{"id":27714,"date":"2014-02-11T20:36:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T20:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/spamlord\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T20:19:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T20:19:25","slug":"spamlord","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/spamlord\/","author":13629215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"0.667","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"4.6.30","requires":"3.0.1","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":"","header_name":"SpamLord","header_author":"Steve (SD) Elliott","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"ffcccc","last_updated":"2016-08-18 20:19:25","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"http:\/\/spamlord.org\/donate","header_plugin_uri":"http:\/\/spamlord.org","header_author_uri":"http:\/\/sdelliott.com","rating":5,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":80,"downloads":3698,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":{"0.667":"<p>WP 4.6 compatible!<\/p>","0.66":"<p>international update!<\/p>","0.60":"<p>WP 4.0 compatible!<\/p>","0.59":"<p>one less bug!<\/p>","0.58":"<p>more intuitive statistic display!<\/p>","0.55":"<p>now multisite compatible!<\/p>","0.42":"<p>new branding!<\/p>","0.40":"<p>more informative than ever!<\/p>","0.32":"<p>updated for WordPress 3.8<\/p>","0.31":"<p>now customizable!<\/p>","0.24":"<p>enhanced Trackback protection!<\/p>","0.23":"<p>now protects against Trackback spam!<\/p>","0.14":"<p>fixed a typo!<\/p>","0.12":"<p>testing the updater!<\/p>","0.11":"<p>initial release!<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":"3"},"assets_icons":{"icon-128x128.png":{"filename":"icon-128x128.png","revision":"987547","resolution":"128x128","location":"assets"},"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":"987547","resolution":"256x256","location":"assets"}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":"987446","resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets"},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":"987446","resolution":"772x250","location":"assets"}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["0.4","0.42","0.55","0.58","0.59","0.60","0.66","0.667"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":"855836","resolution":"1","location":"assets"}},"screenshots":{"1":"The SpamLord settings screen."}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[2656,6668,107,2236,58530],"plugin_category":[44,54],"plugin_contributors":[85381],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-27714","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_tags-anti-spam","plugin_tags-block-spam","plugin_tags-comments","plugin_tags-filter","plugin_tags-sarcasm","plugin_category-discussion-and-community","plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection","plugin_contributors-datadigita","plugin_committers-datadigita"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/spamlord_ffcccc.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/spamlord\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=855836","caption":"The SpamLord settings screen."}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<h3>Premier Spam Prevention Plugin for WordPress<\/h3>\n\n<h4>The QUADRUPLE Crown of Spam protection runs every comment submission through a gauntlet of tests, all invisible and harmless to human visitors, all highly efficient at detecting automated spam:<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>The <strong>clocker<\/strong> destroys anyone submitting forms too quickly to be human.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>bouncer<\/strong> eliminates anyone caught trying to sneak in with form fields only spammers would use. <\/li>\n<li>The <strong>planter<\/strong> silently distributes secret codes to genuine human commenters which are then verified upon submission. <\/li>\n<li>The <strong>surgeon<\/strong> optionally severs your websites ability to receive trackback spam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Special Bonus!<\/h4>\n\n<p>Not only does SpamLord protect your website, it also enables you to get the last word in. Now you can reply to would-be spammers with options such as:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>a curated selection of tastefully sarcastic comments (now in 13 languages covering the regions that produce the most spam)<\/li>\n<li>a false positive so they think it worked (and won't try harder next time)<\/li>\n<li>anything you want using the custom response option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload <code>spamlord<\/code> folder to your <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate SpamLord through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Adjust your SpamLord preferences by visiting the <code>Settings &gt; SpamLord<\/code> screen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt>I'm worried about false positives, is it possible for SpamLord to flag spam instead of deleting it?<\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, visit the <code>Settings &gt; SpamLord<\/code> screen and choose <code>Moderate<\/code> as your <code>Operating Mode<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt>Will SpamLord work with my Multisite installation?<\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, absolutely. Network Activation now allows SpamLord to protect all of your sites at once!<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt>I have started getting Trackback spam again... Help!<\/dt>\n<dd><p>Nobody is perfect... With our international update we noticed a small flaw in the way we were blocking pingbacks and trackbacks. For the time being, please visit the <code>Settings &gt; SpamLord<\/code> screen, verify that your <code>Operating Mode<\/code> is set to <code>Total Annihilation<\/code>, and save the operating mode (even if it was set correctly).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt>Strangely, without the thousands of spam comments I'm feeling a little lonely. How do I uninstall SpamLord?<\/dt>\n<dd><p>Just deactivate it as any other Plugin, and life will be back to normal. 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