bmarshall511 / Wordpress Zero Spam
Projects that are alternatives of or similar to Wordpress Zero Spam
=== WordPress Zero Spam === Contributors: bmarshall511 Tags: comments, spam, antispam, anti-spam, comment spam, spambot, spammer, spam free, spam blocker, registration spam Donate link: https://www.benmarshall.me/donate/?utm_source=wordpress_zero_spam&utm_medium=wordpress_repo&utm_campaign=donate Requires at least: 5.2 Tested up to: 5.7 Requires PHP: 7.3 Stable tag: 5.0.11 License: GNU GPLv3 License URI: https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/
WordPress Zero Spam makes blocking spam & malicious visitors a cinch. Just install, activate and enjoy a spam-free site.
== Description ==
Quit forcing people to answer questions or confusing captchas to prove they're not spam. Stop malicious users before they ever have a chance to infiltrate your site — introducing WordPress Zero Spam.
WordPress Zero Spam uses AI in combination with proven spam detection techniques and databases of known malicious IPs from around the world to detect and block unwanted visitors.
Just install, activate, and enjoy a spam-free site!
= WordPress Zero Spam features =
- No captcha, spam isn't a users' problem
- No moderation queues, spam isn't a administrators' problem
- Third-party blacklist checks (Zero Spam, Stop Forum Spam)
- Automatically & manually block IPs temporarily or permanently
- Geolocate IP addresses to see where offenders are coming from
- Block entire countries, regions, zip/postal codes & cities
- Automatically update the WP core disallowed list weekly using splorp's Comment Blacklist for WordPress
- Multiple detection techniques including David Walsh's solution for stopping WordPress spam.
= WordPress Zero Spam also protects =
- WordPress core comments & user registrations
- Contact Form 7 submissions
- WooCommerce registration forms
- WPForms submissions
- Formidable Form Builder submissions
- and can be easily integrated into any existing theme or plugin
WordPress Zero Spam is great at blocking spam — as a site owner there's more you can do to stop WordPress spam in its tracks.
= WordPress Zero Spam needs your support =
WordPress Zero Spam is free & always will be. Please consider making a donation to help encourage plugin's continued development.
- Like our Facebook Page
- Follow us on Twitter
- Rate us on WordPress
== Installation ==
- Upload the entire wordpress-zero-spam folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen (Plugins > Installed Plugins).
- Visit the plugin setting to configure as needed (Settings > Zero Spam).
For more information & developer documentation, see the plugin’s website.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Does WordPress Zero Spam check Jetpack comments? =
No. WordPress Zero Spam is unable to integrate Jetpack. For more information, see https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-with-jetpack-comments.
== Screenshots ==
- WordPress Zero Spam dashboard
- WordPress Zero Spam detections log
- WordPress Zero Spam blocked IPs
- WordPress Zero Spam blacklisted IPs
- WordPress Zero Spam settings
== Changelog ==
= v5.0.11 =
- Improved protection for comments, CF7, Formidbale, registrations, WooCommerce and WPForms submissions.
- David Walsh detection technique applied to core WP registration forms.
= v5.0.10 =
- PHP notice fix
= v5.0.9 =
- Performance enhancements
- Various admin UI improvements
- Strengthened comment & registration spam detections
= v5.0.8 =
- Fix for admin first-time config notice
= v5.0.7 =
- Added first-time configuration notice & auto-configure recommended settings functionality
- Added the ability to regenerate the honeypot ID
- Various admin UI improvements
- WP Disallowed Comment Keys are automatically updated weekly using https://github.com/splorp/wordpress-comment-blacklist
- Strengthened comment spam detections using WP core disallowed list
- David Walsh's spam technique is back! https://github.com/bmarshall511/wordpress-zero-spam/issues/247
= v5.0.6 =
- Various admin UI improvements
- Strengthened comment spam detections
= v5.0.5 =
- Fix autoloader compatibility with Windows paths (https://github.com/bmarshall511/wordpress-zero-spam/pull/236)
- Various admin UI improvements
= v5.0.4 =
- Fix for when checks should be preformed
= v5.0.3 =
- Added support for Formidable Form Builder
- Fixed PHP error related to a blacklist call
= v5.0.2 =
- Admin UI enhancements
- Added support for WooCommerce
- Added Cloudflare IP address support (https://github.com/bmarshall511/wordpress-zero-spam/issues/220)
- Update to data sharing option
- Added ability to block individual locations (country, region, zip & city)
- Added support for WPForms
= v5.0.1 =
- Updated readme file & documentation
- Can now be installed via composer
- Updated the required PHP version
= v5.0.0 =
- Initial v5.0.0 release
- Huge performance enhancements
- More control over settings to fine-tune functionality
- Lots of bug fixes & improvements