A must-read for those who are concerned about the security of their WordPress site
We explain how to enhance security with the free All in one WP Security plugin.

This time, we will explain Firewall > Online Bot Settings.

For more information, please see the All in one WP Security explanation table of contents!

There's an article that describes the steps taken to remove malware and restore a WordPress site after it was actually compromised by malware. Please refer to it.
→How to Prevent WordPress Tampering and Malware Infections, and How to Deal with Infections [Real-Life Experience Summary] "Anti-Malware Security"

What is All in one WP Online Bot?

In the online bot settings within the firewall settings of All in one WP Security, you can turn on the function to protect your site from fake robots that impersonate Google search engine robots.

• WP Security
• Firewall
• Online bots

and set it up.

Block fake Googlebots

Blocks fake googlebots. It is set to OFF by default, so set it to ON.

Empty HTTP headers

It checks if the user-agent and referer HTTP headers are empty and sets a permanent block if both are empty.

It is set to OFF by default, so set it to ON.