EZ Anti-Spam Comments with reCAPTCHA
Automatic Spam Filter uses a simple yet effective JavaScript method to reject comments by robots, and now has an integration option for Google reCAPTCHA as well. You can enter your reCAPTCHA API Keys on the Discussion Settings page in your wp-admin. To display testimonials just place the Widget on your sidebar or insert the Shortcode into a Page or Post to display any comments with Good Karma. You can limit how many are displayed and reverse the sort order or even randomize what comments to show. Note: You can manually edit the karma value for individual comments in the comment section of your wp-admin and then use that value to filter and display only those comments on your testimonial widget. The following example Shortcode would display 8 Comments with the Karma Value of 100 under the heading Client Testimonials: [TESTIMONIALS title=”Client Testimonials” karma=”100″ number=”8″ /] Last Updated October 2024
Dam Spam
💬 Ask Question | 📧 Email Me Dam Spam is a spam protection plugin that blocks spam registrations, login attempts, comments, and contact form submissions. It provides multiple layers of protection including IP blocking, email validation, CAPTCHA challenges, and integration with third-party spam detection services. How it Works Dam Spam runs a series of configurable checks on registrations, logins, comments, and form submissions. When a submission is flagged as potentially suspicious, you can choose to block it outright or present a CAPTCHA challenge. Legitimate users are cached to speed up future submissions, while known spam sources are permanently blocked. Features Multiple Protection Layers: Block spam using IP lists, disposable email detection, and behavioral analysis CAPTCHA Support: Integrate with Google reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha to challenge suspicious submissions Third-Party API Integration: Connect with Akismet, Stop Forum Spam, BotScout, and other spam detection services Customizable Challenges: Present challenges only to suspicious users while allowing legitimate users through Allow and Block Lists: Maintain custom lists of allowed and blocked IPs, emails, and user IDs Smart Caching: Cache known good and bad IPs to improve performance and reduce API calls Logging: Track all blocked attempts and approved submissions for review Custom Login/Registration Forms: Optional custom forms with built-in spam protection User Management: Identify and manage inactive or suspicious user accounts Configuration After installation, go to the Dam Spam settings in your WordPress admin to: Enable the protection types you need (registration, login, comments, contact forms) Choose which spam detection methods to use (IP checks, email validation, third-party APIs) Configure CAPTCHA settings if desired Set up allow and block lists for your specific needs Review logs to fine-tune your protection settings Differences from Stop Spammers Dam Spam is a fork of Stop Spammers. While the core spam protection functionality remains similar, Dam Spam’s file and code structure has been significantly cleaned up and modernized. Addon Support Dam Spam supports custom spam checks via addons. Create a separate plugin with this structure: Testing (spam checks don’t run when logged in)
