwikkeling?

[Bekijk de code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/voho-bot-manager/), 
haal de [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/voho-bot-manager/) op,
of abonneer je op het [ontwikkellog](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/voho-bot-manager/)
via [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/voho-bot-manager/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.0

 * Server-side blocking uses automation User-Agent patterns (e.g. python-requests,
   Go-http-client, curl, HeadlessChrome) while allowlisting common search/index 
   crawlers (Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, etc.). Filters: `voho_bot_manager_search_bot_allowlist`,`
   voho_bot_manager_automation_ua_patterns`, `voho_bot_manager_should_block_request`.

#### 1.1.0

 * Split codebase into `includes/` for maintainability; forbidden HTML lives in `
   templates/forbidden.php`.
 * Public forbidden screen at `/voho-bot-forbidden/` (flush permalinks after update)
   with plain-URL fallback.
 * Front-end script `assets/js/bot-check.js` detects common automation signals in
   the browser and redirects to the forbidden screen (logged when `voho_js=1`).

#### 1.0.5

 * Themed HTTP 403 page: loads the active (and parent, if child) theme stylesheet,
   uses block-theme CSS variables when present, and returns JSON errors for REST/
   JSON requests.

#### 1.0.4

 * Harden input handling (`wp_unslash`, sanitization), use `wpdb::prepare()` identifier
   placeholders for custom table queries, and document direct DB usage for Plugin
   Check.

#### 1.0.3

 * Show log timestamps in the site timezone with an explanatory note.

#### 1.0.2

 * Top-level admin menu and **View log** plugin action link.

#### 1.0.1

 * Admin log viewer with pagination.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release: AI crawler mitigation, HTTP 403 enforcement, database log on
   activation.

## Meta

 *  Versie **1.2.0**
 *  Laatst geüpdatet **1 maand geleden**
 *  Actieve installaties **Minder dan 10**
 *  WordPress versie ** 6.2 of nieuwer **
 *  Getest t/m **6.9.4**
 *  PHP versie ** 7.4 of nieuwer **
 *  Taal
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/)
 * Tags
 * [administration](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/administration/)[firewall](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firewall/)
   [privacy](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/)[security](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
   [utilities](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/utilities/)
 *  [Geavanceerde weergave](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/voho-bot-manager/advanced/)

## Waarderingen

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## Bijdragers

 *   [ voho8 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voho8/)

## Ondersteuning

Iets te melden? Hulp nodig?

 [Het supportforum bekijken](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/voho-bot-manager/)