Banhammer Pro is a powerful WordPress security plugin designed to help you monitor, manage, and block suspicious users or bad actors in real time. It’s developed by Jeff Starr, a well-known developer in the WordPress security space (also behind plugins like BBQ and Blackhole for Bad Bots).
Key Features:
- View detailed information about all visitors and users on your site
- Manage the list of banned or warned users
- You can ban users instantly from the Armory interface without writing code.
- Show custom ban or warning messages to banned users, improving UX and branding even during enforcement.
- Banhammer Pro is lightweight, does not require jQuery, and works seamlessly with any WordPress theme.
- It logs visitor data smartly without bloating your database or slowing down your site.
- No cookies or personal data stored beyond what is necessary for security.
- Advanced users can use custom code triggers and WP hooks to define special ban logic.