# Edge Protection: Stop Attacks at the Network | RankShield > RankShield edge protection blocks bots, floods and volumetric attacks at Cloudflare’s global network before they ever reach your server. A $39/mo add-on to your plugin — set up for you. > > Source: https://rankshield.co/edge/ · RankShield (the verifiable, quantum-safe AI security platform) EDGE PROTECTION // BEFORE YOUR SERVER # Stop attacks before they reach your server. Edge protection that filters bots and floods at the network, not at your hosting. RankShield is a verifiable AI security platform, and **edge protection** is its outermost layer: a second line across Cloudflare’s global network that drops bots, floods and volumetric attacks before they touch your origin . Your plugin already guards the server. This guards the road to it — $39/mo, set up for you. How it works rankshield · edge ADD-ON $39 /mo · cancel anytime YOUR WEBSITE Secure checkout by Stripe. Added on top of your existing plan — origin protection keeps running. THE FLOOD ## Every request *costs you something.* A bot flood does not have to break in to hurt you. Every fake request still consumes your hosting — CPU, memory, database connections — and every one of them slows the site down for the people you actually want. At volume, an attack does not need to succeed to cost you the sale. THE EDGE ## Meet it at the network. *Not at your door.* Edge protection puts a filtering layer across Cloudflare’s global network, in front of your hosting. The RankShield Network’s confirmed-attacker feed is applied there, so a threat recognized anywhere on the network is dropped at the edge here — thousands of miles before it reaches your origin. SORTED ## Floods absorbed. *Visitors through.* Volumetric attacks are soaked up across the network instead of landing on one server that was never built to take them. Legitimate requests keep moving and arrive cleanly. The traffic you want gets faster precisely because the traffic you don’t never made the trip. YOUR ORIGIN ## The plugin keeps *doing its job.* Edge protection never replaces what you already have. Your RankShield plugin keeps scoring and challenging at the origin the entire time — ranking attacks, ad-click fraud, spoofed AI agents. Two layers, one network, and nothing switched off to get the second one. THE PROOF ## Blocked at the edge, *on the record.* Edge decisions are RankShield decisions: recorded, checkable, and fed back into the network so every protected site benefits from what yours just survived. Protection you can verify, one layer earlier. Get edge protection → Origin protection DEPTH 00000000 au CORE 0.0 · STATE traffic SCROLL TO DESCEND ⌄ WHAT IT IS ## What is edge protection? **Edge protection is a second layer of website security that runs across a global network in front of your hosting, filtering out malicious traffic before it ever reaches your server.** Your RankShield plugin protects the origin — the machine where WordPress actually runs — scoring and challenging attacks as they arrive. That works, but it means every attack still travels all the way to your server before anything stops it, spending your hosting resources on traffic that was never going to buy anything. Edge protection moves the decision outward: RankShield applies the network’s confirmed-attacker intelligence across Cloudflare’s global edge, so bots, floods and volumetric attacks are dropped in the network itself. Your origin never sees them, your resources go to real visitors, and large attacks are absorbed at a scale no single server could handle. It is a $39/mo add-on on top of your existing plan, it is set up for you, and your origin protection keeps running the entire time. ## How is edge protection different from the plugin? They guard different ground, and they run together. One is included with your plan; the other is the optional layer in front of it. ORIGIN · INCLUDED ### On your server The RankShield plugin scores and challenges attacks as they hit WordPress — ranking attacks, ad-click fraud, spoofed AI agents — right where your site runs. EDGE · THIS ADD-ON ### At the network edge Threats are blocked across Cloudflare’s global network before they reach your origin — faster, lighter on your server, and able to absorb volumetric floods the origin never sees. Cancelling the add-on never leaves you exposed — the origin layer is always there underneath. ## What does edge protection add? Everything your plugin already does, one layer earlier — and a few things only a global network can do at all. BEFORE ORIGIN Bots and floods are filtered at the network edge, so they never consume your hosting resources or slow your site down. CLEAN TRAFFIC Malicious requests are dropped globally; legitimate visitors reach you cleanly and faster over the network. VOLUMETRIC Large floods are soaked up across the network instead of landing on a single origin that was never sized for them. SHARED INTELLIGENCE The RankShield Network’s confirmed-attacker feed is applied at the edge — every protected site makes the whole network smarter. ## Add edge protection to your site. Enter your website and check out — that is the only step on your end. We route your site through the edge for you. rankshield · edge ADD-ON $39 /mo · billed monthly · cancel anytime YOUR WEBSITE Secure checkout by Stripe. Added on top of your existing plan — your origin protection keeps running the whole time. ## How does setup work? Fully managed. You do one thing, and nothing goes down while it happens. 