Block External Requests

By ingobaab

Description

Block External Requests is a WordPress plugin designed to speed up your WordPress administration by blocking unwanted external HTTP requests.

Features:
* Block external requests by host, domain, or URL fragment.
* Hosts list is fully editable via Settings Blocked Requests.
* Supports regular expressions for flexible host matching.

License

GPLv2 or later. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

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Installation

Upload the plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install via WordPress plugin uploader.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Navigate to Settings Blocked Requests to edit the host list.

FAQ

Can this plugin break other plugins?: Yes, blocking certain external requests may interfere with plugins that require API access, updates, or check-ins. Review your blocked hosts list if another plugin stops communicating with an external service.
How do I use regular expressions?: Any line in the blocked hosts list that starts and ends with a slash (/pattern/) is treated as a regex pattern. Example: /example\.com/i.

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Contributors & Developers

“Block External Requests” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

3.2.2

Improved WordPress.org plugin review readiness.
Removed the Domain Path header because no language files are bundled.
Improved permission error text for better clarity and translation.
Added uninstall cleanup for the stored blocked host rules option.
Confirmed WordPress Coding Standards, PHP compatibility, and i18n checks.

3.2.1

fixed texts (typos)
plugin review changes
* Removed logging, stats, auto-blocking, and upload-directory file storage.
* Stores blocked host rules in a WordPress option.

3.0.8

Nonce verified before touching any user input.n
All forms are routed via admin-post.php with explicit actions.
Added direct link to ‘Settings’ of the plugin.

3.0.6

Fixed typos in readme.txt and added media files for the repository.

3.0.4

Added regex support.

3.0.2

Added auto-blocking, stats.

3.0.0

Complete rewrite with logging.

1.0.4

Initial version: hardcodend host blocking using pre_http_request.

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