Title: Plugin is not working
Last modified: February 22, 2022

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# Plugin is not working

 *  Resolved [keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/)
 * (@keshavgupta)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/)
 * Hi,
 * Today I have installed Blackhole for Bad Bots plugin. But still website CPU usage
   very high. I think plugin is not working.
 * Website: wikiwiki.in
 * Can you please check and suggest what should I do?
 * Thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fplugin-is-not-working-162%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15389754)
 * Glad to help.
 * First thing to check:
 * Does the site use any cache plugins?
 *  Thread Starter [keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/)
 * (@keshavgupta)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15389761)
 * Yes.. Light Speed Cache
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15389795)
 * Is it caching your page content?
 * If so, it is not compatible with Blackhole at this time.
 * This is because page cache prevents dynamic scripts from running for each page
   load. So plugins like Blackhole cannot function.
 *  Thread Starter [keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/)
 * (@keshavgupta)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15390483)
 * Currently I have deactivated lightspeed cache plugin but it is still not working
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15392214)
 * How do you know it’s not working? Which test(s) are you trying?
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/).
 *  Thread Starter [keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/)
 * (@keshavgupta)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15392257)
 * CPU usage still above 90%
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15392319)
 * Nowhere does the plugin claim to lower CPU usage. If a lot of bots are trapped,
   then that can happen. But just because no bots are getting trapped (or the CPU
   is not changing) does not mean the plugin is not working.
 * To learn more about possible reasons why the plugin may not seem to be working,
   visit the [documentation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blackhole-bad-bots/#installation)
   and read the section, “Why no bots?”
 * Then, to learn how to correctly evaluate proper functionality, read the section“
   Testing Blackhole” on the same page.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/).
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/).
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15435875)
 * Hi [@keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/), just wanted
   to follow up with this. It’s been awhile with no reply, so I hope the issue is
   resolved? Or if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. Thank
   you.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15496790)
 * Hey [@keshavgupta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keshavgupta/), I hope 
   you got this sorted. It’s been awhile with no reply so gonna go ahead and mark
   this thread as resolved to help keep the forum organized. Feel free to post again
   with any further questions or feedback, Thank you.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-is-not-working-162/#post-15496790)
 * Status: resolved