Title: CyberPulse Author: Ruslan Gataullin Published: August 8, 2026 Last modified: August 8, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cyberpulse/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3638963) ![](https://ps.w.org/cyberpulse/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3638963) # CyberPulse By [Ruslan Gataullin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gataurus/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cyberpulse.5.8.8.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyberpulse/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyberpulse/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyberpulse/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyberpulse/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cyberpulse/) ## Description CyberPulse — the heartbeat of your WordPress security. Every second, every request, every visitor — under control. Like a pulse, CyberPulse monitors your site 24/7 and reacts instantly to any threat. **Feel the pulse of real protection.** **Features:** * AI Scraping Protection — blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, CCBot, and other AI data collectors * 10 Interface Languages — Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English * Multi-layer bot detection (11 independent checks: User-Agent, HTTP headers, Referer, Accept-Language) * Brute force protection with automatic permanent /24 subnet ban * WordPress system files hiding * Rate Limiting with configurable thresholds * IP whitelist (manual + automatic server and search engine detection) * Comprehensive log viewer with statistics and analysis * Email alerts on attack spikes * Real-time security dashboard with hourly attack histogram * Security score assessment with fix recommendations * XSS and hidden file scanner protection * Referer verification for tracked pages * 404 error scanner detection with automatic blocking * URL firewall for manual path blocking * User-Agent blacklist with statistics ### External Services This plugin connects to external services to provide specific functionality. **IP Geolocation** * Service: ip-api.com * Purpose: Determines visitor country for statistics * Data sent: Visitor IP address * When: On each page visit from non- whitelisted IP * Terms of Service: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal * Privacy Policy: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal **Server IP Detection** * Service: https://www.ipify.org/ * Purpose: Detects the server’s public IP address * Data sent: None (only receives IP) * When: Once on plugin activation, then cached for 24 hours **Threat Intelligence** * Service: blocklist.de, abuse.ch (FeodoTracker), Tor Project* Purpose: Checks visitor IPs against known malicious IP databases * Data sent: None( downloads threat lists locally) * When: Periodically (cached for 24 hours) * blocklist. de: https://www.blocklist.de/en/impressum.html * abuse.ch: https://abuse.ch/ * Tor Project: https://www.torproject.org/about/trademark/ **WordPress.org API** * Service: api.wordpress.org * Purpose: Checks for WordPress core updates (security score feature) * Data sent: None (standard WordPress update check) * When: On security score calculation * Privacy Policy: https://wordpress. org/about/privacy/ ### Source Code The original unminified developer source code is available at: https://github.com/ gataurus/cyberpulse ## Screenshots [⌊Main dashboard with real-time statistics and hourly histogram⌉⌊Main dashboard with real-time statistics and hourly histogram⌉[ Main dashboard with real-time statistics and hourly histogram [⌊Security score assessment with fix recommendations⌉⌊Security score assessment with fix recommendations⌉[ Security score assessment with fix recommendations [⌊Blocked bots log with detailed analysis⌉⌊Blocked bots log with detailed analysis⌉[ Blocked bots log with detailed analysis [⌊Page tracking and traffic analytics⌉⌊Page tracking and traffic analytics⌉[ Page tracking and traffic analytics [⌊Whitelist management panel⌉⌊Whitelist management panel⌉[ Whitelist management panel [⌊Security settings with 11 bot detection options⌉⌊Security settings with 11 bot detection options⌉[ Security settings with 11 bot detection options ## Installation 1. Upload `cyberpulse` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate through WordPress admin 3. Navigate to **CyberPulse** in the admin menu 4. Configure protection settings in the Dashboard ## FAQ ### Does it work with Cloudflare? Yes. CyberPulse fully supports Cloudflare and correctly detects real visitor IPs via HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP header. ### Will it block search engines? No. Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, and other legitimate search bots are automatically detected and whitelisted by IP subnet and User-Agent. ### Can I whitelist my IP? Yes. You can whitelist IPs, subnets (CIDR), hostnames, User-Agent patterns, and specific URL paths from protection checks. ### How is this different from other security plugins? CyberPulse offers AI scraping protection and supports 10 languages with a modern UI and real-time dashboard. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “CyberPulse” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ruslan Gataullin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gataurus/) [Translate “CyberPulse” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cyberpulse) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cyberpulse/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cyberpulse/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cyberpulse/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cyberpulse/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 5.8.8 * Fixed: SQL compatibility with MariaDB #### 5.8.6 * AI scraping protection — blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and other AI data collectors * Multi-layer bot detection with 11 independent checks * Brute force protection with automatic permanent /24 subnet ban * WordPress system files hiding and version concealment * Rate Limiting with configurable thresholds * IP whitelist with automatic server and search engine detection * Real-time security dashboard with hourly attack histogram * Security score assessment with fix recommendations * 10 interface languages with auto-detection * Dark and light theme support * XSS and hidden file scanner protection * 404 error scanner detection with automatic blocking * URL firewall for manual path blocking * User-Agent blacklist with statistics * Email alerts on attack spikes * Event audit log ## Meta * Version **5.8.8** * Last updated **12 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [bot protection](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bot-protection/)[Brute Force](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/brute-force/) [firewall](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firewall/)[security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cyberpulse/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cyberpulse/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cyberpulse/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ruslan Gataullin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gataurus/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cyberpulse/)