Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing
Stops fake checkout orders, card testing attacks, and spam bots that bypass CAPTCHA. Works instantly with all checkout types.
5.0
(5 ratings)Will this break my store?
What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing running.
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.2 months ago
At least 7.7 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.8.0
Your host must be running at least this version.6.0
woocommerce
These must be installed and active first.2
Maintenance & trust
Scored on how Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing is looked after — not on how many stores run it.
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out of 100Maintenance
35 / 35WordPress compatibility
20 / 20Support responsiveness
Not enough dataMerchant satisfaction
12 / 15Listing transparency
10 / 10Ratings
5.0
5 ratingsCheckout Shield stops fake checkout orders and card testing attacks — the kind that bypass your CAPTCHA.
Card testing bots don’t fill out your checkout form. They hit your store’s checkout API directly, completely skipping any reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha you’ve set up. That’s why CAPTCHA alone doesn’t stop them.
This plugin verifies that every checkout request comes from a real browser session. Bots that can’t prove they loaded your checkout page get blocked before WooCommerce processes the order.
Why Store Owners Choose This Plugin
- Catches what CAPTCHA misses — blocks bots hitting your checkout API directly
- Works with any caching — LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, WP Rocket, W3TC — no conflicts
- Zero configuration — activate and you’re protected
- No external services — everything runs on your server, no subscriptions
- No performance impact — validation adds microseconds, not seconds
Features (Free)
- Automatic bot blocking — works the moment you activate, no setup needed
- 4 protection levels — Learning, Permissive, Balanced, and Strict — choose how aggressive you want to be
- Dashboard overview — see blocked vs verified orders at a glance with a 7-day chart
- Order status tracking — know which orders were flagged, passed, or blocked
- IP whitelist — let trusted addresses through, supports CIDR notation
- API key authentication — for headless and custom checkout setups
- Works with all checkout types — classic, block-based, and all payment gateways
- HPOS compatible — works with High-Performance Order Storage
- WooCommerce logging — full integration with WooCommerce Status logs
Pro Features
Take control with advanced tools:
- 3-level logging control — turn logging off, log blocked attempts only, or log everything
- Recent blocks feed — last 50 blocked attempts on your dashboard with email, payment method, and reason
- Automatic CDN/proxy detection — identifies real visitor IPs behind Cloudflare, Sucuri, or Akamai
- Stronger permissive mode — tighter bot detection with referrer verification
- Checkout details in logs — see which email and payment method bots tried to use
- Customer blocklist — block repeat offenders by email, name, address, phone, IP, or postal code
- One-click order blocking — block a customer directly from any order screen
No. Validation happens locally in microseconds. No external API calls, no waiting on third-party services.
Very unlikely. The default Balanced mode is tuned to avoid blocking legitimate orders. If you want to be cautious, start with Learning mode — it logs what would be blocked without actually blocking anyone.
Yes. Works with both classic checkout and the newer block-based checkout.
All major gateways work normally. Payment confirmations from gateways aren’t affected by checkout validation.
Not if you configure it. Add your frontend’s server IP to the whitelist, or use API key authentication. Both options let legitimate automated requests through.
Up to you. This plugin catches bots that CAPTCHA misses (the ones hitting your API directly). You can use both together, or drop CAPTCHA entirely to reduce checkout friction.
Check the dashboard widget for a quick overview, or go to WooCommerce → Status → Logs and filter by “carticy-checkout-shield” for detailed logs.
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