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Always maintain proper backups before making changes to your site's HTTP request behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n Or install directly from WordPress:<\/p>\n\n The plugin comes pre-configured with a sensible default blacklist and whitelist. You can customize everything from the settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n It depends on what you block. The default blacklist blocks common domains that slow down the admin panel (wordpress.org, google.com, yoast.com, etc.). The default whitelist ensures plugin update API calls still work. If something breaks, use the Pause<\/strong> button or Safe Mode<\/strong> to quickly restore access.<\/p><\/dd>\n Add Server-side HTTP blocking applies everywhere. Browser-side resource blocking and specific resource blocking have separate toggles for backend and frontend \u2014 you control where each applies.<\/p><\/dd>\n All settings are stored as a single JSON value in Yes. 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wp_remote_get<\/code> \/ wp_remote_post<\/code> calls via the pre_http_request<\/code> filter. Add domains to the blacklist and they'll be blocked before the request is even made. Whitelist specific URL patterns to let essential requests through (e.g. plugin update API).<\/p>\n\nFeatures<\/h4>\n\n
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?bswan-safe=1<\/code> \u2014 emergency bypass for any admin page<\/li>\nautoload=no<\/code> for performance<\/li>\nWho is this for?<\/h4>\n\n
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Developer Hooks<\/h4>\n\n
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Copyright<\/h3>\n\n
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blackswan-block-external-request<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n
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Will this break my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What's the difference between the three blocking sections?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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I blocked something and now I can't access wp-admin<\/h3><\/dt>\n
?bswan-safe=1<\/code> to any admin URL (e.g. yoursite.com\/wp-admin\/?bswan-safe=1<\/code>). This bypasses all blocking for that page load. The plugin settings page also automatically skips resource blocking.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes this affect the frontend?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where are settings stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
wp_options<\/code> with autoload=no<\/code> for optimal performance. No separate database tables.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I export\/import settings between sites?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How can I contribute?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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2.7.0<\/h4>\n\n
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block_url_list<\/code>, whitelist_urls<\/code>, blocked_resources<\/code>, cdn_replacements<\/code>)<\/li>\n2.6.7<\/h4>\n\n
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2.6.6<\/h4>\n\n
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2.6.5<\/h4>\n\n
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pre_http_request<\/code> filter<\/li>\nBlackSwan\\block_external_request\\block_url_list<\/code> for customization<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Block unwanted external HTTP requests in WordPress. Blacklist\/whitelist management, resource blocking, and one-click pause.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/164169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164169"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/blackswanlab"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=164169"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=164169"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=164169"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=164169"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tah.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=164169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}