Description
Stop a lot of spambots from polluting your site by making visitors identify a random word displayed as an image before commenting and optionally before registering. You can customize the pool of words to display.
Features
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Toggle whether registered users need to enter the word
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Random font display
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No cookies required
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No JavaScript required
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Auto-generated audio for visually impaired users
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Easy-to-read
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No mapping of words from the code — words are used once or removed after 24 hours
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Reminder of what was entered if you get the word wrong
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Selective blocking of trackbacks, pingbacks
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Easy to translate
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Compatible with caching plugins
Negatives
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Purposely no obscuring techniques so that the anti-spam word is easy to read
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The more people who use this plugin, the more motivation for spambots to target it
Requirements
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GD Library and FreeType Library (There’s a diagnostic page to tell you whether you have them installed. If needed, just ask your web host to install them!)
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WordPress 3.2 or higher
Translations
- ru_RU translation by koc
- sk_SK translation by Patrik Žec (PATWIST) of http://patwist.com
Installation
Unzip all files to the folder custom-anti-spam in your plugins directory, so that the path is wp-content/plugins/custom-anti-spam/. Then activate the plugin via your WordPress admin section. The plugin should work directly « out of the box », but all settings can be customized in the Settings > Custom anti-spam page in your WordPress control panel. If you are upgrading from a previous release, de-activate that release first.
FAQ
Please visit the plugin page at https://www.theblog.ca/anti-spam with any questions.
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Journal
3.2.4
- 2024-12-16: Fix CSRF vulnerability on register
3.2.3
- 2023-08-30: Fix back-end XSS vulnerability
3.2.2
- 2014-02-08: Minor code cleanup (thanks koc!)
3.2.1
- 2013-10-07: Support PHP 5 static function calls, bumping WordPress requirement to 3.2+.
3.2.0
- 2013-03-30: Add dynamic anti-spam field name. Also: standardize translation and upgrade process.