{"id":3245,"date":"2025-02-14T09:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/anti-spam-spam-protection-block-spam-users-comments-forms\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:08:37","slug":"anti-spam-spam-protection-block-spam-users-comments-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/s-o-s.net\/en_gb\/anti-spam-spam-protection-block-spam-users-comments-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-775\" class=\"alignwide post-775 plugin type-plugin status-publish hentry plugin_tags-anti-spam plugin_tags-no-spam plugin_tags-security plugin_tags-spam plugin_tags-spam-protection plugin_category-contact-forms plugin_category-discussion-and-community plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection plugin_contributors-mcitar plugin_business_model-community plugin_committers-mcitar\">\n<div class=\"plugin-banner\" id=\"plugin-banner-stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\"><\/div>\n<header class=\"plugin-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-heading-container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"plugin-icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/icon-128x128.gif?rev=2530419, https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2530419 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=2530419\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"plugin-title\">Anti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mcitar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mortgage Calculator<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-small plugin-download download-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin.2024.7.zip\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<span id=\"description\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"reviews\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"installation\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"developers\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"advanced\" class=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"section-links\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tabs clear\">\n<li id=\"tablink-description\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/#description\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-reviews\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/#reviews\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-installation\">\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/#installation\" rel=\"noopener\">Installation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-developers\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/#developers\" rel=\"noopener\">Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"link-support\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Support<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if ( '#changelog' == window.location.hash ) { window.setTimeout( function() { window.location.hash=\"#developers\"; }, 10 ); }<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"tab-description\" class=\"plugin-description section\">\n<h2 id=\"description-header\">Description<\/h2>\n<p>Antispam.<\/p>\n<p>Stop spam emails, spam comments, spam registration, and spam bots and spammers in general. Run diagnostic tests, view activity, and much more with this well-maintained, mature plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Stop Spammers adds security that should kill off many of your spam worries straight out-of-the-box. Because every website is different (especially if you have integrated a payment gateway), we offer dozens of features you can leverage to meet your website\u2019s specific needs. Our 50+ configuration options make personalization easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Extremely granular control, so that any variety of website can create a special custom cocktail just for their particular spam issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Block suspicious behavior<\/li>\n<li>Block spam words, disposable emails, URL shortener links, all URLs TLDs and more<\/li>\n<li>Connect third-party spam defense services<\/li>\n<li>Block countries<\/li>\n<li>Block\/allow IPs, emails, and usernames manually<\/li>\n<li>Hide admin notices permanently<\/li>\n<li>Allow users to request access and send email when allow list request is approved<\/li>\n<li>Members-only mode<\/li>\n<li>Core forms CAPTCHA<\/li>\n<li>Mass lookup and disable registered users and pending comments<\/li>\n<li>Disable WordPress automated emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to the project through donations, feedback, and bug reporting. Every little bit goes a long way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"screenshots\" class=\"plugin-screenshots section\">\n<h2 id=\"screenshots-header\">Screenshots<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"plugin-screenshots\">\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-4.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-4.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-5.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-5.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-6.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-6.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-7.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-7.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-8.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-8.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-9.png?rev=2286029\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-9.png?rev=2286029\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-10.png?rev=2480009\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/assets\/screenshot-10.png?rev=2480009\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-installation\" class=\"plugin-installation section\">\n<h2 id=\"installation-header\">Installation<\/h2>\n<p>The most powerful spam prevention for WordPress: 50+ spam-blocking settings, dianostic testing, log reports, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <em>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/em> from your WP admin menu, search for Stop Spammers, install, and activate.<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin and unzip it.<\/li>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to your wp-content\/<strong>plugins<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin from the plugins page in the admin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq\" class=\"plugin-faq section\">\n<h2 id=\"faq-header\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20stop%20spammers%20with%20cloudflare%3F\">\n<h3>Can I use Stop Spammers with Cloudflare?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. But, you may need to restore visitor IPs: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.cloudflare.com\/hc\/sections\/200805497-Restoring-Visitor-IPs\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/support.cloudflare.com\/hc\/sections\/200805497-Restoring-Visitor-IPs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20stop%20spammers%20with%20woocommerce%20%28and%20other%20ecommerce%20plugins%29%3F\">\n<h3>Can I use Stop Spammers with WooCommerce (and other ecommerce plugins)?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. But, in some configurations, you may need to go to Stop Spammers &gt; Protection Options &gt; Toggle on the option for \u201cOnly Use the Plugin for Standard WordPress Forms\u201d &gt; Save if you\u2019re running into any issues.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20stop%20spammers%20with%20akismet%3F\">\n<h3>Can I use Stop Spammers with Akismet?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. Stop Spammers can even check Akismet for an extra layer of protection.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20stop%20spammers%20with%20jetpack%3F\">\n<h3>Can I use Stop Spammers with Jetpack?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes and no. You can use all Jetpack features except for Jetpack Protect, as it conflicts with Stop Spammers.