Description
This plugin plugin blocks spam in comments automatically, without requiring any end-user input or any javascript.
- As of version 0.7.7 there’s an option to add an extra javascript check, it’s off by default.
In a way it’s similar to webvitaly’s Anti-Spam however this doesn’t require the user to enter anything at all.
The comment gets marked as spam if any of the following rules are true :
- If the comment is a trackback.
- If the time between loading the page and commenting is less than 10 seconds.
- If the Session variable specific to this form is not set.
- If the hidden input field have a different value than “-“.
- If the comment includes more than 3 urls.
- If the referer isn’t set properly.
Once the comment gets flagged as spam, and if the auto delete option isn’t set, a json string will be appended to it to show why it was marked, for example :
{ "is-trackback": 0, "no-session-token": 0, "hidden-field": 1, "number-of-urls": 5, "referer": 0, "too-fast": 1.902538061142 }
Translates to :
- They changed the hidden input field.
- They Had 5 URLs in the comment.
- It Took 1.9 seconds to submit the comment since the page was loaded.
Also note that the time calculations are per-form, so there are no false-positives if the user has multiple pages open on the site and commented on 2 of them in a short period of time.
Feel free to fork it and submit patches / fixes on github
Installation
- Install it from here or
git clone https://github.com/OneOfOne/ooo-nospam oneofones-nospam
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Watch
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?comment_status=spam
to see it in action.
FAQ
Are there any configuration options?
As of version 0.6 you can access all configurable options in /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=ooo-nospam-admin
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Contributors & Developers
“OneOfOne’s NoSpam” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
v0.8
- Redid the auto-deleting logic, it shouldn’t leave any traces of the comment in the database anymore.
- Added a comments_array filter so none of the spam comments pass to other plugins.
v0.7.7
- Added an option to use an extra check using javascript.
- Added a debug option to embed the score array in comments that passes the plugin.
- Changed the hidden field name, again.
v0.7.6
- Fixed a bug with the auto delete option not showing in the user interface.
v0.7.5
- Changed the number of possible names of the hidden field.
- Set a higher priority on the preprocess_comment hook.
v0.7
- Fixed a bug where default settings weren’t loaded at all.
- Fixed the wording on the maximum number of urls allowed.
- Added a counter of how many comments have been blocked.
v0.6
- Rewrote it to use OOP.
- Added configurable options in admin settings.
v0.4
- First public release.