SysWP Shield — a lean behavioral firewall for WordPress
Bot scoring across 16 signals, adaptive rate limiting, a login guard, and a collaborative threat-intel network. The protection of Wordfence without the weight.
Protect my siteHow it defends
Behavioral bot scoring
Every request is scored across 16 signals. Real users pass unseen; bots are stopped before they reach your login or checkout.
Adaptive rate limiting
Limits tighten under attack and relax when things are quiet, so legitimate traffic is never punished for a bot wave.
Collaborative threat-intel
An attack seen on one protected site hardens every other site on the network — defense that compounds.
Lightweight by design
Built for zero-impact load. Compatible with WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, and Cloudflare WAF.
Questions
Is Shield a replacement for Wordfence?
Yes — it covers the same core protection (firewall, login guard, bot blocking) with a much lighter footprint on your site.
Does it work behind Cloudflare?
Yes. A Command Polling mode lets Shield manage sites even with Cloudflare WAF in front.
What does it require?
WordPress and PHP 8.0 or newer. Free for a single site, with paid tiers for multiple sites and agencies.