Click the Settings <\/strong>icon beside the site you want to protect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Select the “Security”<\/strong> tab from the top menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll see the “Bad Bot Blocker”<\/strong> section. The toggle is already on<\/strong>\u2014JCP protects your site automatically, blocking malicious bots and improving performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you use a service with a bot that JCP doesn’t recognize, you can whitelist it. Scroll down beneath the toggle to find the exceptions area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Select a known crawler from the dropdown list, or enter a custom bot name and click “Allow”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JCP will then let that specific bot through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To turn off bot blocking temporarily (usually for troubleshooting), toggle it off<\/strong>. We recommend keeping it on for ongoing protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If bots are still hammering your site, scroll down to “Rate Limiting Mode”<\/strong>. This adds a second layer of protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By default, rate limiting is disabled<\/strong>. You can choose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pick the mode that fits your site’s needs. If you’re unsure, start with Relaxed and move to Strict if issues persist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bot protection isn’t a luxury\u2014it’s essential.<\/strong> JCP gives you security features that many other platforms charge extra for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keep automated attackers off your site. JCP blocks malicious bots by default, but you can fine-tune protection or add exceptions for legitimate bots you trust. Step 1: Open Security Settings Log into www.jolt.co.uk\/kb and open your Jolt Control Panel. Click the Settings icon beside the site you want to protect.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,14,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-control-panel","category-access","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":757,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/image-24-1024x199.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Go to Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bad Bot Blocker (Enabled by Default)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Disable If Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Rate Limiting Mode (For Heavy Bot Traffic)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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