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20stop%20spammers%20with%20wordfence%20%28and%20other%20spam%20and%20security%20plugins%29%3F\">\n<h3>Can I use Stop Spammers with Wordfence (and other spam and security plugins)?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. The two can compliment each other. However, if you have only a small amount of hosting resources (mainly memory) or aren\u2019t even allowing registration on your website, using both might be overkill.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"why%20is%202fa%20failing%3F\">\n<h3>Why is 2FA failing?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Toggle off the \u201cCheck Credentials on All Login Attempts\u201d option and try again.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20stop%20spammers%20gdpr-compliant%3F\">\n<h3>Is Stop Spammers GDPR-compliant?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. See: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/28603\/how-to-satisfy-gdprs-consent-requirement-for-ip-logging\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">https:\/\/law.stackexchange.com\/questions\/28603\/how-to-satisfy-gdprs-consent-requirement-for-ip-logging<\/a>. Stop Spammers does not collect any data for any other purpose (like marketing or tracking). It is purely for legitimate security purposes only. Additionally, if any of your users ever requested it, all data can be deleted.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-reviews\" class=\"plugin-reviews section\">\n<h2 id=\"reviews-header\">Reviews<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-reviews\">\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2faa4b093f3e50b3ab8db2393816d3aef26f08c2ecbf416ba8ef35069640488?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a2faa4b093f3e50b3ab8db2393816d3aef26f08c2ecbf416ba8ef35069640488?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/dindt-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\">DOESN\u2019T WORK<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/alsoto007\/\" title=\"Posts by alsoto007\" rel=\"author noopener\">alsoto007<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">August 12, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">I tried blocking one email address and the submission still goes through when I test using the email address.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/171b755255820d37b7b7d9e27ad1329ffe4c7d851094c0a5b90ce597c8f00cec?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/171b755255820d37b7b7d9e27ad1329ffe4c7d851094c0a5b90ce597c8f00cec?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"1 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"1\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/i-tried-blocking-countries-and-it-didnt-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\">I tried blocking countries and it didn\u2019t work<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/useraccount99\/\" title=\"Posts by Sujit B\" rel=\"author noopener\">Sujit B<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">June 17, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">I blocked few countries that I don\u2019t want my website to be accessed from however, it failed miserably. All the blocked countries could access my website.Not useful.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d9df3b7b83213c4fb851beab1c9d055ff38cd8567d4eea25d1097b85c487c43?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d9df3b7b83213c4fb851beab1c9d055ff38cd8567d4eea25d1097b85c487c43?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/this-feature-is-temporarily-banned-for-security-reasons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">This feature is temporarily banned for security reasons.<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/1attimo\/\" title=\"Posts by Olga Jascin\" rel=\"author noopener\">Olga Jascin<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">May 28, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Our website stopped working for everyone.By turning all plugins off and on one by one we found the culprit.We use this free version plugin, it asks for money with a big message on all pages, covering most of the window, impossible to close. If you click \u201cClose\u201d it takes you to its page.We closed this message by clicking \u201cAlways Hide\u201d and, not immediately, found our site not working with:\u201dThis feature is temporarily banned for security reasons. Please try again to log in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After deactivating this plugin everything returned to normal. We do not have time to investigate. Please know.<\/p>\n<p>Translated with www.DeepL.com\/Translator (free version)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8906b406710792fb14593f6ab44c860136dc3c25b80024d1e85cda1626a6f71d?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8906b406710792fb14593f6ab44c860136dc3c25b80024d1e85cda1626a6f71d?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/site-saver-4\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Site Saver<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/dariush11\/\" title=\"Posts by dariush11\" rel=\"author noopener\">dariush11<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">May 26, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">I\u2019ve tested many captcha plugins and services, but my site has many many spam registrations. After installing this plugin, my spam registrations reduced to zero. Thanks to developers<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e72e2390bd976e9cab72c858be15294ef2300c3165a66981f0c283c5f3f1231?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e72e2390bd976e9cab72c858be15294ef2300c3165a66981f0c283c5f3f1231?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"1 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"1\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/stop-spam-did-not-work\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop SPAM did not work!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/christiantraveler\/\" title=\"Posts by christiantraveler\" rel=\"author noopener\">christiantraveler<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">May 24, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Stop SPAM did not work!\u00a0 I mean I spent some time thinking that it might but I still received spammers hitting my site.\u00a0 The layout is great and simple to use which I liked but when something doesn\u2019t work it just is of no use!\u00a0 I finally went to the top of the line blockers and had to install a database and upgrade my php data base from 7.4 to 8.0.\u00a0\u00a0 Yea a lot more work to do but it works great and I mean the top of the line blocker works.\u00a0 Look at the reviews for the best blocker and try it too.\u00a0 Lots more work to do but in the end, it works.\u00a0\u00a0 However this Stop SPAM needs more work to do as it has nice features but it does not work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42696bc0e27d6c6489c7ffb352580bd1c9a62bda6fb54f1cf5b044235d5fecf5?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42696bc0e27d6c6489c7ffb352580bd1c9a62bda6fb54f1cf5b044235d5fecf5?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"1 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"1\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-empty\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/does-not-stop-countries\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Not Stop Countries<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/bennywelsh\/\" title=\"Posts by bennywelsh\" rel=\"author noopener\">bennywelsh<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">May 15, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">This yet another big Fail of plugins on WordPress.  Why have a feature that is supposed to restrict countries when it does not work.  Block USA and all the spammers come from USA, Block Turkey and they keep coming.  <\/p>\n<p>This has not decreased any hacker traffic to my website.