Botcrawl Bot Blocker Changelog

Version 1.2.1, April 2026

Bug Fixes, Registry Expansion, and UI Improvements

• Fixed (critical): threat summary blocked and fake-bot counters always returned 0 due to incorrect SQL values
• Fixed (critical): five fatal PHP errors in the extended features class
• Fixed (critical): temporary lock durations were 60 times longer than intended
• Fixed: weekly digest cron never fired due to a text domain error
• Fixed: uninstall routine left orphaned database tables and options
• Redesigned: Live Monitor threat summary with icons, color-coded cards, and improved visual hierarchy
• Registry expanded from 584 to 603 entries (added 19 new AI crawlers including Bytespider, Gemini-Deep-Research, CohereBot, Grok/xAI, Diffbot, and others)

Version 1.2.0, March 2026

Initial Sera Release

• Pro registry with 584 bot entries across six categories
• Country-level blocking with GeoIP database
• Weekly email digest of blocked traffic
• CSV and JSON log export
• Custom 403 block page
• Fake bot auto-escalation on DNS verification failure
• License key system with 24-hour local cache