Title: Plugin does not seem to work
Last modified: July 2, 2020

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# Plugin does not seem to work

 *  Resolved [codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/)
 * (@codeman1234)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/)
 * Hello,
 * I am having issues with plugin does not seem to be working and is not blocking
   bots, I had placed code on robots.txt so, I don’t understand what can be the 
   problem, please help!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [WP-Henne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-henne/)
 * (@wp-henne)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/#post-13062606)
 * Hello [@codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/),
 * it’s working! You can see the link at the source code and if you are using a 
   different IP Adress while visiting the site (and using the whole link), you will
   get banned!
 * Look at the banned host list and you find my IP from 2020/07/02 @ 09:38:41 am.
 * Hasta luego!
 *  Thread Starter [codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/)
 * (@codeman1234)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/#post-13062947)
 * Hello [@wp-henne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-henne/)
 * Yes, it seems to be working now but, then why does not block bots scraping website?
   Because in other website I am using plugin and is blocking this bots, can you
   tell me what is the problem?
 * Thanks!
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/).
 *  [WP-Henne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-henne/)
 * (@wp-henne)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/#post-13063100)
 * Hello [@codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/),
 * you are sure, those bots accessing your site (you have a stats-plugin)?
 * I’m using the plugin at approximately ten sites and the blocking results are 
   very different, even while they are similar! But i’m not monitoring with other
   stats if there is access by bots.
 * Anyway: The plugin don’t block bots directly while they are bots.
 * If the bot respects the rule in robots.txt, then it does not visit the link and
   is not blocked.
 * So far, I don’t recognize from my many different IP addresses in the blacklist
   that there are “learning effects” because of the always identical “?blackhole
   =” link and the text you see in the source code.
 * In the Pro version this can be changed, which would make learning effects much
   more difficult.
 * Maybe this could be a solution if you suspect that bots recognize the honeypot.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/#post-13064953)
 * [@codeman1234](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codeman1234/) the plugin does
   not block *all* bots, only the ones that disobey your robots.txt rules and fall
   into the blackhole trap. No other bots are affected by this plugin. Also, as 
   explained in various places in the plugin documentation, certain cache plugins
   are not compatible with blackhole, just FYI. So make sure to check on that as
   well.
 * As you mentioned the plugin is working for you now, I’m gonna go ahead and mark
   this thread as resolved. Please feel free to post again with any further questions,
   feedback, etc. We’re always glad to help. Thank you.

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-not-seem-to-work-8/#post-13064953)
 * Status: resolved