Rabbit Builds

<p>Rabbit Builds Anti-Spam Comment Shield is a fast, reliable anti-spam plugin for the <strong>default WordPress commenting system</strong>. It blocks automated bot submissions using layered validation, while keeping the experience clean for real visitors.</p>
<p>Developed and maintained by <a href="https://rabbitbuilds.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Rabbit Builds</a> — visit our website to explore more WordPress tools and solutions.</p>
<h3>Important</h3>
<ul>
<li>Clear your page cache after activation or after changing plugin settings.</li>
<li>Works with the default WordPress comment form only (not AMP comment forms).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>🛡️ <strong>Hash-Based Verification</strong> — Blocks bots by hiding the comment form action URL</li>
<li>🍯 <strong>Honeypot Trap</strong> — Hidden field that catches bots filling every input</li>
<li>⏱️ <strong>Time-Based Check</strong> — Rejects comments submitted too quickly</li>
<li>🔒 <strong>REST API Protection</strong> — Blocks unauthenticated REST API comments (disable for headless setups)</li>
<li>📊 <strong>Spam Statistics Dashboard</strong> — Real-time total & daily blocked spam counter</li>
<li>⚙️ <strong>Modern Settings Page</strong> — Beautiful card-based UI with toggle switches</li>
<li>🔔 <strong>Admin Bar Counter</strong> — See blocked spam count in the admin bar</li>
<li>✏️ <strong>Custom Block Message</strong> — Personalize the blocked spam response</li>
<li>100% GDPR Compliant — No external requests, no cookies, no tracking</li>
<li>Captcha-Free — Completely invisible to your visitors</li>
<li>~200 bytes inline JavaScript — Zero performance impact</li>
<li>Compatible with all page caching and performance optimization plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>How does it work?</h4>
<ol>
<li>The plugin removes the comment form action URL from raw HTML output.</li>
<li>When real user interaction is detected (scroll, mouse move, touch, or focus), JavaScript restores the action URL with a unique hash token.</li>
<li>On submit, the server validates the hash token, checks the honeypot field, and verifies submission timing.</li>
<li>If any check fails, the request is blocked with a 403 response before spam can reach your database.</li>
</ol>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under <strong>GPL-2.0-or-later</strong>.<br />
You may use, modify, and redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.</p>


Rabbit Builds Anti-Spam Comment Shield

Advanced, lightweight, GDPR-compliant anti-spam protection for WordPress comments. No setup required.

IP Address Approval

<p>The IP Address Approval system provides an easy way for you to Allow or Block access to your website to protect your site from unwanted visitors. You can use the IP Address Approval system on both Internet(public) websites and Intranet(private network) websites. This super easy to use editor gives you all the control you need without the hassle of having to write your own code.</p>
<h4>Free Version:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block IP Addresses</li>
<li>Block IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Post Pages</li>
<li>Sites Covered: Use on 1 website</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Version:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Open or Close your website</li>
<li>If your website is ‘closed’ you can remain Open for IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Geo Locations: Use Geo Locations to allow or block access to your website.</li>
<li>Site Visits: View the IP Address, User Agent, the Page Visited and Time of the Visit. </li>
<li>Manage Site Visitors Log results</li>
<li>Block Proxy, VPN or Tor visitor connections</li>
<li>Redirect Proxy, VPN or Tor page</li>
<li>Block Hosting or Data Center visitor connections</li>
<li>Redirect Hosting or Data Center page</li>
<li>Manage Multiple Websites</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Post Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on the Admin Login Page </li>
<li>Sites Covered: Add the IP Approval service to up to 10 websites.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Arbitrary Section</h3>
<p><strong>Please Note:</strong> You need to Create a User Account on our website <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com</a>, and add your IP Approval Credentials to the Plugin, before it will work. This is done by an API (application program interface) to connect this plugin to our server at <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com</a>. This is required.</p>
<p><strong>Information we log in our database</strong><br />
– Blog Owners Name<br />
– Username<br />
– Email<br />
– Blog ID<br />
– Domain URL<br />
– Current Theme Name<br />
– WordPress Version<br />
– Plugin Version</p>
<p><strong>Explicit and Authorized Consent;</strong> By clicking the ‘Connect Account’ button on the IP Approval Credentials tab you explicitly agree to provide the Blog Owners Name, Username, Email, Blog ID, Current Theme Name, WordPress Version and Plugin Version to the IP Address Approval service. Note that this helps us troubleshoot any issues you may encounter, as well as verifying the API Connection.<br />
To learn about our privacy policy, please visit: <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com/privacy-policy</a></p>


The IP Address Approval system provides an easy way for you to Allow or Block access to your website to protect your site from unwanted visitors.

Rabbit Builds Anti-Spam Comment Shield vs IP Address Approval