Fire up the grill
BBQ Pro is a lightweight yet powerful web application firewall for WordPress.
It helps keep your site safe and secure by blocking bad requests and exploits.
BBQ Pro runs silently in the background, checking all incoming traffic and blocking any URI
requests that contain nasty stuff like base64_, eval(, .exec(, and other malicious nonsense.
More than 100,000 WordPress users trust the free version of BBQ to help protect their sites. BBQ Pro takes firewall security to the next level with advanced protection and fine-grained control over every detail.
Block Bad Queries
BBQ Pro protects your site like a boss:
- Strong firewall security
- Plug-&-play functionality
- No configuration required
- Fully customizable firewall
- Lightweight, fast and flexible
- No Apache/.htaccess required
Super Easy Settings
Enjoy easy-to-use, powerful settings:
- Option to send email alerts
- Quickly enable/disable rules
- Disable BBQ for logged-in users
- Block excessively long requests
- Redirect all blocked requests
- Display a custom message
Complete Inline Docs
Get complete information with a click:
- Documentation on every screen
- Easy to access from the Help tab
- Get complete infos, tips, and more
- Keeps plugin pages nice and tidy
- Complete info about all features
- Quick access to docs and support
BBQ Statistics
Firewall security you can see:
- Hit counts for every pattern
- Measure your firewall’s success
- Fine-tune patterns and rules
- Dial in the perfect firewall
- Bar graph of all count data
- Supports advanced logging
BBQ Tools
Brings sweet tools to the barbecue:
- 1-click restore defaults
- Reset plugin settings
- Reset Basic Patterns
- Reset Advanced Patterns
- Reset Custom Patterns
- Reset plugin statistics
Powered by nG Firewall
Advanced firewall technology:
- Includes rules from 6G Firewall
- Includes rules from 7G Firewall
- Includes rules from 8G Firewall
- Advanced firewall protection
- Near-zero rate of false positives
- Built with 15+ years of experience
Customize Everything
Fine-grained control over everything:
- Fully customizable firewall
- Edit any pattern as desired
- Remove or disable any pattern
- Add your own custom patterns
- Target URI, user agent, and more
- Whitelist specific IP addresses
1-click Pattern Testing
Customize, test, and measure:
- Test each pattern with a click
- Test basic, advanced & custom patterns
- The test buttons update dynamically
- Visualize blocked requests
- Customize with confidence
- Save time and clicks
More Features
BBQ Pro:
- Scans virtually everything »
- Scans the Request URI
- Scans the Query String
- Scans the User Agent
- Scans the IP Address
- Scans the Referrer
- Protects silently
- Is super blazing fast!
- Blocks SQL injection attacks
- Blocks executable file uploads
- Blocks directory traversal attacks
- Blocks user-ID phishing
- Even more reasons »
- Read what users say about BBQ Pro »
Check out full screenshots of BBQ Pro:
Check the BBQ Pro readme.txt for more details.
Free vs Pro
What is the difference between BBQ free and BBQ Pro? In a nutshell: better security and more control.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Strong firewall security | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plug-n-play functionality | ✓ | ✓ |
| No configuration required | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works with SSL/HTTPS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works on any server (e.g., Apache, Nginx, Windows) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Powered by nG Firewall technology (6G, 7G, 8G) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apache/.htaccess NOT required! | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works great with Blackhole Pro and Banhammer Pro | ✓ | ✓ |
| Protects the WP Login Page | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fully customizable firewall | ✓ | |
| Advanced firewall security | ✓ | |
| Send Email Alerts for blocked requests | ✓ | |
| Quickly enable/disable rules | ✓ | |
| Disable BBQ for logged-in users | ✓ | |
| Block excessively long requests | ✓ | |
| Protect against xml-rpc exploits | ✓ | |
| Block any IP address or range of IPs | ✓ | |
| Protect against user ID phishing | ✓ | |
| Redirect all blocked requests | ✓ | |
| Display a custom message | ✓ | |
| Set your own status code | ✓ | |
| Complete inline documentation | ✓ | |
| Statistics for blocked requests | ✓ | |
| Tools to reset options and patterns | ✓ | |
| Import and Export firewall patterns | ✓ | |
| Add/edit/remove/disable any rules | ✓ | |
| One-click pattern testing | ✓ | |
| IP whitelisting | ✓ | |
| Extensive documentation and tutorials | ✓ | |
| Priority plugin help and support | ✓ | |
| No advertisements | ✓ |
Ready to go pro? Get BBQ Pro ↓
