A lightweight anti-spam plugin using honeypot, timing, keyword, and reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox protection. Blocks bots silently while keeping UX clean.
| Author: | Gerry Manzari (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.8.3 |
| Plugin version: | 1.4.6 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 15-11-2025 |
| Last updated: | 15-11-2025 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Total downloads: | 242 |
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Manzari Anti-Spam Shield protects your WordPress comment forms from automated spam using multiple layers of defense:
- ???? Hidden honeypot field to catch bots
- ⏱️ Submission timing detection to block fast spam bots
- ???? Keyword blocking for suspicious phrases
- ✅ Optional Google reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox
- ???? Dashboard widget showing total spam blocked
Lightweight, fast, and privacy-friendly — no unnecessary external calls (unless you enable reCAPTCHA).
Built for performance, simplicity, and full WordPress.org compliance.
External Services
This plugin uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 to help protect comment forms from automated spam.
When reCAPTCHA is enabled, the plugin loads the Google reCAPTCHA script from:
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js
When a comment form is submitted, the plugin sends the following data to Google for verification:
• The reCAPTCHA response token
• The user’s IP address
• Your site’s secret key
This verification request is sent to:
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify
Google reCAPTCHA is provided by Google LLC.
Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
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