Comments on: Top 25+ WordPress Anti Spam Protection And Management Plugins

By: George

George — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:24:54 +0000

I use Comment SPAM Wiper. It has a high rate of detection and the API that works with the majority of platforms. It offers all the protection you need (comment, trackback, pingback, etc.).

By: Angelo

Angelo — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:25:39 +0000

Thanks to your advice I have suceeded in thwarting registration spam on my wp blog. Sabre seems to handle it well.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:34:20 +0000

Don’t forget Simple Mail Address Encoder (like CryptX). It turns all mailto links into JavaScript to hide them from bots. Seems to work well (though, I wonder if it isn’t just a scraper itself… seems like that would be a good way to get email addresses).

By: gunawan

gunawan — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:32:32 +0000

I’m using AntiSpam Bee. Very Powerfull.

By: Dillon Dydo

Dillon Dydo — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:54:04 +0000

I usually report my phishing scams to Phishtrackers(dot)com many apparently get listed in google so others find out about the scam.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:01:44 +0000

Thanks Léo,

Added the Cookies For Comments plugin to the list and anything that does not use a CAPTCHA method is a huge bonus. Thanks for pointing it out to me and it was one I had overlooked initially.

By: Léo, Propulsr

Léo, Propulsr — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:30:44 +0000

Good list but I would add Cookies for Comments to it. It works in the background (ie. it’s not a Captcha) and stopped all the automated spam that made it’s way to my blog.

Basically, it places a cookie – via a CSS file – that is verified upon the comment submission. If the cookies is not there you can automatically delete the comment, or place it in the review section. The ‘placing it in the review section’ is enough to warrant using this instead of captchas as this ensure that people with cookies disabled (high number in tech blogs readership) can still submit their comments effortlessly.