Title: Traffic Origin Guard
Author: jasond727
Published: <strong>19 iunie 2026</strong>
Last modified: 19 iunie 2026

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Caută module

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/traffic-origin-guard.svg)

# Traffic Origin Guard

 De [jasond727](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jasond727/)

[Descarcă](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/traffic-origin-guard.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Detalii](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/#description)
 * [Recenzii](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/#reviews)
 *  [Instalare](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/#installation)
 * [Dezvoltare](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/#developers)

 [Suport](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/traffic-origin-guard/)

## Descriere

Traffic Origin Guard helps protect your origin server from direct traffic by requiring
a secret header value on every request.

Use case:
 – Your site is behind Cloudflare or another reverse proxy. – You want
only proxy-originated requests to reach WordPress. – You want automatic Apache rule
management.

How it works:
 – You set one token in plugin settings. – The plugin writes Apache
rules into .htaccess using a managed block. – Requests missing the expected X-Origin-
Secret header are blocked with HTTP 403.

Features:
 – Apache .htaccess rule writer with managed BEGIN/END markers. – Header
validation status visibility on the settings page. – One-click token utilities in
admin (generate, copy, and „Use as token”). – In-page Cloudflare setup guide with
step-by-step instructions. – Lockout recovery instructions displayed directly in
the settings page. – View details link on the Plugins list page. – Automatic cleanup
on plugin deactivation and uninstall.

## Instalare

 1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/.
 2. Activate Traffic Origin Guard from Plugins in WordPress admin.
 3. Go to Settings -> Traffic Origin Guard.
 4. Generate a token using the generator on the settings page.
 5. In Cloudflare, go to Rules -> Transform Rules -> Modify Request Header and add 
    a rule setting X-Origin-Secret to your token on all requests. Do this BEFORE saving
    the token to avoid locking yourself out.
 6. Paste the token into the token field and click Save Token. Confirm the Active server
    rules block appears on the page.
 7. Verify direct origin access without the header returns 403.

## Întrebări frecvente

### Will this lock me out of wp-admin?

Yes, it can if misconfigured. This plugin enforces access at Apache level, so a 
wrong token/header setup can block wp-admin access.

To recover: connect to your server via FTP, SFTP, or your host’s file manager and
open .htaccess in your WordPress root. Find and delete the entire block between (
and including) the lines „# BEGIN Traffic Origin Guard” and „# END Traffic Origin
Guard”. Save the file — your site will be accessible immediately. Then set up your
Cloudflare Transform Rule first before re-entering the token.

### Which servers are supported?

This plugin manages Apache .htaccess rules directly.

### What if .htaccess is not writable?

The plugin cannot enforce protection until .htaccess is writable. Fix permissions/
ownership and save settings again.

### What header name does the plugin check?

X-Origin-Secret

## Recenzii

Nu există nicio verificare pentru acest modul.

## Contributori și dezvoltatori

„Traffic Origin Guard” este un software open-source. La acest modul au contribuit
următoarele persoane.

Contributori

 *   [ jasond727 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jasond727/)

[Tradu „Traffic Origin Guard” în limba ta.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/traffic-origin-guard)

### Te interesează dezvoltarea?

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vezi [depozitarul SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/traffic-origin-guard/),
sau abonează-te la [jurnalul de dezvoltare](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/traffic-origin-guard/)
prin [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/traffic-origin-guard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Versiunea **1.0.0**
 *  Ultima actualizare **Acum 4 săptămâni**
 *  Instalări active: **Mai puțin de 10**
 *  Versiune WordPress ** 7.0 sau mai recentă **
 *  Testat până la **7.0.1**
 *  Versiune PHP ** 8.3 sau mai recentă **
 *  Limbă
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/)
 * Etichete
 * [Apache](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/apache/)[cloudflare](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cloudflare/)
   [hardening](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hardening/)[headers](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/headers/)
   [security](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Vizualizare avansată](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/traffic-origin-guard/advanced/)

## Evaluări

Nu a fost trimisă nicio recenzie până acum.

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/traffic-origin-guard/reviews/#new-post)

[Vezi toate recenziile](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/traffic-origin-guard/reviews/)

## Contributori

 *   [ jasond727 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jasond727/)

## Suport

Ai ceva de zis? Ai nevoie de ajutor?

 [Vezi forumul pentru suport](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/traffic-origin-guard/)