How can I completely block https://site.ru Referrer please?

A few changes:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} site\.ru [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} burger-imperia\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

• This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by nlpro.

Brilliant.

Thank you!

Actually this is even better:

# BEGIN Customization
# Some description explaining what the entries below are supposed to do.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} site\.ru [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} burger-imperia\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F]
</IfModule>
# END Customization

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

It’s best to keep the default lines in between the # BEGIN WordPress, # END WordPress markers ??
Notice the empty line too !

Any custom rules added might disappear when changing Permalink options…

I’ve been doing this with WordFence, as documented at https://www.wordfence.com/help/blocking/#how-to-block-a-referer-or-referring-website

Obviously, you may not want to install such a big plugin just for this purpose, but for those who want a simple GUI and are nervous about editing server files like .htaccess, this works great!

I have been getting 404’s on Fyzuntu-games.co.uk from site.ru and have tried to block this agent/referrer on Wordfence. However, this has not stopped the flow of 404’s. I do not have the confidence to amend ht.access files and was really hoping that Wordfence would provide the solution.

I was just hit by a ‘bot storm’ with site.ru referrer strings, so i create an easy Mod Security rule to block them, as well as a list of other bad/fake referrers. I just put the details in my blog, here:
https://www.success.grownupgeek.com/index.php/2018/12/14/block-site-ru-referrers/

If you have multiple sites and/or run your own server or VPS, Mod Security is a better solution. Integrate your Mod Security with ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) and say goodbye to them forever.