01 · CHECK OUT Enter your website and pay securely with Stripe. That is the only step on your end. 02 · WE ROUTE IT We set up the network edge for you. In most cases all you do is add one DNS record we provide — you don’t touch any servers. 03 · EDGE GOES LIVE Your existing plugin protection keeps running the entire time. Once the edge is active, attacks are stopped before they reach you. ANSWERS ## Ask RankShield about edge protection. ◆ RankShield Edge assistant · online What is edge protection? ◆ Edge protection is a second layer of website security that runs across Cloudflare’s global network, in front of your hosting. Your RankShield plugin already protects your site at the origin — on your server, where WordPress runs. Edge protection filters bots, floods and volumetric attacks at the network edge, so they are dropped before they ever touch your origin and never consume your hosting resources. It is a $39/mo add-on that runs on top of your existing RankShield protection, and it is set up for you. How is edge protection different from the RankShield plugin? ◆ They defend different places, and they run together. The plugin protects you at the origin: it scores and challenges attacks as they hit WordPress — ranking attacks, ad-click fraud, spoofed AI agents — right where your site runs. Edge protection blocks threats across Cloudflare’s network before they reach your origin at all, which is faster, lighter on your server, and able to absorb volumetric attacks your origin would otherwise have to survive. Origin protection is included in your plan; edge is the optional layer on top. How much does edge protection cost? ◆ Edge protection is $39/mo, added on top of your existing RankShield plan and billed monthly through Stripe. You can cancel anytime. Your origin protection keeps running the whole time — the edge layer is an upgrade, not a replacement, so cancelling the add-on never leaves your site unprotected. How is edge protection set up? ◆ Setup is fully managed, and there is one step on your end. You check out with Stripe and enter your website; RankShield routes your site through Cloudflare for you. In most cases all you do is add a single DNS record that we provide — you do not touch any servers or change your hosting. Your existing plugin protection keeps running throughout the change, and edge protection goes live once the edge is active. Does edge protection stop DDoS attacks? ◆ It absorbs them rather than letting them land on you. Large volumetric floods are soaked up across Cloudflare’s global network, which is built to take that traffic at a scale no single origin server can. Instead of your hosting absorbing the surge — and slowing down or falling over — the flood is spread across the network and dropped at the edge. No protection can promise that an attack is impossible; what edge protection changes is where the traffic is handled and who has to survive it. Do I need edge protection if I already have the plugin? ◆ No — it is optional, and your site stays fully protected at the origin without it. Edge protection is worth adding when attacks are costing you hosting resources or speed, when you are seeing volumetric floods, or when you want malicious traffic dropped globally so legitimate visitors reach you faster. If your origin is handling the load comfortably, the plugin alone is a complete defense. The edge is the top tier, not the baseline. ## Protect your site at the edge. Edge protection is an optional upgrade — your site stays fully protected at the origin without it. This adds a faster, network-wide layer on top, for $39/mo. Get edge protection → Origin protection Edge coverage runs on Cloudflare’s network (an external service). By subscribing you agree to our [Terms of Service](https://rankshield.co/terms-of-service/) and [Privacy Policy](https://rankshield.co/privacy-policy/). Explore RankShield Platform The verifiable evidence layer for AI Verifiable AI Security Provable protection, not promises Resources Research-grade guides & live tools Pricing Honest plans, free to start Contact Talk to RankShield