TJGreene

I too would like to see this feature. The AtoZ selector at the top of the page AND the full list of terms below it makes the archive page look better (IMHO) and gives visitors the additional options to scroll through the terms or use CTRL-F (my preference) to quickly find exactly what they want.

Here’s a good example of this in action – https://www.secondchanceaihadogs.com/aiha_terms/

Hi Sam,

I agree that we received an unacceptable response from our web host. When we went up the chain of command the tone changed and they acknowledged the BFA, saying server logs showed, “approximately 20,000 hits between 1pm and 5pm”. FWIW, BP showed it blocked 3,256 malicious attempts during that time.

However, @mark is correct, it’s not the plugin’s effect on server load that is our concern, but, that it doesn’t help to prevent a BFA from overloading the server. Being able to block attackers, as @mark describes, is what would make BP a standout product.

I know you are working on a lot of enhancements to BP and I appreciate your dedication to making it better. I am looking forward to testing future updates as BP continues to evolve.

Regards,
TJ

It would be good to hear from the developer on this.

We are testing BruteProtect to determine if we can recommend it to our blog readers and WordPress clients. However, we just experienced a brute force attack on our server that brought it to its knees for 3 hours. CPU and other resources were being maxed out. BruteProtect showed over 3,000 attempts on just one site during that time.

The (shared) hosting provider we are testing it on is saying that the server problem is due to BruteProtect and that we’ll either need to fix the issue (remove/repair BP) or upgrade to a VPS or dedicated server.

Clearly, the problem is with the actual brute force attacks and not a malfunctioning plugin. However, if BP can’t somehow mitigate an attack’s deleterious effect on server load, then it won’t be a truly viable tool against BFAs.

What say you, Sam?

Regards,

TJ