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BBQ Pro

by Plugin Planet

Fast, customizable WordPress firewall that blocks bad queries, bots and exploits before WordPress loads.

Ideal for:
  • Speed focused sites
  • Developers who write their own rules
  • Agencies with many client sites
  • 1 site per license

  • 20 months to pay for itself vs. the annual plan

  • $100 saved over five years

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Lifetime price

$50one-time

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BBQ Pro: annual plan vs. lifetime

What the annual plan has cost by the end of each year, against the one-time price.

Compared with the $30/year plan, it pays for itself after 20 months and saves $100 over five years.

Total cost of the annual plan compared with the lifetime price
PeriodAnnual plan, totalLifetimeDifference
Year 1$30$50Lifetime costs $20 more
Year 2$60$50You save $10
Year 3$90$50You save $40
Year 4$120$50You save $70
Year 5$150$50You save $100

BBQ Pro pros and cons

Pros

  • Very light: blocks bad requests before WordPress loads
  • Lifetime updates and lifetime pro support in every tier
  • Tiers up to 300 sites for agencies

Cons

  • No malware scanner; it is a request firewall only
  • Small one-person vendor with forum and email support

BBQ Pro features

  • Fully customizable firewall patterns
  • Protects the login page against XML-RPC exploits
  • Block single IP addresses or whole ranges
  • Blocks overly long requests and user ID phishing
  • Email alerts and statistics for blocked requests
  • Import, export and one-click pattern testing

BBQ Pro: Lightweight WordPress firewall

BBQ Pro (Block Bad Queries) is a lightweight WordPress firewall by Jeff Starr.

It checks every request against patterns for malicious query strings, request URIs, user agents, referrers and IP addresses and blocks matches before WordPress does any work. The Pro version lets you add your own patterns, protect the login page and XML-RPC, block long requests and user ID phishing and see statistics for every blocked request. It runs without a settings wizard or database overhead, so it suits sites where speed matters.

License: One-time payment for 1 site with lifetime updates and support; lifetime tiers for 3 ($100), 10 ($200) and 300 sites ($440) are also available.

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