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"reviews-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/reviews\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tRead all 243 reviews\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-developers\" class=\"plugin-developers section\">\n<h2 id=\"developers-header\">Contributors &amp; Developers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-contributors\">\n<p>\u201cAnti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms\u201d is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contributors<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"contributors-list\" class=\"contributors-list\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/902374a84f6702f53e0c15f647268b1be17f3755c7fdad9d97f25c9178e2f4dd?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/902374a84f6702f53e0c15f647268b1be17f3755c7fdad9d97f25c9178e2f4dd?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mcitar\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMortgage Calculator\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-development\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\" rel=\"noopener\">Translate \u201cAnti-Spam: Spam Protection | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms\u201d into your language.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Interested in development?<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/browser\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Browse the code<\/a>, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SVN repository<\/a>, or subscribe to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">development log<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin\/?limit=100&amp;mode=stop_on_copy&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-changelog\" class=\"plugin-changelog section\">\n<h2 id=\"changelog-header\">Changelog<\/h2>\n<h4>2024.7<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Documentation has been restored (but probably needs work https:\/\/github.com\/bhadaway\/stop-spammers\/wiki)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] AJAX script JSON error handling<\/li>\n<li>[New] Added version numbering to enqueued script and style files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Notice] New owner (https:\/\/github.com\/bhadaway\/stop-spammers\/issues\/188)<\/li>\n<li>[Notice] Premium has been discontinued<\/li>\n<li>[Notice] HiveMind API has been discontinued<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Notice] We\u2019re making a big push to audit Stop Spammers \u2014 now\u2019s the time to jump in if you know how to code and can contribute fixes: https:\/\/github.com\/bhadaway\/stop-spammers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Notice] We\u2019re making a big push to audit Stop Spammers \u2014 now\u2019s the time to jump in if you know how to code and can contribute fixes: https:\/\/github.com\/bhadaway\/stop-spammers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] readme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Arithmetic captcha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023.4.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] Toggle hotfix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Check for any URL posted in a comment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] User filter\/lookup to find spam registrations based on email top level domain, where first name = last name, and comment history<\/li>\n<li>[New] Mass disable users<\/li>\n<li>[New] Mass delete pending comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Disable WordPress admin email notifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Escape code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] Thank you message<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Add IP addresses from comments to allow or block list<\/li>\n<li>[Update] Thank you message<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] JavaScript error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] Allowing users with older versions of PHP to upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Fundraising campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] HiveMind\u1d2e\u1d31\u1d40\u1d2c \u2014 A community IP block list (limited)<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] CAPTCHAs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.20<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] PHP 8 error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.19<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Enable CAPTCHA on WordPress core forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.18<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.17<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] hCaptcha integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.16<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Allow Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.15<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Checking for periods in emails<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] jQuery error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.14<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Network toggle fix<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Design issue with icons on some browsers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.13<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] Cloudflare IPs<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] SFS report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.12<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Minor fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.11<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Settings fix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.10<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.9<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.8<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] UI improvements<\/li>\n<li>[Enhanced] Notification Control feature<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Math question<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.7<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] PayPal IPs<\/li>\n<li>[Enhanced] Cleanup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Notification Control feature<\/li>\n<li>[New] Sortable registered date column on Users page<\/li>\n<li>[Enhanced] Security<\/li>\n<li>[Enhanced] Code audit and cleanup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Email fix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] SFS report 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now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020.6.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Update] Minor UI improvements<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Duplicate email issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020.6.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] PHP notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Send email when allow list request is approved (community request)<\/li>\n<li>[New] Approve or Block action in request email with link to Allow List page (community request)<\/li>\n<li>[Update] Update Stop Spammers menu icon to \u2018S\u2019 logo<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Conditional fields hidden on page load when option is enabled<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Updates to multisite (community reported)<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Shortcode and HTML support on Spam Message (community reported)<\/li>\n<li>[Fix] Wrong key used for the spam reason in the allow request email template sent to the web admin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020.5.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[Fix] Block if email has too many periods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>[New] Block URL shortening service 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