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=== Stop Web Crawlers ===

Contributors:      threenine
Plugin Name:       Stop Web Crawlers
Plugin URI:        https://threenine.co.uk/plugins/stop-web-crawlers/
Tags:              stop web crawlers, Referer Spam, Block spammers, block bot, block bots, seo,spam, stop bots, web crawlers
Author URI:        http://threenine.co.uk
Author:            Gary Woodfine
Donate link:       https://www.paypal.me/geekiam
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to:      4.7
Stable tag:        1.3.6


Blocks over 1400 known referer spammers from directly targeting your website.
== Description ==


 Stop Web Crawlers has been developed to block referrer spam attacks on your WordPress website.  
 
 Stop Web Crawlers will reduce the likelihood that your site will be crawled by the Referrer spammers like;
 
 	> semalt.com , Darodar.com, buttons-for-website, ilovevitaly.co, screentoolkit.com, myftpupload.com,
 	> best-seo-offer.com,  Get-Free-Traffic-Now.com,  best-seo-solution.com,  4webmasters.org,  luxup.ru, 
 	> blackhatworth.com,  7makemoneyonline.com,  priceg.com,  prodvigator.ua, resellerclub.com,  savetubevideo.com,   
 	> kambasoft.com,  socialseet.ru,  superiends.org,  vodkoved.ru,  o-o-8-o-o.ru,  iskalko.ru, websocial.me,  
 	> ykecwqlixx.ru,  slftsdybbg.ru,  seoexperimenty.ru,  darodar.com,  econom.co,  edakgfvwql.ru,  adcash.com, 
 	> adviceforum.info,  hulfingtonpost.com,  europages.com.ru,  gobongo.info,  cenoval.ru,  cityadspix.com
  	>
   
   In total Stop Web Crawlers protects your site from 1439 known referrer spammers.
   
   If these Crawlers attempt to crawl your website they sent *403 access prohibited error response*  
 
 


The additional functionality planned for this plugin for the future is also to remove Ghost Referrer spammers from accessing your Google Analytics.

  
 There is no need to edit your .htaccess or mess around with robots.txt, all is required is too install the plugin and activate the plugin.  
 
 The plugin is currently designed to run unattended and automatically.
 
 There is a settings section, but this is currently only a placeholder for future functionality, which will be activated in future releases of the plugin.

 Other bots will be added to the block list over time via updates to this plugin. 


== Installation ==
1. Upload the `stop-web-crawlers` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the Stop Web Crawlers plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Configure the plugin by going to the `Stop Web Crawlers` menu that appears in your admin menu

== Upgrade Notice ==

== Screenshots ==

== Changelog ==

   = 1.3.5 = 
   
   	Database schema improvements
   	Database upgrade feature
   	Dashboard UI enhancements
   	Crawler Logging feature
   	Enhanced Activation
   	Improved Uninstall
   	Improved crawler list updates
   	
   
   = 1.3.4 =

    Added submit a feature email
    Responsive Image in Sidebar
    Algorithm improvements to Bot detection
    Updated product description url
    added version number checker
    added access to settings on plugin settings
    
   = 1.3.3 =

    Removed duplicate menu label in admin menu
    Fixed error to relative paths in views
    Added Twitter follow icon on dashboard


   = 1.3.2 =
   
   	Improved Dashboard page
   	Added Admin CSS styles
   	Tidied up List Table columns
   		
   
   = 1.3.1 =
   
    Code clean up removing deprecated classes
    	
   
   = 1.3.0 =
   		
   	Major refactor of the code base 
   		
	
	= 1.2.2 =

	Fixed Urgent bug caused by deprecated call
	
	= 1.2.1 =
		   
   	Typo fixed in readme file
   	Fixed error in which we were inadvertently linking to a spmmer in readme
   	updated dashboard 

	= 1.2.0 =
	
   	Updated the database to include over 1100 known referer spam bots
   	Improve blocking
   	Updated Dashboard Text
   	Tested against WordPress beta 4.7
   		
   		
   
    = 1.1.0 =
   
   	Added Logo to Admin Dashboard Menu
   	Add New Web Crawler functionality implemented
   	Dashboard View Revamp
   	Additional Refactoring to improve long term support
   		
   		
   
    = 1.0.6 =
    
    Updated license header
    Improved refactoring
    Added minimum WordPress version check
    	

	= 1.0.5 =
	
	Added functionality for filter not run for logged in users or admin users
	
	= 1.0.4 =
	
	Updated readme text 
	
	= 1.0.3 =
		
	Fix upgrade bug and patched HTML formatting
	
	= 1.0.2 =
		
	Bug fix from a source control merge issue
	
	= 1.0.1 =
		
	Cosmetic changes
	
	= 1.0.0 =
	
	Initial release
		

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