Gerry Manzari

Manzari Anti-Spam Shield protects your WordPress comment forms from automated spam using multiple layers of defense:
<ul>
<li>🔒 Hidden honeypot field to catch bots</li>
<li>⏱️ Submission timing detection to block fast spam bots</li>
<li>🧠 Keyword blocking for suspicious phrases</li>
<li>✅ Optional Google reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox</li>
<li>📊 Dashboard widget showing total spam blocked</li>
</ul>
Lightweight, fast, and privacy-friendly — no unnecessary external calls (unless you enable reCAPTCHA). 
Built for performance, simplicity, and full WordPress.org compliance.
<h3>External Services</h3>
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

Manzari Anti-Spam Shield

A lightweight anti-spam plugin using honeypot, timing, keyword, and reCAPTCHA v2 Checkbox protection. Blocks bots silently while keeping UX clean.

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Simple Google reCAPTCHA will protect your WordPress! You have choice between default v2 Checkbox and v3 (like invisible reCAPTCHA).
No more spam comments and brute-force attacks against user accounts. Small plugin, only necessary code – no ads or tracking!
Google reCAPTCHA verification will be required only for not logged in users.
User, who newly setup the keys, will see (max for 10 days) emergency reCAPTCHA deactivate link – don’t need FTP access to disable Simple Google reCAPTCHA in case of emergency now.
<h4>What is protected with reCAPTCHA?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Login form</li>
<li>Registration form</li>
<li>Reset password form</li>
<li>Comment form</li>
<li>New password form</li>
</ul>
<h4>Thank you!</h4>
Thanks all of you, who are using this plugin, I really appreciate it!
If you write me (on support forum etc.), be patient, please. I work on this plugin in my free time, it’s only my hobby.

Simple Google reCAPTCHA

Simply protect your WordPress against spam comments and brute-force attacks thanks to Google reCAPTCHA v3 or v2 Checkbox for free and without ads!

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