Cloudflare resources and guides for e-commerce and SaaS
Practical, no-fluff walkthroughs and free checklists for protecting and speeding up online stores, SaaS apps, APIs and high-traffic sites with Cloudflare. Written by hands-on specialists, not a content farm.
Edgecraft Resources is a growing library of practical Cloudflare guides and free checklists for e-commerce and SaaS. We cover Cloudflare WAF, bot protection, anti-scraping, DDoS, Turnstile, rate limiting, cache rules, AI crawler control and platform setups for Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop. The written guides are rolling out now — each topic below links to the matching service page so you can act today, and every checklist is free on request via contact. Need it done with you? Book a Cloudflare audit.
Practical Cloudflare guidance, written for business outcomes
Most Cloudflare content online is either marketing fluff or dense documentation. We sit in the middle: real configuration, the trade-offs that matter, and what each setting does for revenue, uptime and customer experience.
Who these resources are for
Founders, CTOs, e-commerce managers, agency owners and technical teams who run real traffic and cannot afford to guess. Whether you are on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopware, BigCommerce or a custom SaaS stack, the principles here translate directly to your Cloudflare dashboard.
- Step-by-step configuration you can actually apply
- The business reason behind each rule — not just the toggle
- Honest notes on limits, false positives and what to monitor
- Mapped to our consulting services and managed care plans if you want help
Guides are publishing now
We are rolling these out steadily and writing each one properly rather than rushing thin posts. Until a guide is live, every card below points to the most relevant service page so you are never stuck on a dead link — and you can always ask us directly.
Request a topic or early access →When Cloudflare is not enough: These guides help you reduce risk, block malicious traffic and improve performance — but Cloudflare does not replace secure application development, regular patching and updates, dedicated payment-fraud tooling, server hardening, a tested backup strategy, legal/compliance review or a full enterprise incident-response team. Treat Cloudflare as a powerful layer in defence-in-depth, not a silver bullet.
Cloudflare guides for e-commerce, SaaS and high-traffic sites
Around a dozen hands-on guides in the pipeline. Each links to the matching service today; the full written walkthrough is on its way.
Cloudflare WAF for e-commerce
How to build a Web Application Firewall ruleset that blocks SQLi, XSS and credential-stuffing without breaking checkout or admin. Guide coming soon.
See WAF setup →Cloudflare for Shopify
What Cloudflare can (and cannot) do in front of Shopify, plus DNS, bot and performance tactics that work with the platform’s constraints. Guide coming soon.
Cloudflare for Shopify →Cloudflare for WooCommerce
Hardening WordPress + WooCommerce with Cloudflare: WAF, login protection, cart-safe caching and origin lockdown. Guide coming soon.
Cloudflare for WooCommerce →Cloudflare for Magento
Adobe Commerce / Magento behind Cloudflare: protecting the admin, APIs and Full Page Cache at scale. Guide coming soon.
Cloudflare for Magento →Cloudflare for PrestaShop
PrestaShop-specific Cloudflare setup: caching dynamic pages safely, securing the back office and taming bots. Guide coming soon.
Cloudflare for PrestaShop →Cloudflare bot protection explained
From Bot Fight Mode to Bot Management: how to tell good bots from bad ones and stop automated abuse. Guide coming soon.
See bot protection →Stop product & price scraping
How competitors and aggregators scrape your catalogue — and the Cloudflare rules that make it expensive for them. Guide coming soon.
Anti-scraping protection →Cloudflare Turnstile setup
Replace intrusive CAPTCHAs with Turnstile on logins, signups and forms to cut fraud without hurting conversion. Guide coming soon.
Turnstile & bot defence →Cloudflare Rate Limiting rules
Protect login, checkout, search and APIs from abuse and brute force with rate limits that respect real users. Guide coming soon.
Rate limiting & WAF →Zero Trust for agencies & teams
Give clients, contractors and staff least-privilege access to staging, dashboards and tools without a clunky VPN. Guide coming soon.
Zero Trust consulting →AI crawlers & Cloudflare
How AI bots crawl your site, what it costs you, and how to allow, throttle or block them on your terms. Guide coming soon.
AI crawler control →Cache rules for e-commerce
Cache aggressively for speed while keeping carts, prices and logged-in sessions correct. Guide coming soon.
