CleanMod – AI Comment Moderation vs SpamBanana – AI Spam Protection

CleanMod WordPress Plugin integrates CleanMod AI comment moderation to automatically detect and handle toxic comments on your WordPress site. Features Automatic Moderation: New comments are automatically sent to CleanMod’s moderation API Flexible Behavior: Configure how flagged and blocked comments are handled Fail-Safe: Comments still work even if the API is unavailable Native WordPress Integration: Works with WordPress’s built-in comment system How It Works When a new comment is submitted, the plugin intercepts it using WordPress’s pre_comment_approved filter The comment text is sent to CleanMod’s /api/v1/moderate endpoint Based on the decision returned (allow, flag, or block), the comment status is adjusted according to your settings If the API is unavailable, comments proceed normally (fail-open policy) External Services This plugin relies on the CleanMod moderation service (https://cleanmod.dev) to analyze and moderate comments. When a new comment is submitted on your WordPress site, the comment text is sent to CleanMod’s API for moderation analysis. Service Provider: CleanMod Terms of Use: https://cleanmod.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://cleanmod.dev/privacy By using this plugin, you acknowledge that comment data will be transmitted to CleanMod’s servers for moderation purposes. By default, CleanMod saves only the comment hash and not the text itself. Please review CleanMod’s terms of use and privacy policy to understand how your data is handled. Configuration API Key Get your API key from the CleanMod dashboard. Navigate to Settings → CleanMod in WordPress admin Enter your CleanMod API key Enable the plugin Configure moderation behavior Moderation Behavior When decision is “flag”: No change: Comment passes through normally (respects WordPress default settings) Hold for moderation: Comment is held pending manual review When decision is “block”: Hold for moderation: Comment is held pending manual review Mark as spam: Comment is automatically marked as spam Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher PHP 7.4 or higher Valid CleanMod API key

SpamBanana uses advanced Machine Learning (Logistic Regression + TF-IDF) to detect spam comments. Accuracy improves over time with admin feedback, reaching up to 99% after 2M feedbacks. No annoying CAPTCHAs needed! Features AI-Powered Detection with Machine Learning Accuracy improves over time (up to 99% with feedback) Real-time Dashboard with Statistics GeoIP Country Blocking Admin Feedback System to improve AI No CAPTCHA Required Fast & Lightweight Secure HMAC-SHA256 Authentication How It Works Install and activate the plugin Get your free API keys from spambanana.com Enter API keys in Settings All comments are automatically checked Provide feedback to improve AI accuracy Admin Feedback System Help improve the AI by providing feedback on spam detection: * Mark false positives as “Not Spam” * Mark false negatives as “Spam” * AI learns from your feedback * Accuracy improves over time GeoIP Blocking Block spam by country: * Real-time IP geolocation * Select countries to block * Cached for performance Dashboard & Statistics Total comments checked Spam blocked count Daily trends (7-90 days) Top spam sources Beautiful charts External Services This plugin relies on external services to provide spam detection and geolocation features. Below is detailed information about each service: SpamBanana API (api.spambanana.com) What it does: Analyzes comments using Machine Learning (Logistic Regression + TF-IDF) to detect spam. When data is sent: Every time a comment is submitted on your WordPress site (unless the user is logged in and you’ve disabled checking for logged-in users). What data is sent: * Comment content (text) * Comment author name * Comment author email * Comment author IP address * Comment author website URL (if provided) * User agent string Why it’s needed: WordPress servers have limited resources. By processing spam detection on our dedicated ML servers, we: * Reduce load on your WordPress server * Provide faster spam detection * Use advanced Machine Learning models that would be too resource-intensive to run locally * Continuously improve accuracy through centralized learning from millions of comments * Reduce AI costs for users by sharing infrastructure Data retention: Comment data is stored temporarily for analysis and learning. Spam detection results are kept to improve the ML model accuracy over time. Privacy & Terms: * Service Terms: https://spambanana.com/terms * Privacy Policy: https://spambanana.com/privacy * The service is GDPR compliant * No personal data is sold or shared with third parties IP-API.com (ip-api.com) What it does: Provides geolocation data (country) based on IP addresses for the GeoIP blocking feature. When data is sent: Only when GeoIP blocking is enabled in settings, and only for new IP addresses not in cache (cached for 7 days). What data is sent: * Visitor’s IP address only Why it’s needed: To identify the country of origin for comments, allowing you to block spam from specific countries if desired. Privacy & Terms: * Service website: http://ip-api.com * Terms of Service: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal * This is a free service with rate limiting (45 requests per minute) Privacy Policy User Data Protection: * All data transmission uses secure HTTPS connections * Data is only sent when actively processing comments * Users can disable the plugin at any time to stop data transmission * GeoIP feature is optional and can be disabled * No tracking cookies or scripts are added to your site * GDPR compliant Support Support: [email protected] Support: [email protected] Website: https://spambanana.com Credits Developed by FamaServer Team Website: https://famaserver.com