[Use Cases] Solution guide: Stop malicious bots while allowing legitimate traffic by codyanthony850 · Pull Request #29531 · cloudflare/cloudflare-docs

codyanthony850 · 2026-04-01T21:58:40Z

First solution guide for the use-cases section. Covers layered bot defense using Cloudflare tools: Bot Fight Mode, Turnstile, WAF custom rules, rate limiting, and bot score rules.

New file: src/content/docs/use-cases/application-security/stop-malicious-bots.mdx
Nests under Daniel's application-security/ category structure from Add new use cases documentation #29162
Core workflow uses Free and Pro plan features, with callouts for higher tiers
Follows solution guide content type conventions: goal-first framing, workflow stages, plan tier callouts
Inline procedures will be refactored to partials before merge (tracked in PCX-21341)

Related: PCX-21341

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github-actions · 2026-04-01T21:59:21Z

This pull request requires reviews from CODEOWNERS as it changes files that match the following patterns:

Pattern	Owners
`*`	`@cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing`
`/src/content/docs/bots/`	`@patriciasantaana`, `@cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing`
`/src/content/docs/turnstile/`	`@migueldemoura`, `@punkeel`, `@patriciasantaana`, `@cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing`
`/src/content/docs/waf/`	`@pedrosousa`, `@cloudflare/firewall`, `@cloudflare/pcx-technical-writing`

github-actions · 2026-04-01T22:17:02Z

Preview URL: https://009a52af.preview.developers.cloudflare.com
Preview Branch URL: https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com

Files with changes (up to 15)

Original Link	Updated Link
https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/stop-malicious-bots/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/stop-malicious-bots/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/custom-rules/use-cases/challenge-bad-bots/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/waf/custom-rules/use-cases/challenge-bad-bots/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/bots/get-started/bot-fight-mode/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/bots/get-started/bot-fight-mode/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/get-started/widget-management/dashboard/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/get-started/widget-management/dashboard/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/custom-rules/create-dashboard/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/waf/custom-rules/create-dashboard/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/block-attacks/	https://canthony-stop-malicious-bots-guide.preview.developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/block-attacks/

src/content/docs/use-cases/application-security/stop-malicious-bots.mdx

src/content/docs/use-cases/application-security/bots/stop-malicious-bots.mdx

src/content/docs/use-cases/application-security/stop-malicious-bots.mdx

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github-actions · 2026-04-03T14:00:16Z

This PR requires additional review attention because it affects the following areas:

Redirects

This PR changes current filenames or deletes current files. Make sure you have redirects set up to cover the following paths:

/use-cases/application-security/bots/

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