Performance consulting →DDoS protection for online stores
What a layer-7 attack looks like during peak sales and the Cloudflare configuration that keeps you trading. Guide coming soon.
DDoS protection →Black Friday & peak-traffic checklist
Pre-flight your store before BFCM: caching, WAF, rate limits, alerting and a rollback plan for the busiest day. Guide coming soon.
Peak-traffic readiness →Cloudflare checklists you can use today
Five practical, no-email-wall-nonsense checklists distilled from real engagements. Request any one and we will send it over — no sales pressure.
Cloudflare Audit Checklist
The exact points we review in a paid Cloudflare audit — DNS, SSL/TLS, WAF, bots, caching and origin exposure — so you can self-assess first.
Get the checklistE-commerce Bot Protection Checklist
A step-by-step list to harden logins, checkout, search and APIs against scraping, carding and credential stuffing.
Get the checklistWooCommerce Cloudflare Setup Checklist
Everything to configure for a WordPress + WooCommerce store: cache-safe rules, WAF, login protection and origin lockdown.
Get the checklistDDoS Readiness Checklist
Be ready before traffic spikes or attacks hit: rate limits, WAF posture, alerting, runbooks and a tested rollback plan.
Get the checklistAI Crawler Control Checklist
Decide which AI bots to allow, throttle or block, protect your content and bandwidth, and keep the crawlers you want.
Get the checklistNot sure where to start?
Tell us your platform and traffic and we will point you to the right checklist — or recommend an audit if you want a full review.
Ask a SpecialistPrefer it done with you, not just documented?
Guides and checklists get you a long way. When you want an expert to configure, validate and stand behind it, we offer audits, project setups, managed care and emergency response.
Start with an audit
A fixed-scope review of your current Cloudflare setup with a prioritised action plan. The fastest way to find quick wins and gaps.
Book a Cloudflare audit →Hands-on implementation
WAF, bot protection, DDoS hardening, Zero Trust and performance setups delivered as scoped projects.
See consulting services →Ongoing managed care
Monitoring, tuning and expert response on a monthly retainer — or emergency help when something is on fire.
See managed plans →Read the guides, grab a checklist — or have us handle it
Start with a free checklist, or skip ahead and book a Cloudflare audit. We will tell you exactly what to fix first and what it takes to protect and speed up your store, SaaS or high-traffic site.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Edgecraft Cloudflare resources?
A growing library of practical Cloudflare guides and free checklists for e-commerce, SaaS, APIs and high-traffic sites. Topics include the Cloudflare WAF, bot protection, anti-scraping, DDoS, Turnstile, rate limiting, cache rules, AI crawler control and platform-specific setups for Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop.
When will the guides be published?
We are rolling them out steadily and writing each one properly rather than publishing thin posts. Until a guide is live, every card on this page links to the most relevant service so you are never stuck on a dead link. You can ask us to prioritise a specific topic or request early access.
Are the Cloudflare checklists really free?
Yes. All five — the Cloudflare Audit Checklist, E-commerce Bot Protection Checklist, WooCommerce Cloudflare Setup Checklist, DDoS Readiness Checklist and AI Crawler Control Checklist — are free on request. Just contact us and tell us which one you want; there is no sales pressure.
Who are these resources for?
Founders, CTOs, e-commerce managers, agency owners and technical teams running real traffic on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopware, BigCommerce, custom SaaS, APIs, marketplaces, ticketing platforms and publishers — primarily in the US, UK, Germany and the wider EU.
Can you help me implement what is in the guides?
Absolutely. The guides map directly to our services: start with a Cloudflare audit, scope a hands-on project via our consulting, or hand it off with managed Cloudflare care. For urgent incidents we also offer emergency support.
Is Edgecraft an official Cloudflare partner?
No — we are an independent Cloudflare consultancy. We are not an official Cloudflare partner, but we bring deep, hands-on experience with Cloudflare WAF, Bot Management, DDoS, Zero Trust, Page Shield and API Shield, including a professional-services background. Our guidance is vendor-neutral and focused on your outcomes.
Will following these guides fully protect my site?
They will meaningfully reduce risk, block malicious traffic and improve performance, but Cloudflare is one layer of defence-in-depth. It does not replace secure application development, regular patching, payment-fraud tooling, server hardening, a tested backup strategy, legal/compliance review or a full incident-response team. We flag those limits throughout so you can plan a complete security posture.